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Uncertain results as US expands arms aid to Ukraine - Ali

Nov 18, 2024 KCBS
Even after tens of billions of dollars worth of U.S. equipment and materiel, the addition of long-range missiles may not have a significant imp[act on the war in Ukraine, Ford School Professor of Practice Javed Ali told KCBS...
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Ali comments on increase in "swatting"

Nov 27, 2024 The Telegraph
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy, who is a former FBI agent, said swatting was used to “intimidate or actually try to physically threaten somebody”.“Sometimes it could just be retaliation for...
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Dominguez relives UK 1992 pound devaluation

Dec 4, 2024 NPR Planet Money
"You know, we can blame George Soros or say that he made money off governments, but I guess I wouldn't really put it in moral terms. It is one of the fundamental costs of a fixed exchange rate. You're setting yourself up for the potential of a run....
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Moynihan: Schedule F reinterpretation unlikely

Nov 29, 2024 The Washington Post
Donald Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan who has studied Schedule F, said Trump’s move may go beyond the scope of the law governing the civil service and rests on a novel reading of its powers.“I don’t believe the...
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Shaefer testifies on state-level paid family leave program

Dec 11, 2024
On December 10, Kohn Professor Luke Shaefer testified before the Michigan State Senate Committee on Housing and Human Services about a new state-level paid family leave program. Shaefer pointed to a recent study by University of Michigan Poverty...
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Rx Kids showing positive early results: Shaefer

Dec 9, 2024 Next City
"So far, RxKids has shown a reduction in depressive symptoms and increases in positive wellbeing, with larger numbers of participants indicating that they feel loved, hopeful and respected. Preliminary outcomes also show lowered anxiety scores...