COLUMBIA, MO. --- The Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) today announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew Fannin, as Associate Director, RUPRI Analytic and Academic Programs. He is currently Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, and Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives. RUPRI is a national policy institute headquartered in the Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri. Dr. Fannin received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Louisiana State University, and his Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri.

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2013-04-18 - Rural America, Urban America, or E Pluribus Unum?
• RUPRI President Chuck Fluharty is now a contributing columnist on Agri-Pulse. Here is his current column: <http://www.agri-pulse.com/Rural-America-Urban-America-Fluharty-04082013.asp>

2013-03-07 - Presentations from the Rural Health Leadership Conference
• Presentations made by Clint MacKinney and Keith Mueller from the RUPRI Rural Health Panel.  Transferring Risk - The Road to Health Care Value and Transforming Health Care in Rural America: Turning Change into Improvement for Rural Residents.

2013-03-07 - Presentation by RUPRI Health Panel Chair Keith Mueller
• Research to Policy and Practice: Sustaining Rural Health Services.  Presented to the Iowa Association of Hospital Leaders Roundable, Des Moines, IA.

2013-01-30 - New Presentation by Health Panel Chair Keith Mueller
• ACOs and So Much More: Health Reform Comes to Rural America.  Presentation to the CAH Administrator Meeting, Helena, MT.  Click here to open.

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Legislative Update - more updates >>
WH Rural Council Announces Three New Initiatives
The White House Rural Council announces three new initiatives to leverage existing programs and funding to drive economic growth in rural communities.
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Items of Interest - more items >>
Small Main Street Businesses Revitalize Rural MS Town
New York Times higlights the work of four entrepreneurial women to revitalize rural Water Valley, Mississippi.
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