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OverviewThe Ford School BA in Public Policy is a liberal arts degree, based in the social sciences, that gives students...

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Link to:Levitsky on the legalization of marijuana in Uruguay and the need for objective analysis

Jun 21, 2017

Levitsky on the legalization of marijuana in Uruguay and the need for objective analysis

In the Latin American Advisor , Melvyn Levitsky questions the long-term impact of Uruguay’s decision to legalize[...]

Link to:Hall's Freep opinion piece:

Jun 21, 2017

Hall's Freep opinion piece: "Secrecy not worst part of Senate health care bill process"

An opinion piece by Richard L. Hall, “Secrecy not worst part of Senate health care bill process,” appears in today’s[...]

Link to:Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell to receive U-M Bicentennial Alumni Award

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Mar 28, 2017

Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell to receive U-M Bicentennial Alumni Award

During spring commencement, the University of Michigan will forego its traditional honorary degrees to recognize ten[...]

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Link to:Sexual Assault on U-M Campus: Challenges, Policy, & Prevention panel

Sexual Assault on U-M Campus: Challenges, Policy, & Prevention panel

1:15:07

Link to: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV prevention in the LGBTQ community panel

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV prevention in the LGBTQ community panel

1:17:00

Link to:James House: Beyond Obamacare: Life, death, and social policy

James House: Beyond Obamacare: Life, death, and social policy

1:26:02

Link to:Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable

Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable

1:26:03

Link to:Mott Poll - Top 10 biggest problems

Mott Poll - Top 10 biggest problems

2:16

Link to:Safer, with more benefits: parents’ vaccine views shifting

Safer, with more benefits: parents’ vaccine views shifting

1:45

Link to:The “Healthy Michigan Plan” turns one: How is expanded insurance coverage affecting stakeholders and communities?

The “Healthy Michigan Plan” turns one: How is expanded insurance coverage affecting stakeholders and communities?

1:24:30

Link to:Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine

Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine

2:04

Link to:Jonathan Cohn and Avik Roy: How To Reform the U.S. Health System

Jonathan Cohn and Avik Roy: How To Reform the U.S. Health System

1:23:48

Link to:Helen Levy: Committee on Ways and Means testimony

Helen Levy: Committee on Ways and Means testimony

2:34:19

Link to:Helen Levy: Employer concerns and the Affordable Care Act

Helen Levy: Employer concerns and the Affordable Care Act

1:51

Link to:Kenneth E. Warner: Seeking an end to America's turbulent love affair with the cigarette

Kenneth E. Warner: Seeking an end to America's turbulent love affair with the cigarette

1:22:35

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Does gene patenting hurt the public interest?

Shobita Parthasarathy: Does gene patenting hurt the public interest?

2:31

Link to:Scott Greer and Frank Thompson: Fractious Federalism And The Future Of Medicaid

Scott Greer and Frank Thompson: Fractious Federalism And The Future Of Medicaid

1:22:00

Link to:Massachusetts comes to Michigan: Lessons about health care reform from business leaders panel

Massachusetts comes to Michigan: Lessons about health care reform from business leaders panel

1:22:31

Link to:Charles E. Phelps: How we and our government created, exacerbated, and extended the health care mess

Charles E. Phelps: How we and our government created, exacerbated, and extended the health care mess

1:31:05

Link to:The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: States react. Courts consider. Coverage expands. What's next?

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: States react. Courts consider. Coverage expands. What's next?

1:22:33

Link to:David Harris: Reflections from the human services side of Health and Human Services: Evidence, challenges, and public perceptions

David Harris: Reflections from the human services side of Health and Human Services: Evidence, challenges, and public perceptions

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Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics case and implications

Shobita Parthasarathy: ACLU v. Myriad Genetics case and implications

4:49

Link to:Health care reform at the state vs national level: Tradeoffs and tipping points

Health care reform at the state vs national level: Tradeoffs and tipping points

1:20:35

Link to:Health care reform: Proposals, politics, and prospects panel

Health care reform: Proposals, politics, and prospects panel

1:22:47

Link to:Robert Axelrod: Cancer research simulation and predictions

Robert Axelrod: Cancer research simulation and predictions

5:20

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Comparative politics of health care

Shobita Parthasarathy: Comparative politics of health care

1:24:04

Link to:Shobita Parthasarathy: Breast cancer, technology, and policy

Shobita Parthasarathy: Breast cancer, technology, and policy

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Related Upcoming Events

Nov

09

Understanding racial, gender, and socioeconomic inequality: Contributions of Michigan social science

The University of Michigan has long been a leader in social science research on the many dimensions of social[...]

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Related Past Events

Mar

27

Patents, social justice, and public responsibility

This one-day symposium aims to grapple with this growing controversy, and explore ways forward for patents and patent systems that maximizes the public interest and social justice. The day will end with a book talk and reception celebrating the publication of Shobita Parthasarathy ’s Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe (University of Chicago Press, 2017).

2017 - 8:30 am to 6:00 pm

Mar

08

Understanding Girl's GLocal Empowerment: Research and action to support our next generation of leaders

Providing an interdisciplinary platform to discuss how we can uplift the world’s most vulnerable citizens, young Millennial women, through international research public health initiatives, and social justice activism. This talk also serves as a media release for the first ever survey results on ‘What Syrian Girls Want.'

