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Term Ending December 31, 2021Sam Geller - MPP '17City of DetroitSam Geller is a project manager and analytics...

STPP Graduate Certificate program

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Oct 02, 2019

Science, technology, and society… Oh my!

Professor Shobita Parthasarthy and a colleague have... more

Sep 03, 2019

Parthasarathy talks algorithms place in the criminal justice system

Algorithms are making their way into public systems. They... more

Jul 22, 2019

Ali encourages collaboration to protect against AV terror in Detroit News

Each day tech and automotive companies are making advances... more

Jun 26, 2019

Bike sharing research by Hampshire wins EURO Award

Robert Hampshire was part of the author team that won the... more

Apr 19, 2019

Bias in bail: Parthasarathy cautions against new Public Safety Assessment tools

Tackling criminal justice reform requires a multi-pronged... more

Apr 08, 2019

Robert Hampshire on ride/bike/scooter share options to improve traffic congestion

With the growing ubiquity of ride-hailing services,... more

Apr 04, 2019

State & Hill 2019 Spotlight Summary

Policy Pitch Highlights Students’ Niche Nine returning MPP... more

Mar 19, 2019

Stevenson testifies for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

On March 6, 2019, Professor Betsey Stevenson testified in... more

Mar 15, 2019

Leaders and Best: U-M joins new collegiate technologist network; Ford School's Joy Rohde to lead the way

Announced earlier this week, the University of Michigan... more

Link to:Gerber, Shaefer, Hampshire to serve on U-M’s Detroit Advisory Group

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Feb 20, 2019

Gerber, Shaefer, Hampshire to serve on U-M’s Detroit Advisory Group

The University of Michigan has been making concerted... more

Feb 15, 2019

Jason Owen-Smith on shrinking groups to maximize innovation

Anyone who has experienced a troublesome dynamic within a... more

Feb 11, 2019

Ford's Robert Hampshire forecasts the future of autonomous vehicles

We’ve all heard the excitement (and apprehension)... more

Feb 04, 2019

The war against misinformation: Professor Nyhan's technological front

As misinformation and “Fake News” proliferates via social... more

Dec 07, 2018

The Moral Divide: Parthasarathy investigates difference in U.S. and European patent systems

When it comes to the patent system, the U.S. and Europe are... more

Nov 02, 2018

Ford School hosts faculty roundtable with Sen. Peters on issues related to emerging technologies

Faculty from the Ford School and around the University... more

Oct 26, 2018

Shobita Parthasarathy calls for patent regulation in rapidly-advancing gene editing

Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy at the... more

Jul 03, 2018

Times of India publishes Q&A with newly-promoted Shobita Parthasarathy

The Times of India published a Q&A with Shobita... more

Jun 13, 2018

Shobita Parthasarathy’s book wins Robert K. Merton Book Award

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy’s book, Patent Politics:... more

May 17, 2018

Faculty appointments, promotions grow and strengthen the Ford School

Earlier this afternoon, the University of Michigan Board of... more

Mar 19, 2018

Justin Wolfers’ social media engagement featured in University Record piece

A March 5 article by Safiya Merchant in The University... more

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Thomas Kalil: U.S. Science and Technology Policy in the Past, Present and Future