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Wolfers comments on the economy's influence on the upcoming elections

Sep 8, 2024

With the upcoming presidential election, media outlets are quoting Ford School's Justin Wolfers insights on the top concern for Americans this November: the economy. Wolfers comments on economic progress in America and the expected economic...

Abbate: Election Security

Sep 24, 2024 0:52:31

This event explores the FBI's evolving role in safeguarding U.S. elections, focusing on the agency’s efforts to counter cyber threats, disinformation, and terrorism. September, 2024.

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Ford School names 2024 Weiser Diplomacy Center Fellows

Oct 7, 2024

The Ford School named four master’s students as this year’s Weiser Diplomacy Center fellows: Schila Labitsch (MPP ‘26), Pedro Eymael (MPP ‘26), Ella Mainwaring Foster (MPP ‘26), and Aaminah Tabassum (MPP ‘26). The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC)...

Weiser Fellows Aaminah Tabassum, Pedro Eymael, Ella Mainwaring Foster, and Schila Labitsch

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Stange receives federal grant to classify college courses at scale

Oct 4, 2024

Research on college course taking, and what students learn while attending college have historically been hampered by inconsistent course titles and numbers across multiple institutions. Education economist Kevin Stange and a research team from the...

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Survey shows Detroiters’ top priorities for city officials going into election

Sep 30, 2024

Crime and safety tops the list of priority issues that Detroit residents want to see city officials address going into the November 2024 election, according to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan in partnership with Outlier...

Word cloud with issues most important to Detroiters

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Poverty Solutions to support new NIH health equity research hub at U-M

Oct 2, 2024

With the goal of building the science that can strengthen efforts to reverse health disparities—which keep millions of Americans in poorer health due to lack of access to food, health care and other needs—the University of Michigan will receive...