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Rabe, Ruff speak with The Detroit News on right-to-work

Dec 8, 2012
The Detroit News interviewed Barry Rabe and Craig Ruff about the decision by Governor Rick Snyder to endorse right-to-work legislation in Michigan. The decision, Rabe said, could be a defining moment in Snyder's political career, potentially...

Stevenson speaks with Marketplace on November jobs numbers

Dec 7, 2012
Betsey Stevenson spoke with American Public Media's Marketplace about the significance of jobs figures in the Labor Department's November employment report. While it is expected that jobs figures worsened in November, Stevenson cautioned against...

Battle Creek Enquirer interviews Joe Schwarz on right to work

Dec 6, 2012
The Battle Creek Enquirer interviewed Joe Schwarz about the possibility of new right-to-work legislation after a week of events indicating that the Michigan legislature could soon take up the issue. After the Michigan Chamber of Commerce voiced...

Informed Relief: Andrew Schroeder (MPP '07)

Dec 6, 2012
Part of what can make a hurricane deadly is the storm surge that follows: high winds that cause the sea level to rise significantly above the average high-tide line. Storm surges caused devastation in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and, most...

Online ordering now available for Ford School apparel

Nov 30, 2012
Ordering extended through midnight on December 9!Like to surf the web? Online ordering for a select number of Ford School Spirit Store items is now available via Michigan-based Underground Printing. Orders can be placed online through December 9 and...

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...

"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...

"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...