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Josh Rosenthal Education Fund Lecture

Sultan Al Qassemi, scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator

Sep 21, 2011, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Sultan Al Qassemi is a 33-year-old scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator. TIME Magazine says he's "shaping the conversation" on events unfolding in the Middle East. NPR says he "wrote the first draft of Middle East history in short sentences tapped out on his computer and his cell phone."

Non-Profits Role in Urban Revitalization

Sep 21, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
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Free and open to the public. This is event is being rescheduled for Winter Semester 2012. Details will be posted as they are available. Please stop back for updates. Richard Buery is President and CEO of The Children's Aid Society. Founded in 1853, CAS serves 80,000 children at 45 locations in New York City and Westchester, and its Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program and National Center for Community Schools serve thousands more nationally. Mr.
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Risk Science Symposium

Sep 20, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
The 2011 Risk Science Symposium will bring together leading thinkers from industry, government, academia, the media and other non-governmental sectors to explore new ideas on integrative approaches to health risks, uncertainty and innovation, as we look to develop sustainable solutions to global challenges in an increasingly fragile world. For more information, visit the program's website
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STPP Graduate Certificate Program Information Session

Sep 19, 2011, 6:00-7:00 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Science and technology play a central role in our modern world. With the potential to transform the way we live, work, and govern, these fields pose novel dilemmas for political and policy discussion. Questions for study include: how should decision-makers contend with competing understandings of the scientific evidence regarding climate change?
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CAFTA, Intellectual Property, and Transnational Mobilization for Access to Medicines in Central America

Sep 19, 2011, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Lecture by Angelina Godoy, Helen H. Jackson Chair inHuman Rights and Director, Center for Human Rights, University of Washington Abstract: In recent years, the application of intellectual property (IP) to pharmaceutical products has generated increasing controversy in many contexts around the world. Like other parts of Latin America, Central American countries were required to introduce reforms to their IP laws under the terms of the WTO's TRIPS Agreement, and later by the ratification of their trade agreement with the United States, which required yet stricter provisions.
CLOSUP Lecture Series

U.S. High School Graduation Rates: Patterns and Explanations

Sep 14, 2011, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Betty Ford Classroom
Free and open to the public. Abstract: The U.S. high school graduation rate rose markedly during the first 70 years of the 20th century. This contributed to the human capital development that fueled economic growth and increases in standards of living. Since 1970, the U.S. high school graduation rate has stagnated, while those of other industrialized nations have risen. Do the patterns differ by gender, race, or ethnicity? Why should we care about these trends and patterns? Why did they occur?
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67th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance

Aug 11, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
The theme of the Congress is 'Rethinking the Role of the State: Responses to Recent Challenges.' The plenary lectures will focus on how the tools and methods of Public Economics and related disciplines can serve to understand the issues. Learn more and register.
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67th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance

Aug 10, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
The theme of the Congress is 'Rethinking the Role of the State: Responses to Recent Challenges.' The plenary lectures will focus on how the tools and methods of Public Economics and related disciplines can serve to understand the issues. Learn more and register.
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67th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance

Aug 9, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
The theme of the Congress is 'Rethinking the Role of the State: Responses to Recent Challenges.' The plenary lectures will focus on how the tools and methods of Public Economics and related disciplines can serve to understand the issues. Learn more and register.
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67th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance

Aug 8, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
The theme of the Congress is 'Rethinking the Role of the State: Responses to Recent Challenges.' The plenary lectures will focus on how the tools and methods of Public Economics and related disciplines can serve to understand the issues. Learn more and register.
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PPIA at 30 Years: The Ford School Celebrates

Jul 20, 2011, 2:00-4:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall 1230
2:00pm – 3:00pm – Alumni Panel 3:00pm – 4:00pm – Anniversary Reception Great Hall (Weill Hall) Free and open to the public. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Public Policy & International Affairs program – a program designed to build diversity in public service. The University of Michigan's Gerald R.

Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day

Jul 14, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
Various locations and times
Cheers, Ford School alumni and friends! You are invited to attend the inaugural Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on July 14 at a festive establishment in a city near you. Just what is Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day?
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4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops

Jun 18, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
Open to the public. Registration and registration fee is required. About the conference and workshops The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.
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4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops

Jun 17, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
Open to the public. Registration and registration fee is required. About the conference and workshops The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.
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4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops

Jun 16, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 735 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Open to the public. Registration and registration fee is required. About the conference and workshops The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.
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4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops

Jun 15, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
Open to the public. Registration and registration fee is required. About the conference and workshops The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.
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4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops

Jun 14, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 735 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI
Open to the public. Registration and registration fee is required. About the conference and workshops The University of Michigan is proud to welcome the political networks community to Ann Arbor for the 4th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The study of political networks serves a key role in understanding governance, as politics is largely driven by relationships between actors, agencies, and institutions.
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The Long Run Impacts of Early Life Events III

May 5, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
University of Michigan
This conference on the 'Long-run Impacts of Early Life Events,' brought together leading researchers to engage in a broad discussion of new findings and avenues for future research in this area.  The conference featured paper and poster presentations from a range of scientific disciplines, including economics, demography, epidemiology, and human development. It was the third in a series of conferences examining the long-run impact of early life events and highlighting the importance of this emerging area of study.  The goal of these conferences has been to accelerate
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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2011 Commencement

Apr 30, 2011, 4:30-6:00 pm EDT
Weill Hall
The Charge to the Class will be delivered by journalist, foreign policy analyst, and author Robin Wright. Wright currently has a joint senior fellow appointment at the United States Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. About the speaker: Wright has reported from more than a 140 countries on six continents for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Sunday Times of London, CBS News and The Christian Science Monitor.

Rethinking the Safety Net After the Great Recession

Apr 27, 2011, 10:00 am-4:00 pm EDT
Brookings Institution, Falk Room
This working seminar brought together a small group of researchers, policymakers, Congressional and HHS staff, and state and local administrators interested in issues related to 'the safety net,' with a particular focus on issues related to the TANF program. This goal of this event was to facilitate open discussion about future research and policy directions.  We examined how the safety net functioned during the recession and how programs and policies might best respond in the near term, given the high unemployment rates which are forecast.
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Get your STPP T-shirts!

Apr 26, 2011, 12:00 am EDT
Ford School Outreach Office (Room 2115)
http://stpp.fordschool.umich.edu/Don't forget to get your STPP 'Complete the Puzzle' t-shirt before leaving town this summer! Your classmates designed this shirt in response to student demand, and we have lots left.
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STPP Year End Party Dominicks at 7PM

Apr 20, 2011, 7:00-9:00 pm EDT
512 Monroe Street
Join us at Dominicks (512 Monroe Street) for the Year End Party to celebrate our graduating students and the end of the year!
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Understanding the Colors of Thai Politics Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker

Apr 15, 2011, 12:00-1:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Thai politics has been in turmoil for five years. Politics has overflowed into the streets. Violence has increased. The army has regained a position of dominance. In this talk, Pasuk Phongpaichit and Chris Baker set these events into a context of long-run changes in Thai society. Pasuk Phongpaichit is professor of Economics at Chulalongkorn University.
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The EPA & U.S. Environmental Policy: Three Serious Threats

Apr 14, 2011, 4:30-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Free and open to the public. About the speaker Dr. Paul Portney is a Professor and Dean Emeritus at the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management, and President Emeritus of Resources for the Future, a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to improving environmental and natural resources policymaking worldwide through objective social science research of the highest caliber. Dr. Portney is also the co-author of 'Public Policies for Environmental Protection.' Learn more about Dr.
CLOSUP Lecture Series

Aligning Teacher Improvement Strategies: A Mixed Method Study of Teacher Reform in Minnesota

Apr 13, 2011, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 3rd Floor Seminar Room
Presenter: Nate Schwartz, Education CIERS Mission:The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using quantitative research methods.This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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An Environmental Agenda: The Task Before Us

Apr 11, 2011, 7:30-8:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Reception to follow. About the speaker Joseph Sax is the James H. House and Hiram H. Hurd Professor of Environmental Regulation, Emeritus, at the University of California-Berkeley. Sax began teaching law at the University of Colorado in 1962. In 1966, he moved to the University of Michigan, where he became the Philip A. Hart Distinguished University Professor. He joined the Boalt faculty in 1986.