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Alice Kinney named 2026 Robert R. Robinson Memorial Scholarship recipient

Aug 21, 2026

The Michigan Townships Association named Alice Kinney as a 2026 Robert R. Robinson Memorial Scholarship recipient. The annual award aims to encourage students and other individuals to pursue or further a career in public service.

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Nicole Sherard-Freeman to join Luke Shaefer for featured keynote conversation at Kohn Social Policy Conference

Aug 20, 2026

The conversation will explore how leaders across sectors can work together to strengthen the systems that shape opportunity, stability, and well-being. It will connect directly to the conference's central question: What can a city do to promote human...

Portraits of Nicole Sherard-Freeman and Luke Shaefer.

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Leiser promotes new MPPS report: Michigan local governments highly confident in election integrity

Aug 17, 2026

The Michigan Public Policy Survey report presents the opinions of Michigan's township and city leaders on issues related to election administration in their jurisdictions, including confidence in overall accurate election administration and expected ...

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Weiland argues that the West Virginia Legislature must reform the state's school closure process

Aug 16, 2026

In an op-ed for the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Ford School professor Chris Weiland argues that the West Virginia Legislature must reform the state's school closure process. In Roane County, recent school closures have resulted in a fine that will doubl...

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State media outlets cover latest poverty report

Aug 16, 2026

Media outlets throughout Michigan shared analysis by U-M Poverty Solutions that nearly 40% of state residents are struggling to afford basic needs

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Udow-Phillips: Trust in public health leaders needs addressing

Aug 14, 2026 All Things Considered

Marianne Udow-Phillips explains that to gain public trust, public health leaders to get more training in public communication, more training in how to explain uncertainty and how things change.

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Beyond India-Pakistan: What the Mecca defense pact reveals about a changing security order

Aug 14, 2026

Javed Ali discusses what the new Mecca defense agreement could mean for India, Pakistan and the wider region, and why the relatively restrained responses from both New Delhi and Washington are worth watching.

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Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change

Aug 13, 2026

Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works—it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process.

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Earned Income Tax Credit has real effect on intergenerational poverty

Aug 12, 2026

Ford School professors Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas find that children whose parents received the Earned Income Tax Credit were less likely to live in poverty or near poverty as adults.

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“Talk data to me”: ASPIRE fellows explore youth mental health, school trust, and pathways into policy research

Aug 11, 2026

The 2026 Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience brought students from Spelman College and Morehouse College to the University of Michigan for hands-on training in applied social policy research.

The 2026 ASPIRE cohort and their mentors.

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How can Detroit attract more national retail chains?

Aug 10, 2026

Attracting retail brands remains a struggle for Detroit, and city leaders can take on multiple approaches to address this issue.

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Leiser on rural government crisis

Aug 7, 2026 Bridge Michigan

Stephanie Leiser says that trust between local governments and residents has deteriorated. “Trust has plummeted — there’s no faith anymore. Whatever bad thing I heard on the news (makes residents) mad at my local council."

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Hattie Martinek on her PPIA JSI summer experience

Aug 7, 2026

Hattie Martinek describes her PPIA JSI summer in three words: adventurous, enlightening, and collaborative.

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Award-winning artist Holly Bass named Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School

Aug 4, 2026

Bass, whose award-winning work spans dance, theater, poetry, photography, installation, video, and performance, brings to the Ford School a powerful practice rooted in American history, social justice, community engagement, and the arts as a vehicle ...

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About 4 in 10 Michiganders struggle to afford basic needs, same as last year

Aug 4, 2026

An updated Michigan Poverty and Well-Being Map shows nearly 40% of Michiganders are struggling to afford basic needs.

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Dominguez on the U.S. effort to stabilize the Japanese yen

Aug 3, 2026 Marketplace

The U.S. Treasury and Japan's finance ministry worked together last week to prop up the value of Japan's currency. The two countries reportedly bought tens of billions of dollars of Japanese yen to stop a slide that began in early May. They needed to...

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

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Shobita Parthasarathy named president-elect of Society for Social Studies of Science

Jul 31, 2026

Shobita Parthasarathy has been elected incoming president-elect of the Society for Social Studies of Science, an international nonprofit association for researchers in science and technology studies.

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Hanson shares insights about opening of new bridge between Detroit, Windsor

Jul 27, 2026

Ford School professor Jonathan Hanson comments on the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor.

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"Do-no-harm" education policy can incentivize change - Stange

Jul 25, 2026 CBS Detroit

New U.S. Government policy assessing for-profit colleges incentivizes change, according to Ford School professor Kevin Stange.

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Skirmishes in Iran war leading to probable escalation - Ali

Jul 24, 2026 The National News Desk

Ford School professor Javed Ali says the US-Iran war will likely escalate after recent skirmishes -- deliberately or through unintended consequences

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Ford School to host inaugural Kohn Social Policy Conference in Detroit

Jul 24, 2026

The University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is establishing the Kohn Social Policy Conference, a biennial convening designed to examine emerging social policy challenges and practical, evidence-informed solutions.

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Parthasarathy comments on new White House science report

Jul 24, 2026

Shobita Parthasarathy comments on a new White House report that calls for academic research dollars to go to tech and artificial intelligence companies despite the public's distrust.

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Who holds power? Puerto Ricans' distrust runs deep

Jul 24, 2026

New findings from U-M's Laboratorio Puertorriqueño de Opinión Pública (Puerto Rican Opinion Lab) show a profound disconnect between residents and their government.

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India’s national medical entrance crisis and student protests: Neggers comments

Jul 23, 2026

Ford School professor Yusuf Neggers, who is affiliated with the Center for South Asian Studies discusses the youth-led protests in India amid back-to-back education scandals.

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Rethinking bureaucracy: Study finds overloaded officials–not corruption–can slow public benefits

Jul 22, 2026

University of Michigan research in India shows that giving bureaucrats better access to information can speed payments to millions of workers.

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Michigan's local leaders remain confident in election security, accuracy despite claims of vulnerabilities

Jul 21, 2026

Local officials across Michigan have maintained high confidence in election security and accuracy over the past several years.

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Kamissa Camara joins conference panel on U.S.–U.N. relations in Bloomington

Jul 15, 2026

Ambassador Kamissa Camara participated as a panelist in “America’s Evolving Relationship with the U.N.” at the 11th America’s Role in the World Conference, held at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington, Indiana....

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Susan D. Page marks third anniversary of Sudan war with national media engagements

Jul 15, 2026

Ambassador Susan D. Page participated in two engagements focused on the continuing war in Sudan, mass atrocities, and the urgent need for international action.

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Housing bill set to become law: Ford School experts can comment

Jul 10, 2026

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is scheduled to become law at the end of July 10. Ford School experts can comment on its potential effects.

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Majority of Michigan's local leaders see state moving in wrong direction, U-M survey finds

Jul 7, 2026

A majority of local government officials in Michigan say the state is on the wrong track, according to a new University of Michigan survey that reverses a three-year trend in improving attitudes about the state's overall direction.

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