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"Appropriative" patents a long-term problem - Parthasarathy

Sep 1, 2023 NPR Planet Money

The way that a lot of pharmaceutical companies got their knowledge was often from going to other countries and finding out about Indigenous knowledge and then coming back and testing that. So there's a famous case of Eli Lilly patenting a treatment...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

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Camara’s expertise called upon as coups threaten African stability

Aug 31, 2023

A recent military coup in Gabon makes the Central African state the sixth Francophone country to have its leader fall to a military coup in the past three years, following Mali, Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Ford School professor of...

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Will courts limit the use of climate-combatting technologies?

Aug 30, 2023

Ford School professor Barry Rabe is concerned about how a set of recent court decisions mean for new climate technologies. In a commentary piece for Brookings, Rabe notes that while the U.S. has been a world leader in accelerating the transition...

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Pandemic pushed half-million kids into grandparents’ homes - Pilkauskas

Aug 30, 2023

Grandparents appeared to serve as an important private safety net when COVID-19 first hit the U.S., according to a new study. The pandemic’s arrival in 2020 coincided with a surge of nearly 510,000 children living in “doubled-up” households,...

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Dean Watkins-Hayes salutes her mentor, editing the Speechifying compendium

Aug 30, 2023

Ford School Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes is honoring one of her great mentors, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole — noted Black feminist anthropologist, the first Black female president of Spelman College, former director of the Smithsonian Institution's...

Speechifying Book Cover featuring Dr. Cole

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Dean Watkins-Hayes welcomes the Ford School community back to a new start to the school year

Aug 29, 2023

Dear Fordies, It’s my great joy and honor to be writing to our community as we start our new academic year! We’ve already had an eventful day with the technology challenge, but you have risen to the occasion. Weill Hall was buzzing today as we...

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Cohn on why Michigan is reaching out to workers in red states

Aug 25, 2023 Michigan Radio

Jonathan Cohn, Michigan Radio: "These ads are not subtle. They are very clearly saying to people that no matter your sexual or gender identity, if you are in a state where that is being questioned or attacked or your rights are being threatened,...

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Ayanian, IHPI report provides key insights as Medicaid 'unwinding' continues and more states expand eligibility

Aug 25, 2023

At a pivotal time for Medicaid health coverage for Americans with low incomes, a report on the impacts of Michigan's Medicaid expansion shows very positive effects, as well as opportunities for continued improvements. The report was produced by...

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The Ford School, LSA, and Wallace House Partner for Public Discourse

Aug 25, 2023

On a Monday evening in late November, throngs of University of Michigan students, faculty, staff, and Ann Arbor residents waited expectantly outside the Michigan Theater to attend the premier showing of the film, “She Said.” The movie chronicles...

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Reluctance to changes in Medicare and Social Security endure - Hanson

Aug 25, 2023 The National Desk

Jonathan Hanson, The National Desk: “While people certainly support the continuation of Social Security and Medicare, and don't want those programs to cut their benefits, people are also reluctant to pay additional cost right now to help sustain...

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No fear for Halloween candy prices - Deardorff

Aug 25, 2023 The Messenger

Alan Deardorff, The Messenger: "For decades the U.S. policy on sugar has been to protect the sugar market to keep the price above the world price," said Alan Deardorff, a professor emeritus of public policy and economics at the University of...

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Meet our new faculty: Mo Torres

Aug 25, 2023

Mo Torres returns to the Ford School (he graduated with his MPP in 2015) as one of six University of Michigan Society of Fellows for a three-year appointment. He will work closely with the Center for Racial Justice. Torres is a historical...

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Ciorciari on China's reaction to US-Japan-South Korea accords

Aug 25, 2023 VOA

John Ciorciari, VOA: John Ciorciari, professor of research and policy engagement at the University of Michigan, said in an email to VOA Khmer that in the short term, China will likely act assertively to show that closer cooperation among South...

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Study: Young women report higher rates of forced sexual intercourse during pandemic

Aug 24, 2023

The rate of forced intercourse in early adulthood rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a potential increase in unintended pregnancies and many other sexual, reproductive and mental health problems, according to a University of Michigan...

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Meet new postdoctoral fellow Catherine Summers

Aug 24, 2023

Catherine Summers is a postdoctoral fellow with the Ford School’s Leadership Initiative and the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the Ross School. She is an organizational psychologist who is passionate about assisting leaders and...

