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Levitsky says ambassadorship is president's prerogative

Nov 12, 2021 The Detroit News

A new bipartisan bill aims to ensure that political donors-turned-ambassadors are qualified for the job. Speaking to The Detroit News, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky said, “There were some really embarrassing nominations during the previous...

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Ann Chih Lin named Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies director

Nov 12, 2021

The International Institute is delighted to announce that Ford School Professor Ann Chih Lin has been appointed director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, effective November 1, 2021. The Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) was...

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John Ayanian and Earl Lewis deliver Distinguished University Professorship lectures

Nov 12, 2021

On November 3, the University of Michigan community gathered to listen to Ford School professors Earl Lewis and John Ayanian deliver their Distinguished University Professorship lectures. In her opening remarks, Provost Susan Collins said,...

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Supporting 'Preschool for All' in Washington state

Nov 12, 2021

Policy Brief from the University of Michigan’s Education Policy Initiative outlines a vision for high-quality universal preschool in the state of Washington High-quality preschool helps prepare children for kindergarten and promotes their...

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Wolfers connects vaccination rates to supply chains and inflation issues

Nov 12, 2021 The Daily Beast

Justin Wolfers says that increasing vaccination rates could help solve inflation and supply chain issues. “One of the most important things we can do in fact is vaccinating the globe. When people talk about inflation, we’ll talk about supply...

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El-Sayed discusses the climate crisis and young leadership

Nov 12, 2021 Stateside

Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, recently sat down with Stateside to discuss the climate crisis. He reflected on the importance of young people in the movement. "When we talk about young people and we look at their...

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Ali on rising security issues at home and abroad

Nov 11, 2021

On election security as a national security issue Javed Ali and a bipartisan group of former national security officials recently co-signed a letter urging Congress to take more action against the security threat of election...

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Stevenson talks American jobs, federal bills, and the tampon tax

Nov 11, 2021

Betsy Stevenson weighed in on labor market recovery, the job market, the tampon tax, and more. On labor market recovery While most of the United States seems to be recovering from the worst parts of the pandemic, the job crisis it caused is...

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COP26 agreements not enough, says Haverkamp

Nov 11, 2021 Folha de S.Paulo

Jennifer Haverkamp sat down with Brazilian daily Folha de S.Paulo in a lengthy interview to unpack international commitments to climate reform. In an assessment of the COP26, she said, "It's valuable to see how many world leaders went to the...

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Hausman on U.S. reliance on emerging technologies in push for net-zero

Nov 11, 2021 Inside Climate News

"We are generally very bad at knowing which technologies are going to get cheaper and which technologies are not," Catherine Hausman told Inside Climate News, in response to President Biden's plan for getting to net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan...

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Michelmore explains how the Child Tax Credit may effect labor force participation

Nov 10, 2021 Washington Post

In the debate over the expanded Child Tax Credit, economists disagree on how many parents will leave the labor force. Katherine Michelmore speaks to the Washington Post about her research and why previous estimates are too high. "We’ve since done...

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Lewis says new Census data catching up to reality

Nov 9, 2021 MLive

Earl Lewis recently spoke to MLive about the growing number of participants identifying as ‘multiracial’ in the 2020 Census. “In a lot of ways, the current Census data are catching up with human behavior that went unnoticed in previous...

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Shaefer inspires students, salutes mentors, at inaugural Kohn lecture

Nov 6, 2021

Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement Luke Shaefer delivered the inaugural Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professorship in Social Policy and Social Justice Lecture. Shaefer, who also serves as faculty director of Poverty Solutions, is the first...

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Gov. Whitmer signs bill at U-M repealing taxes on feminine hygiene products

Nov 5, 2021

At the Michigan Union on Friday, November 5, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill repealing the 6 percent use tax on feminine hygiene products. Whitmer was joined by Senator Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids), faculty from Michigan Medicine and the...

Gov. Whitmer with Betsey Stevenson at Tampon Tax Bill Signing

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Child tax credit helps families make ends meet, says Pilkauskas

Nov 5, 2021 Detroit Free Press

Natasha Pilkauskas, co-author of the policy brief “Receipt and Usage of Child Tax Credit Payments among Low-Income Families: What We Know,” finds the Child Tax Credit helps low-income families with the basics. "Really, they're telling us they're...

