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Obama's Latest Climate Goal: What It Will Take to Rein in Emissions

Nov 12, 2014 US News

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In the Media

Stateside for Wednesday, Nov. 12

Nov 12, 2014 Michigan Public Radio

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How foundation-funded 'advocacy research' makes its way into policy proposals

Nov 12, 2014

“Despite the centrality of high-profile funders in the production of advocacy research, scholars have not closely examined their influence,” write Megan Tompkins-Stange and Sarah Reckhow (MSU) in the proposal for their research project, “Financing...

Q&A with Ann Lin on immigration reform executive action

Nov 11, 2014

A Q&A between Greta Guest, Michigan News, and Ann Lin, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy. Lin has studied recent federal efforts to reform immigration policies and shares her thoughts on why meaningful...

U.S. help with hunt for corrupt Chinese officials unlikely says Ciorciari

Nov 11, 2014

John Ciorciari was cited in an Associated Press article on China’s want for foreign help in its hunt for corrupt officials. China’s long history of political corruption “has eroded the public’s trust so much that the Communist Party considers it a...

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties

Nov 7, 2014

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties.One even made history.Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW ’14) became the first Asian American woman elected to Michigan’s legislature. The second generation Taiwanese American will represent...

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As Detroit bankruptcy wins federal judge approval, a summary of Ford School engagement

Nov 7, 2014

As the Detroit bankruptcy agreement wins federal judge approval, we’re sharing a quick roundup of stories highlighting the Ford School’s engagement. In July of 2013, just after the bankruptcy filing was announced, BBC Radio interviewed Tom...

Wolfers on country music and the Fed’s dual mandate

Nov 7, 2014

“The struggle to balance the demands of keeping unemployment low versus keeping a lid on inflation is just the sort of dilemma crying out for the full country-music treatment,” states Justin Wolfers in Simone Pathe’s recent article, “From Alan...

In the Media

Can China hide behind the U.S. on climate change?

Nov 6, 2014 The Asia Dialogue

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Multimedia scrapbook of Centennial Reunion weekend

Nov 4, 2014

What an amazing, inspirational Centennial Reunion weekend!Along with some 300 faculty, students, and staff, nearly 150 Ford School graduates from the late 1940s through 2014 joined us on campus—many flying in from around the country—to celebrate the...

In the Media

Climate Hawk Gives Unbeatable Fred Upton a Run for His Oil Industry Money

Nov 3, 2014 Inside Climate News

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Jim Hackett, longtime Ford School Committee member, appointed interim athletic director

Nov 3, 2014

On October 31, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel appointed James Hackett interim athletic director, replacing Dave Brandon who is stepping down.Jim Hackett, a 1977 graduate of the University, played center on the football team and has...

Centennial Reunion weekend has begun, welcome back alums

Oct 30, 2014

It’s Thursday afternoon, October 30. Steven Levitt is driving in from Chicago. The tent is being assembled in the courtyard. Volunteers are checking into their hotels. And staff are completing their reunion run-of-show.On Friday, October 31, the...

Candidates forum, U-M regents

Oct 28, 2014

The U-M Board of Regents candidates forum, held at the Ford School of Public Policy, was covered by the Michigan Daily and MLive.com. The forum included the four major-party candidates – Mike Behm (D), Rob Steele (R), Ronald Weiser (R), and Kathy...

Ford School of Public Policy celebrating a century of impact

Oct 27, 2014

Originally published in The University RecordA major milestone is in sight for the faculty, students, alumni and staff of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy: the school will celebrate its 100th anniversary this weekend.In 1999, U-M named its...

Healthy Michigan Plan a good blueprint for states looking to expand Medicaid, says Ayanian

Oct 24, 2014

John Ayanian discusses the success of Medicaid enlargement in Michigan in Crain's Detroit Business article, “UM report: Planning helped Michigan Medicaid expansion rollout,” and New England Journal of Medicine podcast, "Interview with Dr. John...

