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Wolfers sees signs of optimism amid high inflation numbers

Jul 21, 2022

The latest inflation rate numbers show an increase in prices of 9.1%. Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers has been discussing the intricacies of elements and implications of that rate. Reacting to the inflationary pressure, the...

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Rabe insights on climate change political challenges

Jul 20, 2022

The political climate for action on climate change has become more difficult in the past few weeks, in light of a Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to limit greenhouse gases and the failure of a...

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Poverty Solutions report cited as Detroit City Council tackles illegal eviction

Jul 19, 2022 Michigan Radio

After weeks of hearing complaints, the Detroit City Council has begun discussing ways to stop illegal evictions in the city, Michigan Radio reports. While certificates of compliance are required to legally rent out a property and evict tenants...

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Lantz and Udow-Phillips on the potential effects of the Roe decision

Jul 19, 2022

The progress that has been made in Michigan's child welfare system could be put at risk by a ban on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court's Roe decision. The effects "could add thousands more children to the system in the coming years and...

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Alumni gather for 12th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, in pictures

Jul 19, 2022

On July 14, hundreds of alumni, students, and their families gathered in Washington DC, Detroit, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, and online to celebrate the Ford School’s shared community and enjoy trivia and conversation. Grace Evans (MPP ‘16),...

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Stevenson on inflation figures

Jul 18, 2022

Ford school professor Betsey Stevenson has been commenting on the latest inflation figures, which in the U.S. saw an annual rate of 9.1% in June. She told ABC Australia, "Heating your house, filling your tank — that's where Americans are really...

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El-Sayed comments on new COVID variants

Jul 18, 2022 What a Day

As cases of COVID continue to increase with the new Omicron sub-variant called BA.5, Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed told the "What a Day" podcast that public health officials are worried about a potential...

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Dominguez on euro-dollar parity

Jul 17, 2022 NPR

For the first time in two decades, the value of the dollar and the euro are equal on international currency markets. NPR quotes Ford School professor Kathryn Dominguez saying the two currencies are at parity because of how investors feel about the...

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

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Basseches comments on utilities and the transition to renewables

Jul 17, 2022 E & E News

E&E News notes that "For many companies, the ongoing shift to clean energy presents a massive financial opportunity. But for U.S. electric utilities, the transition may upend a longstanding business model." The article states, "In many ways, the...

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Celeste Watkins-Hayes named interim dean of the Ford School

Jul 15, 2022

Sociologist Celeste Watkins-Hayes, currently the associate dean for academic affairs, will become interim dean of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, pending Board of Regents approval at its July...

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U-M Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by U.S. Senate as Fed's top banking regulator

Jul 14, 2022

ANN ARBOR—The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael S. Barr, dean of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as vice chair for supervision and governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Barr was nominated for the role by...

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IES grant supports EPI in evaluation of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program impacts

Jul 13, 2022

The state of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) has a unique structure that distinguishes it from other state need-based financial aid programs. Currently funding some 25,000 students annually, the program is a “first-dollar" scholarship...

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New study on the impact of preschool through early adulthood to offer policy insights

Jul 13, 2022

The next phase of one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of early childhood education launches this summer with a $1.5 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education. The grant, funded by the...

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Dominguez comments on "reverse currency wars"

Jul 13, 2022 Planet Money

As countries around the world work to fight inflation, central banks have a limited number of options to cool their economies. When countries raise interest rates, and their currencies get stronger, they may begin to engage in a competition with...

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EPI faculty and affiliates receive nearly $10 million through four national education research (NCER) grants

Jul 13, 2022

Four research projects conducted by affiliates of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the University of Michigan received a total of nearly $10 million in new grants from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of...

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El-Sayed: "In 10 days SCOTUS took us back decades"

Jul 12, 2022 Detroit Metro Times

Ford School Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed opines that the Supreme Court betrayed the public trust in its final rulings released at the end of June -- overturning of Roe v. Wade, limiting gun control measures, and...

