In the article, "Ownership of Genes Stops Research," at the New York Times, Shobita Parthasarathy, associate professor of public policy, responds to the question of whether companies should be allowed to patent genes. Parthasarathy reasons that, as...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision upholding patents on human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The Court will soon decide the case involving Myriad Genetics, Inc., which owns...
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day Shobita Parthasarathy was interviewed by the MIT Press about cancer research and health care advances. In the Q&A format blog post, Parthasarathy spoke about gene patenting—specifically BRCA 1 and BRCA 2,...
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky was interviewed on 1270 WMKT's Vic McCarty Show about the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, drugs, and more.Levitsky was in Traverse City to participate in Northwestern...
Most local government leaders in Michigan believe residents should provide input into policymaking, but relatively few think they should be deeply involved, according to a University of Michigan survey.Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of Michigan's...
The spring 2013 issue of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is now online. This issue includes articles on using decision science for prison reform; the ethics of harm reduction policy regarding female circumcision; a study on the factors...
The results from a public opinion survey on fracking from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy and the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion was picked up by a number of local and regional news services.The survey—part of the National...
The National Poll on Children's Health from U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital found that only 1 percent of parents believe their teens use stimulants—ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse—to boost their academic performance, while by...
John Ciorciari was interviewed by TIME in an article—"A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh"—comparing factory conditions in Cambodia and Bangladesh.In the wake of the deadly April 24, 2013 Dhaka factory collapse, some...
Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, according to a University of Michigan survey.The results come from the National Surveys on Energy...
Matthew Davis, MD was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about warnings on the use of cold and cough medicine for children.In 2008 the Food and Drug Administration advised against giving medicine to very young children and manufacturers agreed...
As part of "Educational Pathways and Employment Outcomes of Community College Students," a major research project led by Peter Bahr, Susan M. Dynarski and Brian A. Jacob, the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) held a dialogue on Wednesday, May 7, at...
Recent Ford School grad Kristen Schultz (MPP/MBA '13) was profiled in a Washington Post story about college graduates and the choice to live in the Washington, DC region.Schultz will move to DC this summer to begin a consulting job and anticipates...
The current inflation rate is at half of its 2 percent target, Reuters reports, which is a "major test" for the Federal Reserve. The article also reports that the inflation rate is likely to remain short of target for several years.Since the...
This April, the United Nations General Assembly finalized the text of an international Arms Trade Treaty designed to staunch the flow of weapons to countries where they're likely to fuel human rights abuses. Ford School Professor Susan Waltz, who...
A study by Megan Tompkins-Stange about the influence of grant giving foundations on charter schools was described in an Education Week article, "Ed. Funders Giving More to Same Few, Studies Show."According to research presented by Tompkins-Stange...
U-M ranks No. 7 in the nation as a Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows university in the 2013 rankings of top Peace Corps Master's International and Coverdell Fellows graduate schools.U-M has 20 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers currently enrolled...
By Kevin Brown - The University RecordThe first-ever $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship will be awarded to Zachary Petroni, a senior graduating from Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, for his plan to study conservation governance in...
Justin Wolfers was quoted in a New York Times article, "College Graduates Fare Well in Jobs Market, Even Through Recession," which discusses data from a recent U.S. Department of Labor report.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the overall...
Visit the Ford School's Flickr page to view and download photos from Friday's 2013 Graduation Open House. Directions for downloading will be in the album description field. Enjoy
