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Shobita Parthasarathy proposal receives MCubed seed grant

Nov 29, 2012

A proposal by Shobita Parthasarathy was selected as one of fifty projects to receive a $60,000 seed grant under the MCubed program for funding research. MCubed is a new program created to empower interdisciplinary teams of U-M faculty to undertake...

Remarks by Twitter CEO Dick Costolo ripple through blogosphere

Nov 29, 2012

During his November 16 Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture Dick Costolo (BS '85), Twitter's CEO, made waves by announcing that by year's end Twitter users would be able to download a complete archive of their Tweets.The online news organization...

Justin Wolfers speaks with MSNBC on tax reform, fiscal cliff

Nov 27, 2012

With automatic federal deficit reduction measures set to take effect in January, Justin Wolfers appeared on MSNBC's "NOW with Alex Wagner" to discuss the role of tax reform in reducing the U.S. deficit. Wolfers discussed various perspectives on the...

Melvyn Levitsky appears in Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Advisor, answering the question: Where is the Drug Policy Debate Headed Next?

Nov 27, 2012

Where is the Drug Policy Debate Headed Next?Question from Latin American AdvisorColorado and Washington state passed measures legalizing recreational marijuana in the United States' Nov. 6 election. Luis Videgaray, the head of President-elect...

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Marina Whitman spoke with Crain's Detroit Business on future of business, post-election

Nov 26, 2012

Marina Whitman spoke on a panel of nonprofit and private sector executives, organized by Crain's Detroit Business and Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP, which focused on issues facing businesses in the wake of the recent presidential...

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Brian Jacob speaks with Detroit Free Press about cheating among students

Nov 25, 2012

The Detroit Free Press interviewed Brian Jacob about student cheating following the release of a new survey by the Josephson Institute of Ethics. The survey indicates that the percentage of high school students who say they have cheated in school...

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Detroit Free Press cites CLOSUP report, distrust of state as factor in tax reform

Nov 19, 2012

The Detroit Free Press cited a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) in an article on the possible elimination of Michigan's personal property tax. The report found that 74%...

Southern California Public Radio interviews John Ciorciari on Obama's Asia visit

Nov 19, 2012

Southern California Public Radio interviewed John Ciorciari about the political context and motivations behind President Obama's five-day trip to Asia. The visit is part of a U.S. pivot to Asia that began when Obama first took office, Ciorciari...

It's even worse than it looks: a conversation with Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein

Nov 19, 2012

Join us for this Policy Talks @ the Ford School lecture on Tuesday, November 27 at 4...

Most local leaders say personal property tax is complex, but important to their budgets

Nov 19, 2012

A majority of Michigan's local government leaders believe revenue from the personal property tax is important to their budgets, according to a University of Michigan survey.The Michigan Personal Property Tax is assessed on businesses for their...

Helen Levy interviewed by Michigan Radio on basics of health insurance exchanges

Nov 15, 2012

Michigan Radio interviewed Helen Levy about the basic structure of the new state health insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act. "A health insurance exchange is a marketplace designed to bring together people who want to buy...

"Economics of Carbon Taxes," Barry Rabe's latest blog post

Nov 14, 2012

Economics of Carbon TaxesBy Barry RabeThe idea of enacting a carbon tax to address climate change and fiscal woes may be as plausible as relying on new leadership to steer the Chicago Cubs to their first world championship in over a century.But now...

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"Martian's Daughter" at Hungarian embassy in DC

Nov 14, 2012

Marina Whitman spoke with Bloomberg News at a book signing in Washington, DC hosted by long-time friends John and Debbie Dingell, Alan Greenspan, and Andrea Mitchell."It's hard for an academic to sound like a human being," Whitman said of writing...

Bloomberg quotes Betsey Stevenson on high-profile affairs

Nov 13, 2012

Betsey Stevenson was quoted in a Bloomberg article about the growing attention given to affairs among powerful politicians and business people.Part of the reason for this change, Stevenson told Bloomberg, is that new professional opportunities for...

Divorce costs thousands of women health insurance coverage every year

Nov 12, 2012

About 115,000 women lose their private health insurance every year in the wake of divorce, according to a University of Michigan study.And this loss is not temporary: women's overall rates of health insurance coverage remain depressed for more than...

