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Aid & Development

Planning for development impact: A practical workshop on international development

Jan 24, 2022, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST

Jan 26, 2022, 11:30 am-12:50 pm EST

Weill Hall 1120

This two-part workshop will provide students with a hands-on opportunity to develop and apply crucial design, planning, and management skills using a United States foreign aid project in Central America as a case study.

Election 20/20: Detroit to D.C.

Jan 6, 2022, 8:00 pm EST

Dean Michael Barr of the U-M Ford School of Public Policy and Detroit Free Press Editor and Vice President Peter Bhatia provide a thoughtful analysis of the issues posed by the election and its aftermath.

Image of a laptop, open, displaying a video with DPTV host Christy McDonald, Ford School Dean Michael Barr, and Detroit Free Press Editor and Vice President Peter Bhatia

In the Media

Parthasarathy ponders cell "ownership"

Jan 5, 2021 NPR Planet Money

Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy believes that as a matter of public policy, people should have more control over what researchers can do with their cells. In a recent segment on NPR's Planet Money, she noted that you can find human...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

In the Media

Wolfers argues Build Back Better is not inflationary

Dec 23, 2021 CNN

When West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin (D) announced he could not support the Biden administration's Build Back Better plan, one of the reasons he cited was the inflationary effect an injection of $2 trillion could have on the economy. Ford School...

In the Media

Conviction of Harvard professor sends anti-China message to researchers - Lin

Dec 23, 2021 STAT News

Harvard University professor Charles Lieber was convicted of lying to federal agents and failing to report foreign income and assets on his tax filings, but the investigation that led to his conviction had been focused on his research and ties to...

Photo of Ann Chih Lin in Weill Hall's 2nd floor hallway

In the Media

Ali warns of COVID-related military susceptibility to extremism

Dec 23, 2021 The Hill

As the Pentagon begins to separate out non-vaccinated personnel across different services for refusing to comply with the Defense Department’s COVID vaccine mandate, a risk exists that those people could become targets of domestic extremist...

CLOSUP Lecture Series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Michigan redistricting: A model for the nation? Evaluating the state's new maps and process

Jan 19, 2022, 7:00-8:30 pm EST

This webinar will analyze and evaluate Michigan’s new redistricting approach and new maps, and compare to approaches of other states. Will Michigan's new model inspire reform in other states?

A blue map of Michigan layered over a blue neighborhood map

North American Colloquium

Addressing nationalist extremism in North America: Policy tools & frameworks

Jan 10, 2022, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EST

Nationalist extremism poses mounting challenges around the world, including in North America. This web-based panel discussion will focus on the policy tools and frameworks available for countering nationalist extremism in Mexico, Canada and the United States.

Staff

Kathleen Hurley

SummerWorks Program Fellow, Poverty Solutions

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Kathleen Hurley is a SummerWorks program fellow with Poverty Solutions and primarily based at Michigan Works! Southeast. In this role, Kathleen supports implementation and expansion of SummerWorks, Washtenaw County's Summer Youth Employment…

In the Media

Pilkauskas weighs in on policy that addresses need

Dec 20, 2021 Wallet Hub

In a WalletHub interview, Natasha Pilkauskas shares insights about "changes and challenges experienced by needy groups and those who desire to help" based on her recent research showing benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other benefits...

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