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- July 26, 2010 | <a href="/users/shaynapollock">Shayna</a> <a href="/users/shaynapollock">Pollock</a>This post was written by Shayna Pollock, a Roosevelt at UGA board member. I spent my summer in the Roosevelt Institute Summer Academy as a Chicago fellow. Chicago Summer Academy, which focuses on urban and environmental policy, provided a full time internship, a variety of seminars from leaders in local environmental policy, and a...
- July 25, 2010 | <a href="/users/lucas-puente">Lucas</a> <a href="/users/lucas-puente">Puente</a>On July 2, the House Agriculture Committee passed the bi-partisan Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act by a vote of 25 to 20. This ground-breaking legislation would eliminate the travel ban on Cuba and facilitate agricultural exports to the island. Unfortunately, however, among those voting against it, is my own Congressman,...
- July 25, 2010 | <a href="/users/lucas-puente">Lucas</a> <a href="/users/lucas-puente">Puente</a>Roosevelt at UGA congratulates its four spring semester Vinson Fellows for completing their internships with formal presentations about their research on May 6, 2010. Elizabeth Allen, Catherine Mencher, Shayna Pollock, and Matthew Sellers began work with the Institute in January assisting faculty-mentors and gaining experience in the overall...