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Ford School students named 2023 Dow Sustainability Fellows

Feb 5, 2023

The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program, administered by the Graham Sustainability Institute, will award over $800,000 in tuition and project funding in 2023. The funds will support more than 40 outstanding graduate students from ten University of...

Dow Fellows Riya Cherian, Charles Collins, Audrey Dombro, Jared Mandelbaum, and Yuer Wang

Publication

Public bank could address Chicago residents' complaints about private bankers, lenders

Jan 22, 2023

New research from the University of Michigan points to the potential of public banking to better serve the financial needs of Chicago residents as the volume of complaints about private banking services has increased exponentially over the past...

In the Media

Ali discusses depths Putin will go to in war against Ukraine

Jan 17, 2023 Newsweek

Javed Ali, Newsweek: "The Wagner Group's paramilitary nature and disregard of international human rights and acceptable standards of military conduct also demonstrate the depths Putin's regime will pursue, regardless of the destructive nature of...

Housing instability, housing and neighborhood design, and healthcare: Intersections and future directions

Feb 10, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

This event will highlight areas of overlap between the healthcare and housing sectors, including the cost of housing instability on the healthcare system, integration of health-promoting attributes in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit supported housing, and future directions for research and practice.

News

Ciorciari analyzes Pakistan's economic crisis

Jan 17, 2023

Pakistan is facing a multidimensional crisis. Its economy is teetering on collapse due to a possible political crisis, the rupee plummeting and inflation at decades-high levels, devastating floods, and a significant shortage of energy. Offering...

Photo of John Ciorciari asking a question of a guest speaker

Weiser Diplomacy Center Series

Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and implications for peace and security in the South Caucasus region

Feb 13, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EST

3240 Weill Hall

This presentation will explain the causes, contours, and possible outcomes of the largely unknown war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Karabakh, which is overwhelmingly Armenian in population but is located wholly inside Azerbaijan.

In the Media

Ali evaluates state of war in Ukraine

Jan 13, 2023 TRT World

Javed Ali, TRT World: "I don't think there's any credible effort to engage in peace talks, just based on the nature of the ferocious fighting in the east. It seems like each side is looking to break through against the other in these pockets, but...

In the Media

Ali analyzes Biden classified documents

Jan 13, 2023 CBC

Javed Ali, CBC: "It's really alarming to hear of these two different batches separated by time, and it could be two different circumstances behind them as well, just from what little we know on the outside. But as I've said in some other interviews,...

In the Media

Dominguez breaks down how exchange rates impact inflation

Jan 13, 2023 BBC

Kathryn Dominguez, BBC: "We saw this really dramatic appreciation of the dollar when the US was really moving most forcefully against inflation earlier in 2022. As exchange rates stabilize, that kind of moving of inflation from one country to...

Kathryn Dominguez speaks to prospective students at the Ford School's Spring Preview

In the Media

Ali comments on Biden classified material case

Jan 12, 2023 CBS News

Javed Ali, CBS News: "As a former intelligence professional, we were all indoctrinated to never leave our offices with any classified material whatsoever. I mean, that's the whole point of the...

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