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CLOSUP Lecture Series

ELPP Lecture Series: Patricia Beneke, North America Regional Director for the United Nations Environment Programme

Oct 28, 2015, 4:30-5:30 pm EDT
South Hall, Room 1225
Please join us for the next installment of the Environmental Law & Policy Program's Lecture Series. Patricia Beneke, North America Regional Director for the United Nations Environment Programme, will be the featured speaker. Prior to her May 2014 appointment to the U.N., Ms. Beneke served as Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for nearly 20 years, specializing in legislation and oversight matters relating to energy policy, water resources, and environmental issues. She also served as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science for five years. A reception will immediately follow.  This event is free and open to the public.
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Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Shanyce Campbell, School of Education

Oct 28, 2015, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
A presentation by Shanyce Campbell, postdoctoral fellow, School of Education
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Interdisciplinary approaches to financial stability

Oct 22-23, 2015, 8:00 am-3:30 pm EDT
University of Michigan Law School, Room TBA
The Federal Office of Financial Research and the University of Michigan are co-hosting this conference to bring together regulators, policymakers, financial market participants, and academic researchers to explore ways of bolstering financial stability.
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Susan Dynarski at TEDx Indianapolis Viewing Party

Oct 20, 2015, 2:30-4:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, #1230 O'Neill Classroom
Susan Dynarski, co-director of Education Policy Initiative and Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics at the University of Michigan, will be a featured presenter at TEDx Indianapolis. The Education Policy Initiative will host a viewing party of her livestreamed presentation. Snacks and drinks provided.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

The Fight of the Century? An introduction to the 2015 Canadian federal election

Oct 15, 2015, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
5th Floor Conference Room (5240), Weill Hall
David Houle, post-doctorate fellow at the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), will present a brief introduction to Canadian politics and an overview of the current 2015 federal election set to unfold on October 19, 2015. The presentation will be followed by an informal discussion.  
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Peace Corps 55th Anniversary

Oct 14, 2015, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Steps of the Michigan Union
Dean Susan M. Collins will join U.S. Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet celebrate the University of Michigan's legacy of student leadership and global community engagement through Peace Corps.
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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison

Oct 13, 2015, 5:10 pm EDT
Rackham Auditorium
Based on the 13 months she spent in the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut on money laundering charges, Piper Kerman’s memoir, Orange is the New Black, raises provocative questions about the state of criminal justice in America, and how incarceration affects the individual and communities throughout the nation.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Climate change opinions in the United States and Canada

Oct 13, 2015, 9:00-11:00 am EDT
This event will be held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington DC
The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) invites our Washington DC colleagues to attend a discussion hosted by the Wilson Center/Canada Institute featuring CLOSUP Director, Barry Rabe, and our collaborating National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE) partners, Christopher Borick, Director, Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion, and Erick Lachapelle, Assistant Professor, University of Montreal.  The discussion will feature findings from the FALL 2015 round of ongoing survey work in both Canada and the US.  Key themes will include public views on whether climate change is occurring, response to a range of possible policy options across levels of government, and reaction to Pope Francis' recent engagement on the issue.  The U.S. portion of the survey will also include an early look at how Americans want their states to respond to the new Clean Power Plan.  The session is free but requires registration.  Please call 202-691-4000 or email [email protected] to reserve your seat.
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Homecoming 2015: Wolverines vs. Wildcats & Go Blue Homecoming Tailgate

Oct 10, 2015, 12:30-7:00 pm EDT
Michigan Stadium and Oosterbaan Field House
Tailgate with Fordies and cheer on the Wolverines! Purchase your tickets before Friday, September 11 to guarantee your seat in the Ford School alumni and friends sections at the tailgate and football game.  

Homecoming 2015: Weill Hall Open House

Oct 9, 2015, 2:00-4:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Graduate Career Services Suite 2200
Homecoming is October 9-11! The Ford School invites you to spend Friday afternoon with fellow alumni at Weill Hall. 
Book Talks @ The Ford School, Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Beyond Obamacare: Life, Death, and Social Policy

Oct 7, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
How is it possible that the United States, which spends more than any other nation on health care and insurance, now has a population markedly less healthy than those of many other nations? Sociologist and public health expert James S. House calls for a complete reorientation of how we think about health.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Sustainable practices in a Michigan city

Oct 1, 2015, 5:00-6:30 pm EDT
Rackham Amphitheatre
Mayor George Heartwell will talk about challenges and successes of implementing sustainable practices within the City of Grand Rapids.Free and open to the public.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Webinar-CRC & CLOSUP on trends in Michigan local government fiscal health

Oct 1, 2015, 2:00 pm EDT
Webinar Presentation
This webinar was presented on October 1, 2015.  It can be viewed online and the Powerpoint presentation can also be downloaded as a PDF file.Citizens Research Council of Micigan (CRC) and the University of Michigan Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) invite you to join us for a webinar on trends in Michigan local government fiscal health.Michigan local governments were hit hard by the Great Recession, and their recovery since has been uneven. What is the state of local fiscal health today, who is improving, who declining, and where are trends pointing for the future? Please join the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC) and the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for a free webinar to explore these and related issues.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Promoting renewable electricity in Ontario, Canada: Policies and politics

Sep 28, 2015, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
CLOSUP welcomes guest speaker Ian Rowlands to discuss policies and politics of renewable electricity in Ontario, Canada. This lecture will examine the ways in which electricity generated by renewable resources (like solar and wind) have been encouraged in the province of Ontario (Canada) during the past 20 years.  
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Citi Foundation Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

A conversation with Roger Ferguson, hosted by Justin Wolfers

Sep 22, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve System and *View the stream* CEO of TIAA-CREF Roger Ferguson and Professor of Public Policy and Economics Justin Wolfers sit down for a conversation that economists or financial policy wonks won't want to miss!
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Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Why civil resistance works: Strategic alternatives to violence in the 21st century

Sep 9, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
The Ford School welcomes internationally renowned scholar Erica Chenoweth.  Her pathbreaking research on the effectiveness of nonviolent resistance has earned her numerous distinctions for “proving Gandhi right.” 
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