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More emphasis needed on vaccine accessibility, overcoming institutional mistrust—Parthasarathy

Nov 5, 2021 MLive

Speaking with MLive, Shobita Parthasarathy observed the complexities behind vaccine hesitancy. “We’re letting social institutions, government institutions off the hook the more that we focus on the individual as the source of the hesitancy,” she...

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Rabe on Biden's climate challenges

Nov 5, 2021

With the international community getting behind climate goals at the COP26 summit this week in Glasgow, Barry Rabe weighed in on what that means in the U.S. context. Appearing on The Heat with Anand Naidoo on CGTN America, Rabe expressed doubts...

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U-M students break voting records in 2020

Nov 4, 2021

Voter turnout among University of Michigan college students jumped to 78% in the 2020 election, according to a report released by the Institute for Democracy & Higher Education at Tufts University. Up 18 percentage points from 60% in 2016, U-M...

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Expanding participation in science and technology policy through civil society partnerships

Nov 4, 2021

A grant from the Ford Foundation will facilitate consultation, research, and implementation solutions with community organizations to promote science and technology for the public good. Technology has the power to transform lives for the better...

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Ford School represented in U-M student delegation at COP26

Nov 4, 2021

University of Michigan graduate students and their faculty adviser are attending the two-week COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The students will observe the negotiations, attend side events and interact with various experts. U-M has sent...

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Stevenson reflects on the repercussions of COVID-19

Nov 4, 2021

Betsy Stevenson observed key economic indicators and the continuing effects of COVID-19 this week. At Wednesday’s CNBC Workforce Executive Council Summit, she said, “People seem to be fed up and leaving work...There are a lot of different things...

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Cavaille reviews new edition of Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities

Nov 4, 2021

In an updated edition of Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities: A Study of Fifty Democracies, 1948-2020, economists Amory Gethin, Clara Martínez-Toledano, and Thomas Piketty map variations in the determinants of voting to better understand the...

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Brittney Barros briefs Congress on foster care legislation

Nov 3, 2021

Brittney Barros, dual MSW and MPP student, will brief Congress this week on the Protecting Sibling Relationships in Foster Care Act, legislation which Barros developed as a 2018 intern with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI)....

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Community in crisis: Black churches expand services

Nov 2, 2021

Jean Sherman got a call from a friend during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic telling her about a church nearby where she could get the vaccine. The Detroit resident also found out that the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church helped people...

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$100,000 available for U-M faculty grants to research ways to prevent, alleviate poverty

Nov 2, 2021

The 2021-22 academic year brings the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions initiative’s sixth round of faculty grants to support research on ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Research supported by Poverty Solutions has provided new...

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John Ayanian recieves 2020-21 MICHR mentoring award

Nov 2, 2021

The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) recognized John Ayanian for his remarkable dedication and contributions to the scientific research careers of their students, fellows, and trainees with the Distinguished Clinical and...

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Jenna Bednar featured in new documentary film

Nov 1, 2021

A new award-winning documentary film, “Solutions,” made its U.S. debut at the United Nations Association Film Festival on October 31. Jenna Bednar, professor of public policy and political science, is one of 20 experts featured to "examine the...

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Big Ten policy schools collaborate on civic involvement

Nov 1, 2021

The University of Michigan is joining with other policy schools across the Big Ten to launch Democracy in the 21st Century, a conferencewide collaboration to develop educational programming that promotes active civic education and...

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November 2021: Diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Ford School

Nov 1, 2021

Updates regarding faculty, staff, and student DEI-related activity at the Ford School Diversifying who we are Students connected one-on-one with the Ford School of Public Policy and 50 of the top public policy and international affairs...

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Supreme Court hears challenge to EPA authority -Shipan's Congressional delegation analysis

Oct 30, 2021 Washington Post

Charles Shipan and co-author Pamela Clouser McCann write in an Washington Post Monkey Cage analysis that the Supreme Court's decision to hear a case challenging EPA authority "could undermine Congress’s constitutional authority to delegate power to...

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