2017 - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Related Faculty/Staff

John Ayanian

Alice Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Medicine; Professor of Internal Medicine; Professor of Health Management and Policy; Director for Healthcare Policy and Innovation; Professor of Public Policy;

Email:

ayanian@umich.edu

Location:

General Medicine

Phone:

(734) 763-5880

John DiNardo

Professor of Public Policy

Email:

jdinardo@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 647-7843

Richard Hall

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Political Science

Email:

rlhall@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 763-4390

James House

Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor of Survey Research, Public Policy & Sociology; Professor of Sociology; Professor of Public Policy; Research Scientist, Epidemiology Department; and Research Professor, Survey Research Center

Email:

jimhouse@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6984

Paula Lantz

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Public Policy

Email:

plantz@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-8976

Helen Levy

Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Policy

Email:

hlevy@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6951

Sharon Maccini

Lecturer in Public Policy; BA Program Director

Email:

smaccini@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-7138

Shobita Parthasarathy

Associate Professor of Public Policy

Email:

shobita@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 764-8075

Robert Schoeni

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Economcis; Research Professor; Survey Research Center; Research Professor, Population Studies Center

Email:

bschoeni@umich.edu

Location:

ISR

Phone:

(734) 763-5131

John Schwarz

Lecturer in Public Policy

Email:

joefmd@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6998

Luke Shaefer

Associate Professor and Director, Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan

Email:

lshaefer@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-3894

Charles Shipan

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Sciences; Professor of Public Policy; Chair of the Department of Political Science

Email:

cshipan@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6929

Carl Simon

Professor of Public Policy; Professor of Mathematics; Professor of Complex Systems

Email:

cpsimon@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 763-3074

Kevin Stange

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

Email:

kstange@umich.edu

Location:

Weill Hall

Phone:

(734) 615-6990

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PUBPOL 210

Hlt&Society:Intro PH

Fall

2017

U-M Class#:

21020

Credits:

4

Section:

001

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location:

1020 SPH2

PUBPOL 750

Topics: Public Policy Approaches to Social Disparities in Health

Winter

2017

U-M Class#:

25680

Credits:

3

Instructor:

Section:

306

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

10:00am - 11:30am

Location:

1230 WEILL

PUBPOL 210

Health & Society: Introduction to Public Health

Fall

2016

U-M Class#:

21392

Credits:

4

Section:

001

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location:

1020 SPH2

PUBPOL 224

Nuclear Proliferation

Fall

2016

U-M Class#:

29484

Credits:

4

Section:

001

Days:

M / W

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:

ARR

PUBPOL 475

Topics: The Policymaking Process: How Health Care Reform was Enacted

Fall

2016

U-M Class#:

31011

Credits:

1.5

Instructor:

Section:

507

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:

1110 Weill

PUBPOL 750

Topics: The Policymaking Process: How Health Care Reform was Enacted

Fall

2016

U-M Class#:

25172

Credits:

1.5

Instructor:

Section:

507

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Location:

1110 Weill

PUBPOL 750

Topics: Population Health Policy

Winter

2016

U-M Class#:

27762

Credits:

3

Instructor:

Section:

005

Days:

M / W

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Location:

1210 WEILL

PUBPOL 210

Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health

Fall

2015

U-M Class#:

22112

Credits:

4

Section:

001

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location:

1020 SPH2

PUBPOL 210/HMP200

Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health

Fall

2015

U-M Class#:

22112

Credits:

4

Section:

001

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location:

SPH21020

PUBPOL 320

Politics, Political Institutions, and Public Policy

Fall

2015

U-M Class#:

19558

Credits:

4

Instructor:

Section:

001

Days:

Tu / Th

Time:

8:30am - 10:00am

Location:

1110 WEILL

PUBPOL 475

Topics: Improving Public Health Through Policy Innovation

Fall

2015

U-M Class#:

30717

Credits:

3

Instructor:

Section:

005

Days:

M / W

Time:

11:30am - 1:00pm

Location:

1220 WEILL

PUBPOL 682

Leadership & Communication in State-level Policy Making

Fall

2015

U-M Class#:

23924

Credits:

3

Instructor:

Section:

001

Days:

Th

Time:

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

1230 WEILL

PUBPOL 750.008

Health disparities

Winter

2015

U-M Class#:

30981

Credits:

1.5

Section:

8

Days:

Tu

Time:

2:30pm - 5:30pm

PUBPOL 210/HMP200

Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health

Fall

2014

U-M Class#:

22836

Credits:

4

Section:

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Politics, Political Institutions, and Public Policy

Fall

2014

U-M Class#:

19965

Credits:

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Instructor:

PUBPOL 682

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Fall

2014

U-M Class#:

24999

Credits:

3

PUBPOL 201

Systematic Thinking About The Problems of the Day

Fall

2013

Credits:

4

Instructor:

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Fall

2013

Credits:

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PUBPOL 320

Politics, Political Institutions, and Public Policy

Fall

2013

Credits:

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Instructor:

PUBPOL 642

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Fall

2013

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Research Centers

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