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Expanded Applied Policy Seminar to Launch in Fall 2010

Apr 22, 2010
In winter 2008, five Ford School MPP students assessed alternative scenarios for consolidating emergency dispatch efforts within Washtenaw County. The students constructed a sophisticated economic model, interviewed multiple actors to produce...
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MPP student Matt Schaar, team win Clean Energy Prize competition

Apr 22, 2010
With teammates from across the University of Michigan, Matt Schaar, a dual MPP and MBA student, finished third in the 2009-2010 Clean Energy Prize competition, winning $10,000 to commercialize a new, environmentally friendly device for manufacturing...
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2010 Charity Auction raises $13,000 for local families

Apr 20, 2010
These are difficult days for fundraisers no matter how worthy the cause. But this March, the Ford School community beat the odds with a very successful 13th edition of its annual Charity Auction. Thanks to the generosity of the Ford School community...

Ford School student Adam Schmidt named 2010 Rosenthal Fellow

Apr 16, 2010
The Harold Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations and its partner, APSIA, announced the selection of thirteen fellows for 2010, including Adam Schmidt, a first-year MPP student at the Ford School. Adam is a graduate of the U.S. Military...

Ford School earns top U-M Green IT award

Apr 14, 2010
The Ford School has earned a "Gold Level" Green IT Achievement Award from the U-M Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) in recognition of its high commitment to environmental stewardship and IT resource conservation.The Ford School earned its...

CLOSUP publishes Michigan Public Policy Survey results

Apr 13, 2010
Local government officials from across the state of Michigan were surveyed in Fall 2009 during the second wave of CLOSUP's Michigan Public Policy Survey program. This wave focused on educational, economic, and workforce development issues....

Ford School undergrads recognized at U-M Honors Convocation

Mar 24, 2010
Twenty-three Ford School BAs were named James B. Angell Scholars at the 87th Annual Honors Convocation, which celebrates the achievement of undergraduate students with distinguished academic records.Angell Scholars are University of Michigan...

Michael Pan (MPP '99) to give Ford School commencement address

Mar 19, 2010
Michael Pan, Senior Policy Advisor to Susan E. Rice, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will deliver the Charge to the Class at the 2010 Ford School commencement ceremonies.Pan is a 1999 MPP alumnus of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public...

U-M, Ford School commencement time to change

Mar 11, 2010
The University has changed the start time for its May 1 commencement to 11 a.m. – this is an hour later than previously planned. The move was made to accommodate the extra security requirements necessitated by President Obama's visit. As a...