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Rabe on changing attitudes about nuclear energy

Mar 3, 2023
Barry Rabe, Newsweek: "I'm just looking at the numbers: you would need to triple existing nuclear capacity to replace gas and maintain existing nuclear [production]. That would be a massive, massive build-out. The timelines for that are significant....
Barry Rabe
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Ali weighs in on threat to Michigan's Jewish officials

Mar 2, 2023 ABC News
Javed Ali, ABC News: "As the ADL and other organizations have recently noted, there remains a high level of threats from individuals with white supremacist and neo-Nazi views against Jewish communities across the United States. Twitter and other...
Headshot of Javed Ali in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway
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Levitsky on the stakes of Biden's Ukraine visit

Feb 24, 2023 Money Control
Melvyn Levitsky, Money Control: "(Biden's visit to Ukraine) shows the US’s and NATO’s support for Ukraine. It is also a warning to Russia and Putin not to escalate. Putin knows that a nuclear exchange would destroy Russia as well as a number of...
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky
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Ali discusses China-Russia relationship

Feb 25, 2023 Newsweek
Javed Ali, Newsweek: "Xi has to make a decision about how to manage that relationship with Russia, and what's most important about that in the fight against Ukraine versus China's biggest strategic ambitions. If the intelligence case was that China...
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's main staircase, looking off to the side of the frame

Ford School Forum on the Economy

Mar 21, 2023 1:00:43

This annual forum brings together Ford School economists for a discussion of the current state of the U.S. economy.

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Julianne Smith: NATO today

Mar 28, 2023 0:58:26

The Ford School is pleased to present Ambassador Julianne Smith for the 5th annual Arthur Vandenberg Lecture. March, 2023.

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Whitmer and Wallace: Fireside chat

Mar 8, 2023 1:04:29

Listen to an hour-long fireside chat between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and CNN Anchor Chris Wallace will focus on politics, public service, and the media, with opening remarks by University of Michigan President Santa Ono. March, 2023.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, CNN Anchor Chris Wallace

Chang and Tlaib: Governing for environmental justice

Mar 6, 2023 1:30:53

Abdul El-Sayed and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang reflect on their work to address environmental injustice in Michigan and beyond, and the challenges and opportunities ahead. March, 2023.

Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib
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Remembering former Ford School Dean Rebecca Blank

Mar 3, 2023
President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Emeritus Paul N. Courant share their Michigan memories of Rebecca M. Blank, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy from 1999 to 2007. Blank also served in multiple federal roles and was...
Photo of then-dean Becky Blank and former President Gerald R. Ford, taken on the occasion of the naming of the Ford School
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