Happenings from HQ April is in full bloom for our Professional Members! Registration for the International Conference is open! More information about this event is available here.  The 2016 APPAM Annual Report is now available Does your organization have an upcoming event? Be sure to post it on our events calendar and let the APPAM audience know! Missed March's Update? Check it out here .

Registration for the international conference , themed "Public Policy and Governance Beyond Borders", is open! Information about the 2017 APPAM International Conference, including the preliminary program and special events, can be found  here . Early registration for the event closes on May 15th.

Regional Student Conference C overage Thanks to all who participated in the California and DC Regional Student Conferences! Both events were well-attended and well-received. As evidenced by the photo, everyone had a great time! For conference coverage, check out the links above.

Members in the News    American University School of Public Affairs (AU SPA) has named Vicky Wilkins interim dean. Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs - Baruch College  will host the  "Baruch Women in Government"  event on May 11. Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy  Dean  Edward B. Montgomery  has been named President of Western Michigan University. UMass Amherst School of Public Policy (SPP) named Alasdair Roberts new Director. University of Michigan is hosting  PSID Data User Training Workshop  June 12-16. Have news to share? Email coverage to Kathryn Grandstaff-Bradford.

APPAM Member Spotlight This month's spotlight features Kirk Heffelmire, who is enrolled in the public policy program at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. Kirk previously served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania from 2007-09, where he taught secondary school math in a rural village. Read more about this bright APPAM Student Member's interview  here !

JPAM Featured Article "The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Power Plant Emissions on Birth Weight: Evidence from a Pennsylvania Power Plant Located Upwind of New Jersey" By: Muzhe Yang, Ph.D.; Rhea A. Bhatta, Ph.D.; Shin-Yi Chou, Ph.D.; and Cheng-I Hsieh, Ph.D. This article is aimed at broadening the scope of cross-border pollution impact analysis by taking into account adverse infant health effects of upwind polluters, which can impose disproportionate burdens of health risks on downwind states due to air pollutants transported by wind. As part of our ongoing effort to promote JPAM authors to the APPAM membership and the public policy field at large, we have asked the authors to answer a few questions. See the authors' interview responses here.

Help us Grow & Get into #2017APPAM for FREE! APPAM members who successfully recruit five new paid members will receive complimentary registration for the 2017 Fall Research Conference. Get more information about the program and reward incentives here.

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