59194 news 1247616000 1475895766 <![CDATA[Public Policy PhD Students Present at PRIME Conference]]> Reynold Galope and Agrita Kiopa, PhD students in the School of Public Policy, were invited to presentations at the PRIME 6th PhD and Early Career Researcher Conference on Challenges in Research and Innovation Policy Studies held June 29 "" July 2 at the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Galope's paper was A Matching Protocol to Measure the Impact of Federal, State and University Business Assistance Programs: An Application using the Georgia Manufacturing Survey. He is in the Public Policy PhD program joint with the Andrew Young School at Georgia State University and is advised by Philip Shapira.

Kiopa presented Industry Ties of Academic Scientists: Access to Human and Social Capital through Collaborative Networks. She is a Graduate Research Assistant to Associate Professor Julia Melkers.

The conference presented papers from a select group of PhD students and early career researchers from leading international research centers in science and technology policy, with comments offered by prominent scholars in the field.

PRIME (Policies for Research and Innovation in the Move towards the European Research Area) is a Network of Excellence supported by the European Union's 6th Framework Programme. It involves more than 200 researchers from 40 institutes. The Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy is an associated member of PRIME.

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