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University-Based Research Centers
Oregon
- Research component of the graduate school for social work at Portland State University.
- Concerned with demographic research and produces official population estimates for Oregon. Portland State University. Portland, OR.
- Emphasis in urban policy analysis and in urban and regional planning. Portland, OR.
- Service and research component of the College of Urban and Public Affairs. Portland State University, Portland OR.
- Institute concerned with transportation planning, technology transfer, transportation and land use interactions, etc.Portland State University, Portland, OR.
- List of and links to research institutes and centers at Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR.
- Concerned with the management of water resources for the state of Oregon. Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR.
- Facilitates research and education in the transportation area. Oregon State University. Corvallis, OR.
- List of and links to the research institutes and centers at the University of Oregon. Eugene, OR.
- Concerned with long-term sustainability of the earth's major environmental systems. University of Oregon, OR.
- Private, nonprofit public policy tank that assists Oregonians by expanding the debate on tax and budget policies. Silverton, OR.
California
- Multidisciplinary center for demographic research and graduate training. University of California. Los Angeles, CA.
- Financed by the International Studies and Overseas program at UCLA. Los Angeles, CA.
- Promotes interdisciplinary research on a broad spectrum of contemporary sociological, psychological, political, and economic problems and community issues. University of California. Los Angeles, CA.
- Seeks to "address the full complexity of today's environmental problems on a local, regional, and global scale through innovative, integrative, multidisciplinary academic, research, and outreach programs." University of California. Los Angeles, CA.
- Supports research in economics and business. University of California-Berkeley, CA.
- Research on labor and employment relations. University of California-Berkeley, CA.
- Research on transportation and related issues in California. University of California-Berkeley, CA.
- Conducts research into processes of urban and regional growth and decline, and effects of governing policies on the patterns and processes of development. University of California-Berkeley, CA.
- Established to create a base for academic research on critical issues facing Raza communities in California (particularly in the San Francisco bay area). San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
- Research and action project that addresses San Francisco's most critical issues. San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
- Draws on the Claremont Institute's scholarship and research for practical application to the policies of California. Claremont, CA.
- Conducts and disseminates objective, policy-relevant research and its implications to decision makers on key issues affecting Latino communities. Claremont, CA and Austin, TX.
- An independent, nonprofit organization that works in California and internationally and emphasizes a systematic, long-range view of public affairs that combines social, cultural, environmental, and economic concerns. Sacramento, CA.
- A nonprofit organization that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. Santa Monica, CA.
- Private, nonprofit institute dedicated to research on California's social, political, and economic issues. San Francisco, CA.
Washington
- Nonprofit, independent organization providing professional consultation, research, and information services for local governments.
- List of the University of Washington's labs, centers, and programs.
- Policy related research on regional and global issues that affect APEC countries. University of Washington, WA.
- The policy research center was disbanded as of October 2002, but an archive or electronic publications previously available through the center can be accessed online.
Center for Advanced Research and Study on Intellectual Property
Focus on problems in patent and other property ownership rights in high tech products. University of Washington, WA.- Conducts academic and policy-relevant research in American politics and public policy processes. University of Washington, WA.
- Supports research, teaching, and community outreach, all focusing on labor's contribution to society. University of Washington, WA.
- Provides information for the resolution of management issues related to the production and protection of forest, fish, wildlife, and water resources associated with the streams and rivers in the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington, WA.
- Fosters and supports education, research, and multi-departmental scholarly interchange in demography and population stud. University of Washington, WA.
- Seeks to develop and evaluate methods of public oversight that can allow individual schools to be focused, effective, and accountable. University of Washington, WA.
- Public policy and public service institute. Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- International business environment and international business practices. Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
The Evergreen State College Labor Education and Research Center
Develops programs in a collaborative fashion with organized labor and labor support groups to address relevant issues to worker's unions and work lives. Olympia, WA.
British Columbia
- Will promote the study and understanding of labour, working people, and their organizations from a comprehensive social, cultural, historical, political, and economic perspective. Simon Fraser University, BC Canada.
- Research on issues and problems of governance—in Canada, at the municipal, regional, metropolitan, provincial, and federal levels and in comparative and international settings. Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
- List of and links to Simon Fraser University's research centers and institutes. BC Canada.