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Fear, trust and other human factors are vital yet overlooked piece of solar geoengineering research

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Making the grade: Targeted help, not being held back, offers leg up to students struggling with reading

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Reframing civil rights advocacy to tackle 21st century issues

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CLOSUP categorizes ‘a tsunami’ of public input to help redraw Michigan districts

Students working with the University of Michigan’s Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) have created a system to help a Michigan...
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Higher education responds to changing labor markets

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STPP releases analysis of Biden’s Executive Order on Safe AI and the EU AI Act

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Study offers ways to boost participation in program promoting healthy pregnancies, infant growth

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Hernandez and Summers offer tips to help leaders articulate values

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Child care workers caught in middle of Michigan’s broken child care system

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More local officials see relevance of electric vehicle planning

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Jake Tapper - Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press

Nov 3, 2023| 1:22:17
Watch this Fall 2023 Democracy in Crisis event, a conversation with Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent, and Lynette...
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Dean's symposium 2024

More than 400 students, faculty, staff, and friends attended the Dean’s Symposium for insightful panels, chats, and keynotes with speakers including voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams, technology visionary Alondra Nelson, and domestic policy veteran Cecilia Muñoz.
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Bridget Brink: Vandenberg Lecture

Apr 23, 2024 1:24:57

Stacy Dean: Leveraging the USDA to tackle nutrition insecurity and systemic racism in the food system

Apr 19, 2024 1:28:00

Ibish and Miller: The Middle East crisis

Apr 3, 2024 1:19:53

Tien: Getting things done in the Interagency

Mar 27, 2024 1:12:42

Lori Lightfoot: Challenges of Leading in Crisis

Feb 5, 2024 1:32:07

Bill de Blasio: Are smart cities smart enough?

Oct 30, 2023 1:18:39
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