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Inaugural ASPIRE cohort enjoys rewarding summer research experience with the Youth Policy Lab

Aug 24, 2023

Summer 2023 proved to be eventful and rewarding for the inaugural Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE) cohort. The program, a collaboration between the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Spelman College, provided...

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Ford School welcomes Yousif Hassan as faculty

Aug 21, 2023

Yousif Hassan will join the Ford School faculty as an assistant professor in January 2024. Hassan’s work examines the social, economic, and political implications of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and data focusing on...

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Ford School welcomes Ambassador Kamissa Camara as professor of practice

Aug 21, 2023

Ambassador Kamissa Camara will join the Ford School of Public Policy as a professor of practice. She is also a Senior Africa Advisor at the United States Institute of Peace and a Non-Resident Scholar at the Middle East Institute. Camara brings 15...

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Ford School welcomes new faculty that bridge research and policy engagement

Aug 21, 2023

A former foreign minister to Mali, a leading educational economist, a tech entrepreneur who explores indigenous technoscience are among the outstanding new faculty that add depth to the Ford School and connect student education, rigorous academic...

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International Policy Center starts the year with new faces and initiatives

Aug 21, 2023

The Ford School’s International Policy Center (IPC) welcomes a new director, Profesor Megan Stewart, for the 2023-2024 academic year. IPC will expand its efforts to support cutting-edge research related to pressing global phenomena while maintaining...

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Ford School welcomes Justin Holz as faculty

Aug 18, 2023

Economist Justin Holz joins the Ford School as an assistant professor. Holz’s current research explores how economic policies affect racial disparities, how to increase tax compliance in large businesses, and police misconduct. "I am excited to...

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Addressing housing instability important as the school year begins - Erb-Downward

Aug 18, 2023

Back to school brings several challenges, from student learning, expectations of academic success and mental health concerns among children to questioning technology replacing educators and AI and the ongoing shortage of teachers, school staff and...

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Third-party candidate would "dent" Biden - Hanson

Aug 17, 2023 WLNS

Jonathan Hanson, WLNS: Political expert Jonathan Hanson, a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, believes that based on these polls we could see similar results to the 2020 election with Biden winning, unless a third-party...

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Chronic housing instability poses educational risk for Detroit students

Aug 16, 2023

As Detroit children prepare to return to school, widespread and chronic housing instability among city residents poses a threat to students’ ability to perform well academically. New research from the University of Michigan’s Poverty...

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Ford School welcomes Devin Judge-Lord as faculty

Aug 16, 2023

Devin Judge-Lord joins the Ford School as an assistant professor. He is a political scientist who studies interactions among interest groups, legislators, and bureaucracies. His current work focuses on how public pressure campaigns affect agency...

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Ford School welcomes Sarah Cohodes as associate professor

Aug 16, 2023

Leading education policy economist Sarah Cohodes joins the Ford School as an associate professor with tenure. Cohodes uses quantitative causal inference methods to evaluate educational policies and programs. Her research focuses on school choice,...

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Seattle Times endorses Weiland pre-K for all plan in Washington state

Aug 12, 2023

Calling for early education for all, the Seattle Times Editorial Board has endorsed a plan by Christina Weiland, Education Policy Initiative faculty co-director, and her colleagues for universal pre-k in Washington state. Weiland’s 2021 policy...

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Michigan auto insurance rates should not be affected by high court ruling - Nothaft

Aug 3, 2023 Detroit News

Amanda Nothaft, Detroit News: It's difficult to imagine how the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association would suddenly come up short for individuals it had been tasked with paying for years ahead of the 2019 law change, said Amanda Nothaft,...

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Wolfers blames politicians for credit rating downgrade

Aug 3, 2023

Ford School economics professor Justin Wolfers says U.S. politicians are responsible for the recent downgrading of the country's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating by Fitch Ratings, from AAA to AA+. Wolfers told International...

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Natural disasters can have an effect on climate skeptics - Raimi

Aug 3, 2023 Associated Press

Kaitlin Raimi, Associated Press: And highly visible events in places where they’re not normally expected — like heat waves in places without air conditioning infrastructure, or wildfire smoke on the East Coast and in the Midwest — can be more...

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