Barry Rabe quoted by ClimateWire on Nov. 6 wins, losses for environment

Nov 7, 2012

Professor Barry Rabe spoke with ClimateWire about victories and losses for environmentalists coming out of the November 6 elections. Rabe pointed out that the defeat of Michigan's Proposal 3—which would shift the state's utilities toward...

The Monkey Cage publishes guest column by Philip Potter titled, "The next four years: how the election will shape foreign policy"

Nov 7, 2012

The Monkey Cage, a blog about politics and political science research, published a guest column by Philip Potter, which looks at trends in the relationship between presidential elections and American foreign policy. Drawing on recent studies about...

Watch Policy Talks @ the Ford School conversation with Chairman Ben Bernanke

Nov 5, 2012

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak at Rackham Auditorium on 1/14. The event is free, open to the public, and will require a seating pass. More info will be posted here as it becomes available. Update 1/15: The video and transcript are...

U-M launches $9 million effort to strengthen Great Lakes restoration while advancing research and education

Nov 2, 2012

A new $9 million University of Michigan Great Lakes research and education center will guide efforts to protect and restore the world's largest group of freshwater lakes by reducing toxic contamination, combating invasive species, protecting...

Justin Wolfers speaks with New York Times about polling voter expectation

Nov 1, 2012

Justin Wolfers spoke with the New York Times about the effectiveness of polling voters about their expectations in order to forecast the outcome of elections."More information produces better results," Wolfers told the New York Times. Asking voters...

Article by Helen Levy published in New England Journal of Medicine

Oct 31, 2012

The New England Journal of Medicine published an article by Helen Levy and Katherine Baicker, titled "The Insurance Value of Medicare."The article discusses the imbalance in cost sharing among Medicare beneficiaries and considers common solutions...

Susan M. Collins speaks at Columbia conference on labor and development

Oct 30, 2012

Dean Susan M. Collins spoke at the Conference on Labor and Development, hosted by Columbia University's Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG).Collins appeared alongside former World Bank chief economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and...

Two Ford School alumni awarded Strong Cities Strong Communities Fellowship

Oct 23, 2012

Ford School alumni Chris Dorle (MPP '07) and Betsy Palazzola (MPP '12) are recipients of the inaugural Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2) Fellowship, which places highly-skilled professionals in U.S. cities to assist with planning and...

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Detroit Free Press, others cover Michigan Merit Curriculum study

Oct 22, 2012

The Detroit Free Press reported on a new study from the Michigan Consortium for Educational Research , of which the Ford School Education Policy Initiative is a member, assessing the impact of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. The study analyzed the...

Marketplace quotes Justin Wolfers on "too big to fail"

Oct 22, 2012

American Public Media's Marketplace spoke with Justin Wolfers in a segment about whether some insurance companies might be "too big to fail."The Marketplace story, which reported that federal regulators are investigating the "systematic importance"...

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Michigan Merit Curriculum gives small boost to best students, with little or negative impact on lower achievers

Oct 22, 2012

The class of 2011, the first group of students exposed to the Michigan Merit Curriculum for their entire high school careers, saw mixed results.The introduction of the merit curriculum reduced graduation rates slightly for students who entered high...

Crain's Detroit Business selects Lisa Katz (MPA '01) as a "40 Under 40" for 2012

Oct 22, 2012

Crain's Detroit Business profiled Ford School alumna Lisa Katz (MPA '01), a 2012 recipient of its "40 Under 40" award. The award honors individuals under the age of 40 with an exceptional record of business achievement and social impact in Southeast...

Michigan celebrates Willis Ward Day

Oct 19, 2012

As football fans look forward to tomorrow's U-M-MSU annual gridiron clash, Michigan residents also will celebrate one of the first African American football players at the University of Michigan.Last month, the state Senate passed a resolution...

Sheldon Danziger opinion featured in New York Times forum addressing the question: "Shrink Inequality to Grow the Economy?"

Oct 19, 2012

In response to the New York Times' Room for Debate forum question, "Shrink Inequality to Grow the Economy?," Sheldon Danziger crafted the op-ed "All Growth is not Created Equal," Sheldon Danziger, which argued that reducing inequality in America can...

CLOSUP's Michigan Public Policy Survey on union concessions appears in Bridge Magazine, MLive.com, more

Oct 19, 2012

Bridge Magazine and MLive.com outlined key findings from a new Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP).The survey, "Michigan's local leaders satisfied with union negotiations,"...

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