Barry Rabe, Ford School professor, talked about energy prices this summer, noting that, “Right now, in an extremely hot summer, if you’re adding 20-30 percent more electricity use because it’s so hot and it doesn’t cool off, that’s going to show up...

Javed Ali, Ford School professor and and national security expert discussed the breakdown that led to the shooting of Donald Trump and the next steps for the Secret Service. He said the Secret Service was "operating under the assumption that, you...

Ford School professor, Barry Rabe, explained that they Harris campaign should, “to make her case in offering a vivid alternative to the emerging Trump-Vance plan focused exclusively on fossil fuels,” offer more funding for clean energy and...

Betsey Stevenson, Ford School professor and economist, talked on NPR Marketplace about why manufacturing is doing well in some parts of the US and worse in other regions. Stevenson said, “I often think that Americans forget how big the United States...

Ford School professor Javed Ali, discussed what measures would need to be taken to keep the Olympics safe after the rail attacks in Paris I would have to assume they further intensified the existing security posture" to make it safe for the opening...

Franshelly Martinez Ortiz, a doctoral candidate in political science and public policy at the Ford School, recently wrote a blog post, "In Michigan, conspiracy thinking can be rooted in real historic harm" for U-M's Center for Political Studies...

The American Economic Association named Susan M. Collins, former Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School and current Boston Federal Reserve Bank President and CEO, as one of four Distinguished Fellows for 2025. The award recognizes the...

Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked about the possibility of a two front war between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah, after Hezbollah denied responsibility for an attack which killed twelve children. Ali said, "I don't believe that Hezbollah...

Helen Levy, Ford School professor, discussed the findings of a poll on health and aging that found that poor health exacerbates financial stress more among those aged 50 to 64 than those over 65. Levy said, “Our biggest surprise from this poll is...

Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, described how rhetoric around climate change has changed. He said, “About 20 years ago, you did not see the kind of cultural tensions over climate" like we do today. He used Pennsylvania’s  gubernatorial...