CSBS hosted the 2024 Policy and Research Legislative Fellows (PRLF) Celebration at the Illini Union on April 18. The event honored the 2023–2024 cohort of graduate student fellows whose research helped inform public policy in partnership with Illinois state legislators. This year’s celebration featured introductory remarks from Elsa Augustine, Assistant Director of Public Policy and […]
February 19, 2025 CSBS is excited to share the first research publication from the Policy & Research Legislative Fellows (PRLF) program. Ha Young Choi, a graduate student in human development and family studies, worked with former State Representative Michael Marron’s office from 2022-2024 to understand why young adults are increasingly choosing not to stay in […]
September 20, 2024 Right before the semester started, fellows in the Policy and Research Legislative Fellows Program (PRLF) joined scholars from the University of Illinois Extension Illini Science Policy Program (ISPP) in attending the second annual joint Policy Summit hosted collaboratively by Illinois Extension and the Center for Social & Behavioral Science (CSBS). The day […]
July 12, 2024 On May 17, the Policy and Research Legislative Fellows Program welcomed the third cohort of graduate student fellows. The five graduate students represent in the third cohort of this innovative, nonpartisan program represent four university colleges and four departments, and will be working with four state legislators in the Champaign-Urbana area. Oluwakemi […]
July 12, 2024 In April, CSBS hosted state legislators, campus members, and friends at the 2024 PRLF Celebration. This event honored the 2023-2024 cohort of the Policy and Research Legislative Fellows Program. Fellows presented their work achieved in collaboration with local legislative partners. Notable attendees included State Representative Carol Ammons, State Senator Paul Faraci, and […]
January 24, 2024 The CSBS Policy & Research Legislative Fellows (PRLF) program matches graduate students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with state legislators representing Champaign-Urbana or a neighboring district to collaborate on a policy research project that can inform public policy and help make Illinois a better place to live. This non-partisan initiative is […]
July 26, 2023 University of Illinois graduate students and recent graduates involved in the Center for Social and Behavioral Science Policy and Research Legislative Fellows (PRLF) Program and the University of Illinois Extension Illini Science Policy Program (ISPP) recently attended the programs’ first joint Policy Summit. The Policy Summit engaged key stakeholders from the university, […]