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Recession Aftershocks Predicted for Michigan Cities and Towns

Apr 22, 2010

Mounting evidence suggests that an economic recovery is in view. Unemployment isn't rising as quickly as it once was. Consumer spending has increased for four consecutive months. Household net worth is growing. While the economy may be turning...

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Jim Hackett and Steelcase: Sustaining Philanthropy

Apr 22, 2010

When students, staff, and faculty members at the Ford School take a seat, it's Jim Hackett (BGS '77) they should thank. A general studies major who played center on the football team under Bo Schembechler, Hackett never took a class on public...

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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...

John Chamberlin quoted in Free Press article about trial of former Highland Park manager

Apr 18, 2010

John Chamberlin spoke with the Detroit Free Press about ethical issues surrounding the upcoming trial of Arthur Blackwell II, charged with embezzling city funds as the former manager of Highland Park. According to some, the state Treasury...

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....

Robert Axelrod quoted in Wired article, "Copycats Prevail in Computer Survival Game"

Apr 12, 2010

Robert Axelrod was quoted in a Wired article about a computerized game tournament that showed the copycat strategy, a type of social learning, was the best technique for winning. "The results have influenced my own thinking about how people can...

Brian Jacob quoted in Time article about incentive-based education research

Apr 8, 2010

At Time’s request, Brian Jacob reviewed the findings of an incentive-based education study for an article called "Should kids be bribed to do well in school?" The article describes a rigorous and unique experiment by Roland Fryer, Jr. that tested...

MPP student Christopher Mueller wins Dow-sponsored team sustainability innovation competition

Apr 5, 2010

MPP student Christopher Mueller's interdisciplinary team won a $10,000 prize from the 2010 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge. Mueller's project, called "Hippo Water International: A Simple Design Can Change the World," was created...

Ford School BAs invited to join Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society

Apr 5, 2010

Ten Ford School undergrads were invited to join the 2010 Class of the University of Michigan’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. Seniors Hannah Clark, Evgeny Magidenko, Jonathan Newman, Irine Sorser, Sonya Suter, Gabriel...

Brian Jacob interviewed by The Economist’s "Democracy in America" blog

Apr 2, 2010

Brian Jacob was interviewed for an education reform edition of The Economist’s blog "Democracy in America." In the blog, Jacob answered seven questions about current and proposed policies aimed at increasing the quality of teachers in the U.S. and...

Shobita Parthasarathy's work cited in landmark gene patent case ACLU v. Myriad Genetics

Apr 2, 2010

A New York District Court judge cited a University of Michigan expert's research this week in a landmark case invalidating patents on the BRCA genes, which are linked to increased susceptibility for breast and ovarian cancer.In ruling the patents...

National Academy of Public Administration inducts Barry Rabe as a fellow

Apr 1, 2010

Barry Rabe, professor of public policy at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.In addition, Rabe will collaborate with more than a...

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Ann Arbor Chronicle details CLOSUP event on Michigan prisoner reentry initiative.

Mar 31, 2010

The Ann Arbor Chronicle published a detailed summary and analysis of a recent Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) event, "The Policy and Politics of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative." This panel discussion included...

Robert Axelrod quoted in Wall Street Journal article about White House confrontation tactics

Mar 30, 2010

In a Wall Street Journal article, “Obama Steps Up Confrontation,” Robert Axelrod explains President Obama’s recently aggressive tack with Republicans as ‘classic game theory.’ Since the passage of the recent health care bill, the White House has...

Shobita Parthasarathy quoted in NewScientist article about geoengineering research

Mar 30, 2010

Shobita Parthasarathy spoke to NewScientist about a recent geoengineering research conference that gathered scientists and policy experts to discuss the creation of a voluntary set of standards to guide international ‘planetary rescue plan’ research...

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...

Jeff MacKie-Mason to receive 2010 Rackham Distinguished Faculty Award

Mar 23, 2010

Jeff MacKie-Mason has been named a recipient of a 2010 Rackham Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award.These awards have been given since 1955 and honor senior faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in the areas of...

Mary Corcoran to receive 2010 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

Mar 23, 2010

In recognition of her commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly, and professional growth of graduate students, Mary Corcoran has been selected to receive a 2010 Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.This award was created...

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...

CLOSUP statewide survey: Local government leaders give low marks to state officials

Mar 18, 2010

Michigan's local government leaders express an alarming lack of trust in state government leaders in Lansing and significant dissatisfaction with their job performance, a new study shows. This distrust raises questions about the potential success...

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...

Barry Rabe interviewed about League of Conservation Voters’ annual environmental scorecard

Feb 26, 2010

Voice of America interviewed Barry Rabe for an article discussing the recently published League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2009 National Environmental Scorecard, a report that tracks the number of Congressional votes on environmental and energy...

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky participant in UN press conference about the International Narcotics Control Board’s annual report

Feb 25, 2010

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky spoke at a United Nations press conference on February 25, 2010 to discuss the 2009 annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The INCB, of which Levitsky is an elected member, is an independent...

U-M researchers to use MacArthur grant to study recession’s effect on Southeast Michigan

Feb 24, 2010

University of Michigan researchers will study the effects of various housing problems—including foreclosures and evictions—and the economic crisis on vulnerable workers and families living in hard-hit southeast Michigan. A new $750,000 grant from...

Snowstorm strands Ford School internship/job seekers in nation's capital

Feb 17, 2010

Undaunted by brewing snowstorms, 60 of the Ford School's Master's of Public Policy students—about a quarter of the students enrolled in the program—headed to DC on Thursday, February 4, for two days of career panels with DC-area internship sponsors...

Ford School MPP student team wins Nonprofit and Public Management Center competition

Feb 16, 2010

Four Ford School students won the first NPM-CCC Mini Case Competition sponsored by the Nonprofit and Public Management Center (NPM) and the Ross School of Business Community Consulting Club at the University of Michigan.As outlined by competition...

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