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In keeping with its mission and purpose, PPRC conducts forums and seminars and other community outreach events to improve community education and awareness of important public policy issues. For more information or to be placed on the PPRC mail list, call (314) 516-5273 or e-mail us at pprc@umsl.edu.

Join us for a Property Tax Seminar, May 19

The Public Policy Research Center at the University of Missouri - St. Louis is hosting a free seminar for local government officials and their respective organizations regarding Missouri’s property tax system and its effect on local government. This event will take place on May 19th in Springfield, MO
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PPRC's MIDAS releases new Job Vacancy Survey

Since October 2001, PPRC's MIDAS division has conducted a Job Vacancy Survey in the St. Louis MSA twice annually. While the Job Vacancy Survey is conducted n 12 counties of the St. Louis MSA, the survey effort is directly supported by the Workforce Investment Boards in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Jefferson, and Franklin counties in Missouri and Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois.

Read the most recent report, titled Survey of Job Openings in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, Octobeer 2007. »PDF

“Point-of-View: Herbert Hoover Boys and Girl’s Club and Oasis" now on view in PPRC's Photo Gallery

Working with PPRC Photography Project instructor Ron Laboray, a group of children (10-12 years old) from Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club met every Saturday over a 9-week period to learn about photography. Volunteers from OASIS, a national nonprofit organization that works with older adults, assisted with instruction. The outcome of this collaborative partnership is the photo exhibit, Point-of-View: Herbert Hoover Boys and Girl’s Club. The images will be on display in the PPRC Photography Gallery on UMSL's campus and also at the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club through June 30. »Details

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Two Public Forums Exploring Nanotechnology

The Academy of Se - St. Louis and the St. Louis Science Center are pleased to announce two public forums exploring nanotechnology and the environment.Held at the St. Louis Science Center on the evenings of May 6 and May 28, both forums are free and open to the public, but you must RSVP.

Sessions are moderated and speakers representing different stakeholder groups present their positions and questions for participants. Participants will work in small groups to share views and consider implications such as acceptable levels of risk, personal benefits, governmental regulation and legislation, how much information someone needs to guide their personal choices and make an informed decision, etc. Both forums are free and open to the general public, include a light supper and run from about 6 – 8:30 p.m. For information or to register, visit the Academy of Science - St. Louis.