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Poverty Solutions papers on cash payments show lack of long-term impact

Jul 12, 2022 Vox

Two studies published by Poverty Solutions were cited in an article in Vox which stated that "cash transfers in the US, and those studies found the transfers did... very little." The papers by Ford School professors Brian Jacob, Natasha...

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Stamps students join Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

Jul 12, 2022

Students from the University of Michigan's Penny Stamps School of Art and Design spent a part of their summer in the city of Detroit, gaining valuable experience as interns in the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) + Impact Studio for...

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PhD grad Michael Lerner wins APSA dissertation award

Jul 11, 2022

Ford School PhD graduate Michael Lerner (Political Science, 2021) has been chosen to receive the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for his dissertation, "Green Catalysts? The Impact of Transnational Advocacy on Environmental Policy Leadership.“ This...

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States have the power to address climate change despite SCOTUS ruling - Rabe

Jul 10, 2022 Yahoo News

After the Supreme Court’s decision to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, governors in blue states are looking at how they can combat climate change. Ford School professor Barry Rabe...

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Griner guilty plea gives Russian negotiators an advantage - Levitsky

Jul 10, 2022 Arizona Republic

After WNBA star Brittney Griner's guilty plea in a Moscow court to possessing a small amount of hashish oil in Russia, the Biden administration is considering what its next steps could be to gain her release. Ford School professor Melvyn...

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Hausman warns of the costs of transition to "everything electric"

Jul 10, 2022 Colorado Public Radio

"A rapid energy transition could leave lower-income customers with higher gas bills, raising questions about the economic fairness of shifting homes away from fossil fuels," Colorado Public Radio warns, in part citing a recent paper co-authored by...

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El-Sayed speaks to Sen. Stabenow about major mental health expansions in gun reform law

Jul 7, 2022

President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law on June 25—the first major gun reform bill in three decades. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed explained it's also the biggest expansion of Medicaid since...

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Poverty Solutions: Washtenaw County should consider long-term impact, implementation of ARPA allocations

Jul 7, 2022

A new policy brief from Poverty Solutions initiative offers recommendations for ways to target funding to key programs and priorities, focus on program implementation, and consider long-term impacts as Washtenaw County leaders decide how to allocate...

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State inflation relief checks are not a stimulus, says Hausman

Jul 6, 2022 NPR Marketplace

A dozen states are providing tax rebates to residents who qualify. Professor Joshua Hausman told NPR Marketplace they are designed to help people deal with rising prices, not stimulate the economy. “This is not a good idea if you care about...

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Parthasarathy and Kleinman speak out against facial recognition technology use at universities

Jul 6, 2022

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) released a preliminary policy recommendation that would allow for the use of facial recognition technology during criminal investigations. According to Public Source, the draft policy is "intended to guide CMU’s use...

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Ali on latest shootings: We can do better

Jul 6, 2022

The July 4th shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, has joined a list of seemingly more frequent mass shootings in America. Commenting to WXYZ TV in Detroit, Ford School professor of practice Javed Ali commented, "Every time one of these happens, it...

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Local leaders' pessimism about Michigan's direction continues, eases slightly from last year

Jul 6, 2022

More than 60% of Michigan's local government leaders say the state has gotten off on the wrong track—down slightly from last year yet still among the most pessimistic responses since tracking began in 2011. According to those local leaders...

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Wolfers approves of COVID relief policy choices, despite inflationary pressure

Jul 4, 2022 ABC Australia

As the world's economies struggle with inflation, and central banks ponder rate increases which could trigger an economic slowdown and recession, ABC Australia asks, "In their enthusiasm to stamp out inflation, could central banks snuff out growth...

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Rabe: Court ruling creates uncertainty at the EPA

Jul 2, 2022 The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution's The Current podcast looked at the 6-3 ruling on the case of West Virginia vs the Environmental Protection Agency, in which the Supreme Court greatly curtailed the power of the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from...

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