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Five Ford School faculty were nominated by students for this year's Golden Apple Award

Mar 14, 2014

Ford School professors Susan Dynarski, Elisabeth Gerber, Yazier Henry, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky and Justin Thomas were nominated for the Golden Apple Award this year.The Golden Apple Award, recognizes outstanding university teaching, and is the...

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Climate Change Showdown in Florida Governor's Race

Mar 13, 2014 Inside Climate News

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Keystone XL’s Factions in Late Rush to Coax U.S.

Mar 7, 2014 Bloomberg News

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Levitsky shares his view on Russia-Ukraine with U.S. News and World Report

Mar 7, 2014

On March 7, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky was quoted in a U.S. News and World Report article on the emerging crisis between Russia, Ukraine, and the West. During his tenure as ambassador, Levitsky held posts as officer-in-charge of U.S.-Soviet...

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Times of India reports on Dean Yang's new study: short financial literacy seminar improves migrant saving decisions

Mar 7, 2014

"More than 200 million workers travel abroad to work as maids, construction labourers and at other low-wage jobs," writes Hemali Chhapia for the Times of India. "The money they send back home is often essential to their families' survival and...

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Electronic cigarette liquid is extracted from tobacco; let's regulate them as we'd regulate other tobacco products says Michigan's chief medical executive

Mar 6, 2014

Dr. Matthew Davis, a Ford School faculty member and chief medical executive for the state of Michigan, calls on legislators to regulate e-cigarettes just as they regulate tobacco products.Currently, electronic cigarettes can be sold to children, who...

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Curtiss Lusher wins Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award

Mar 5, 2014

Ben Curtiss Lusher, a dual-master's candidate in business administration and public policy, has been recognized by the Rackham Graduate School with the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Award.Established in 1972, the Rackham award honors...

Short seminar on financial decision-making yields impressive results for migrants who don't save

Mar 4, 2014

Dean Yang, speaking in a Ford School Policy Points video, shares results from a recent microfinance study of the impact of modest financial literacy training on migrants' decisions to save. Yang and colleagues conducted a microsavings study of...

7th Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work

Mar 4, 2014

Each spring, Ford School faculty and staff nominate dozens of outstanding student research and service projects for recognition at the Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. Established in 2008 to honor internationally renowned economist and former Ford...

Potter comments on the large-scale knife attack at a train station in Southern China

Mar 1, 2014

In a LA Times article on the March 1 attack, Philip Potter states that, although knives are low-tech, the attack showed sophistication because of the significant coordination and power projection. The attack occurred in Kumming, the capital of...

Ford School MPP student among winners of 2014 Social Impact Challenge

Feb 26, 2014

Noelle Polaski (MPP, MA '16) is among four U-M graduate students whose team, Le Rouge, won the 2014 Social Impact Challenge based on their recommendations for Detroit Future City. The Social Impact Challenge asks multidisciplinary teams of graduate...

Paul Krugman and Ben Bernanke to sit on panel for Hausman paper

Feb 24, 2014

At Brooking Institution's spring conference next month, Joshua Hausman and Johannes Wieland will have their paper on Japan's attempts to break free from deflation and slow growth critiqued by Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman and former Federal...

Dynarski comments on proposals to offset the high cost of a college education

Feb 24, 2014

In an NPR article, Susan Dynarski asked to explain the viability of proposals out of Oregon and Tennessee aimed at alleviating the cost of college. Both states are asking legislators to consider very different strategies for increasing college...

Levitsky shares his views on marijuana legalization with Mainstreet.com

Feb 24, 2014

On February 19, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky was quoted in a Mainstreet.com article on the push for marijuana legalization. Levitsky, a former member on the United Nations International Narcotics Board, voiced his opposition to marijuana...

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Danziger speaks with Al Jazeera America on the U.S. poverty rate

Feb 24, 2014

On February 20, Professor Sheldon Danziger was interviewed in an Al Jazeera America article about the relationship between poverty and inequality. Danziger discussed his research on how factors such as the racial composition of the U.S., shifts in...

