| Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

The politics of inclusive innovation in international development: Menstrual hygiene management and sanitary pads in India

Apr 25, 2022, 5:30-7:00 pm EDT

Kresge Hall, 1-515, Northwestern University

Join Northwestern University's Science in Human Culture Program for the Klopsteg Lecture, delivered by Shobita Parthasarathy, a professor of public policy and women's studies at the Ford School.

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

News

U-M virtual series to explore racialized health, economic disparities stemming from COVID-19

Mar 29, 2022

The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series this week with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists at Friday's event,...

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Publication

1 in 5 older Americans experience food insufficiency, according to U-M study

Mar 29, 2022

More than 20% of older adults in the United States will experience food insufficiency at some point in their 60s and 70s, according to a University of Michigan study. The study, led by U-M researcher Helen Levy, examined the probability that...

Photo of a nearly empty fridge, with only an apple inside

Lunch and learn with Dr. Gloria Helfand

Mar 31, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

1210 Weill Hall

Join the Environmental Policy Association—a student organization at the Ford School—for a lunch and learn event with environmental economist Dr. Gloria Helfand. Attendance is limited to U-M students

Ford School ranked #1 in social policy and top graduate program for public affairs 2022 (USNWR)

Mar 29, 2022 0:00:49

In the latest US News & World Report rankings, the Ford School is once again ranked #1 in social policy and as a top public policy school overall, which recognize our community's excellence and commitment to the public good.

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Ford School highly ranked in latest survey, recognized again as the #1 social policy program

Mar 28, 2022

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is recognized again as one of America’s top graduate programs in public affairs, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. According to the rankings, based...

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In the Media

Ukraine invasion has damaged isolated, paranoid Putin - Ciorciari

Mar 27, 2022 The Express

All eyes are on Russian President Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine continues. John Ciorciari, associate professor of public policy and director of the Ford School's International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center, said some in his inner...

In the Media

Pilkauskas notes advantages of multigenerational households

Mar 27, 2022 Marketplace

New research from the Pew Research Center shows that the amount of U.S. residents living in multigenerational households has quadrupled in the last 50 years and that these families are more financially secure. Natasha Pilkauskas, associate professor...

North American electricity and energy security

Mar 23, 2022 0:59:21

Watch a conversation about the findings of papers from 2020-21's North American Colloquium on climate policy. March, 2022.

North American electricity and energy security

News

Senate testimony by Stevenson links labor supply and inflation

Mar 23, 2022

In testimony before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Ford School economics and public policy professor Betsey Stevenson examined, "the link between the labor market, families, caregiving, and the risk of higher future...

Screenshot of the livestream of Betsey Stevenson testifying in-person before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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