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Rabe discusses Harris climate positions

Jul 22, 2024 E&E News
Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, explained that they Harris campaign should, “to make her case in offering a vivid alternative to the emerging Trump-Vance plan focused exclusively on fossil fuels,” offer more funding for clean energy and...
Barry Rabe
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Bonjour, Paris! Cavaillé on politics and the Olympic Games

Jul 22, 2024
The 2024 Summer Games will begin July 24 and run through Aug. 11. The opening ceremony will be held on July 26. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss issues related to the games and France.Charlotte Cavaillé, assistant professor of...
Charlotte Cavaillé
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Bednar on Biden dropping out of presidential race, road ahead

Jul 22, 2024
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw from the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris—and the ramifications on the political landscape.Jenna Bednar, faculty director of...
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14th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, in pictures

Jul 22, 2024
Each year, our Ford School community of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends gather together in the name of President Ford on or near his birthday (July 14!). Approximately 200 Fordies celebrated in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los...
The Ford School logo, July 11, and "50", and a black and white photograph of Gerald and Betty Ford.
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Levy: Older Michiganders feeling the financial strain

Jul 19, 2024 Michigan Advance
Helen Levy, Ford School professor, discussed the results of study that found that older Michiganders are feeling financially squeezed even though the state's economy is recovering. She said “Michigan’s unemployment rate is now just under 4%, the...
Helen Levy
In the Media

Hot summer electricity use to bring awareness to reliable sources -Rabe

Jul 17, 2024 E&E News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, talked about energy prices this summer, noting that, “Right now, in an extremely hot summer, if you’re adding 20-30 percent more electricity use because it’s so hot and it doesn’t cool off, that’s going to show up...
Barry Rabe
In the Media

Secret Service needs to go back to the drawing board - Ali

Jul 17, 2024 ABC7 Chicago
Javed Ali, Ford School professor and and national security expert discussed the breakdown that led to the shooting of Donald Trump and the next steps for the Secret Service. He said the Secret Service was "operating under the assumption that, you...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
In the Media

Lone wolf threat is the hardest to detect - Ali on shooting of Trump

Jul 16, 2024 CBC News
Ford School professor and former member of the FBI Javed Ali, said that while the FBI had been able to unlock the phone of Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who shot Donald Trump, "yes the phone theoretically has a potential to have some insight into...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase, looking off to the side of the frame
In the Media

Levy reacts to poll on health and financial stress

Jul 16, 2024 McKnights Senior Living
Helen Levy, Ford School professor, discussed the findings of a poll on health and aging that found that poor health exacerbates financial stress more among those aged 50 to 64 than those over 65. Levy said, “Our biggest surprise from this poll is...
Helen Levy
In the Media

Tensions around talking climate change - Rabe

Jul 12, 2024 Inside Climate News
Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, described how rhetoric around climate change has changed. He said, “About 20 years ago, you did not see the kind of cultural tensions over climate" like we do today. He used Pennsylvania’s  gubernatorial...
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In the Media

Rabe on Burgum's climate policy

Jul 12, 2024 E&E News
Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, discussed the environmental policy positions of Doug Burgum, a possible contender who could join the Trump ticket at VP. He said, “In North Dakota politics, you do not survive unless you are a very strong supporter...
Barry Rabe
Alumni spotlight

Stacy Dean (MPP '92) tackles food insecurity

Jul 10, 2024
Stacy Dean (’88, MPP’92), admits that the decision to attend the University of Michigan wasn’t the most thought-out process. Coming from a small town in New York, she simply wanted to go somewhere new.“It was the school that was furthest away from...
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Micah Baum wins the 2024 Peter Eckstein Prize

Jul 10, 2024
Ford School PhD candidate Micah Baum is the 2024 winner of the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research, a competitive student award that celebrates the value of interdisciplinary research in public policy.Baums’s research paper,...
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Cost of living tops Detroiters’ priorities for US government

Jul 8, 2024
With Michigan poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election, Detroiters have weighed in on their priorities for the U.S. government.Cost of living and inflation is the issue Detroiters mentioned most when asked about the top issues...
Word cloud with issues most important to Detroiters