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Ambassador Richard Boucher and Margo Picken to teach two new public policy courses

Feb 20, 2014

Announcing TWO exciting half-semester public policy courses taught by our Winter 2014 Towsley Foundation Policymakers in Residence, Ambassador Richard Boucher and Margo Picken! Richard Boucher served as Deputy Secretary-General of the...

A conversation on leadership and foreign policy

Feb 19, 2014

The focus of this Ford Policy Union will be on leadership and on specific examples from Ambassador Negroponte's experience. What makes a good leader and how do leaders make decisions? How do leaders handle dissent and divergent views? What lessons...

Quick online survey open for one week: please provide your input

Feb 13, 2014

The Ford School of Public Policy has engaged Hile Creative and The Linux Box to undertake a major project that is critical for the school's continued success: a complete redesign of the school's web presence. The school is focused on creating a site...

Let states tailor immigration policies to boost economic growth, says Lin

Feb 12, 2014

In a new Ford School Policy Points video, Ann Lin analyzes Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's plan to bring 50,000 highly skilled immigrants to the state over five years. She states that Governor Snyder's numbers are likely unrealistic under the...

Victors for Michigan: the Ford School launches its next century with a bold vision

Feb 10, 2014

On November 7, 2013 the Ford School joined with schools and colleges at the University of Michigan to kick off the Victors for Michigan campaign. This comprehensive effort–and the high-impact initiatives it will fund at the Ford School–will help...

When it comes to the tax code, it's time to simplify, says Whitman

Feb 8, 2014

In a Detroit Free Press op-ed, Marina v.N. Whitman calls for tax code reform as its current complexity often results in chaos. Whitman notes that tackling the 73,000 pages of the tax code is often insurmountable for individuals or organizations,...

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Dynarski appointed as a Brookings Institution Nonresident Senior Fellow

Feb 6, 2014

In 2014, Susan Dynarski will serve as a nonresident senior fellow in the Brookings Institution's Economic Studies program. The Brookings Economic Studies program analyzes current and emerging economic policy issues facing the United States and aims...

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Agreement between the U.N. and Cambodia to continue to cooperate on the Khmer Rouge genocide trials positive sign, says Ciorciari

Feb 3, 2014

In a Voice of America article, John Ciorciari says the new commitment from the United Nations and Cambodia reinforcing their support of the Khmer Rouge genocide trials should restore confidence from international donors and push the tribunal to move...

News

University of Michigan poll: Detroit bankruptcy was the right decision

Feb 3, 2014

Despite concerns about Detroit's bankruptcy, 56 percent of local government officials in Michigan said it was the right thing to do, according to a poll by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. More than half of local leaders...

In the Media

Alexander Hermann: A foundation for greater cooperation

Jan 30, 2014 The Michigan Daily

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Strategy to reduce infant mortality rate in Detroit must have strong medical and social component, says Davis

Jan 30, 2014

In a Detroit News article on Detroit's high infant mortality rate, Dr. Matthew Davis discusses the challenges to making progress on infant deaths, as well as the potential impact of expanded insurance coverage for low-income mothers. Detroit's...

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Levy testifies in front of the House Ways and Means Committee on the Affordable Care Act's definition of full time employment

Jan 30, 2014

At the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee hearing on " The Impact of the Employer Mandate's Definition of Full-time Employee on Jobs and Opportunities," Helen Levy testified that concerns about the effect of defining full time...

'Ford School feed'—DC alumni event with Justin Wolfers, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Ambassador Richard Boucher, students' testimony on equity crowdfunding legislation, and more

Jan 29, 2014

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.This winter edition of feed invites our alumni and friends to the annual DC event featuring Ford School/Brookings/New...

New video features a Ford School visit from the Honorable Paul O'Neill

Jan 29, 2014

2013 marked the 100th anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's birth. To honor our namesake's legacy, the Ford School hosted several of President Ford's lifelong colleagues and friends. These distinguished visitors included "Energy Czar" Frank...

Greetings from the Dean - Feed January 2014

Jan 28, 2014

A new year begins, and I write with the warmest wishes that 2014 will bring health, peace, and prosperity to you and yours, and to the many wonderful communities you serve. For the Ford School, 2014 is a very special year: our centennial anniversary...

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