Institute News, Past Events, People with Disabilities
Date: November 15-16, 2018 Location: Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th Street NW, Washington D.C. Learn More Employment is the key to independence and economic sustainability, and our Summit meets to ensure that the world’s largest minority, people with disabilities, get a...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
BOSTON (Oct. 22, 2018)—The Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University has awarded the school’s inaugural $100,000 Jean Mayer Prize for Excellence in Nutrition Science and Policy to two individuals and two...
Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition
This week, and all month long, we celebrate national school lunches. As excited as I am to recognize how far we have come to improve the quality and quantity of food we serve our children at school, I can’t help but think about students in Puerto Rico who are not...
Institute News, Senator Harkin
Senator Tom Harkin (retired) spoke about how the protection of rights of persons with disabilities has evolved over time during a speech on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education. Senator Harkin delivered the...
Institute News, Wellness and Nutrition
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement is in the process of creating a report that will highlight various wellness and nutrition initiatives and programs throughout the country that strategically connect food systems with health and wellness....
Institute News, Sussman Lecture Series, Uncategorized
October 4, 2018 Emily Schettler emily.schettler@drake.edu 515-271-3592 The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement’s Fall 2018 Sussman Lecture on November 1 will feature a discussion with NASA’s...