MarketWatch cites Collins on the missing ‘e-word’ in today's Senate races

Oct 24, 2014

Greg Robb, a senior economic reporter for MarketWatch, quotes Susan Collins in his October 23 piece, “In the battle for the U.S. Senate, the ‘E-word’ is largely ignored.” “I’ve got to say that it hasn’t been a great political season for good...

News

First Bohnett Fellows Summit in Detroit

Oct 24, 2014

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted the first Bohnett Fellows Summit in Detroit in October, 2014. The event--designed to highlight and explore policy issues related to the renaissance of the City of Detroit--brought together...

Davis tapped to lead Michigan’s Ebola prevention initiatives

Oct 22, 2014

Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Dr. Matthew Davis, chief medical executive for the State of Michigan, and Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Community Health, to spearhead the state’s Ebola prevention efforts, reports Virginia...

Rohde argues “police militarization is a legacy of cold war paranoia”

Oct 22, 2014

“Since [Ferguson], government officials and the media have blamed police militarization on a U.S. Department of Defense program, begun in 1997, that provides police with free surplus military gear,” writes Joy Rohde in The Conversation. “But the...

Parthasarathy on the limitations of pink ribbon campaigns

Oct 22, 2014

“This month, we are inundated with pink,” writes Shobita Parthasarathy, for The Conversation, a news source newly launched in the U.S. to offer views from the academic and research community.“By wearing pink ribbons, purchasing pink products, and...

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Kary Moss on Detroit water shutoffs

Oct 22, 2014

Kary Moss speaks on the Detroit water shutoffs in Henry Gass’s “Do Detroit's water shutoffs violate international law? UN to investigate,” posted in the Christian Science Monitor on October 17. The United Nations visited Detroit last weekend to...

In the Media

Fewer Americans Think Global Warming Is Happening

Oct 21, 2014 Inside Science

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Michael Barr in WaPo on proliferation of rent-to-own retailers and their impact on the working poor

Oct 21, 2014

Michael Barr was quoted in a Washington Post news feature about the boom of the rent-to-own retail industry since the Great Recession. The article, “Rental America: Why the poor pay $4,150 for a $1,500 sofa,” examines the impact these retailers have...

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Atran speaks with “On Being” about the search for identity among youth in extremist cultures

Oct 20, 2014

Scott Atran discusses “the human dynamics of what we analyze as ‘breeding grounds for terrorism’” in “Hopes and Dreams in a World of Fear,” the October 16 episode of On Being with Krista Tippett. Atran contends that the fight for the world lies in...

Read 'the Ford School feed'

Oct 17, 2014

The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes this week.This fall edition:Reminds alumni and friends to RSVP for the Centennial Reunion, Oct. 31 – Nov . 1, which will...

Mainstream economists express skepticism about Piketty

Oct 17, 2014

Following a University of Chicago Economic Experts panel on the work of Thomas Piketty, Justin Wolfers pens New York Times Upshot column, “Fellow Economists Express Skepticism about Thomas Piketty.”“There’s no doubt that Thomas Piketty has...

Law enforcement increasingly intolerant of dissent image

Patrick Anderson to receive 2014 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award

Oct 15, 2014

The Ford School Alumni Board is pleased to announce that Patrick Anderson (MPP ‘83) is the recipient of the 2014 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award. "Patrick has a long record of connecting sound analysis to the policy-making process,...

Self-nominations now being accepted for Ford School Alumni Board

Oct 15, 2014

Ford School Alumni Board vice-chair, Peter Fritz, MPP/MBA '10, is organizing the 2014 Alumni Board elections. Alumni can vie for one of six open board seats by submitting a self-nomination. The Alumni Board supports the activities of the Ford School...

A note from Susan Collins

Oct 15, 2014

This letter originally appeared in the October 15, 2014 edition of our electronic newsletter, 'the ford school feed'. The culmination of our Centennial celebrations draws near. We expect over 150 alumni; many friends, former faculty, and...

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