More than a Number: Exploring the Critical Role Public Engagement Plays in Policymaking
by Research Associate Hannah Jackson Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places…even tax reform. I was in college studying to become a teacher when I got involved with
Embracing the Frontier: Crafting Human-Centered Data Narratives
by Faculty Affiliate & Senior Multimedia Producer Koci Hernandez 01001000 01100101. What may seem like a random string of binary code is the foundation of our digital world. At the
2024: August 27 // Conversations with Possibility: State Government & University Partnerships
Hosted by the Possibility Lab at the University of California, Conversations with Possibility is a speaker series that brings together dynamic changemakers whose innovative approaches and ideas are improving public sector leadership and civic
Possibility Lab and the Council on Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health (CCJBH) Announce Partnership to Develop Data Metrics and Visualizations to Keep Individuals with Behavioral Health Issues from Incarceration
The new partnership will foster evidence-based strategies aimed at alleviating the number of people with behavioral health needs in the criminal justice system.
Not Only for Academics: Using Research to Inform Policy, Institutions, and Government
by Postdoctoral Scholar Arvind Krishnamurthy When I began college at UNC-Chapel Hill, I thought that I would become a lawyer. I was passionate and interested in creating a more equitable
California Voters Voice Concerns Over Access to Basic Resources, New UC Possibility Lab and Institute of Governmental Studies Survey Finds
The Possibility Lab released findings from a poll administered in partnership with the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) that sheds light on Californians' struggles to access essential resources.
Welcoming Mistakes, Celebrating Progress, and Finding the Time to Get it All Done: Managing the Lab is All This and More
By Chief of Staff Emily Swide This time last year I was walking across the graduation stage after completing my Master of Public Policy degree at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School
NPR: California’s anti-hate hotline receives over 1,000 incident reports
In its first year, California’s anti-hate hotline received over 1,000 reported acts of hate, including 44 reported acts in Riverside County and 40 acts in San Bernardino County. That’s according
LA Times: It’s been one year since California launched a hate-crime hotline. Here’s what’s happened so far
In the year since California launched a hotline for reporting hate crimes, most of the calls were related to race or ethnicity, with 26.8% of calls citing anti-Black bias. The second-