Research & Impact

Broad, interdisciplinary expertise, at work for the public good
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Our faculty use cutting–edge analytical methods—causal inference, demonstration trials, complex–adaptive systems approaches, mixed-methods studies, historical analyses, elite opinion surveys, and more—to make transformational discoveries.

They are finding ways to reduce structural inequality in health, education, and economic prospects. They're identifying new methods for fostering cooperation in the midst of intractable conflicts, slowing the spread of life-threatening diseases, and designing low-cost methods to reduce poverty in developing nations and right here in Michigan.

In partnership with communities, our faculty help to turn their insights into actionable policy solutions. Students have opportunities to be involved in nearly all of these activities, as research assistants, interns, and more.

At the Ford School, we don’t just express views, we express views that are based on research and serious scholarly inquiry, which I think the world really needs right now.

Michael S. Barr, Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy
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Learn more about our faculty, and how they turn research into action to create positive change.
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Our faculty, staff, students, and alumni are leading the charge on public policy responses to and analysis of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Ford School's Weiser Diplomacy Center has made the University of Michigan a leading, dynamic hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education.  

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