The higher a county's score on a national index of social vulnerability, the more cases and deaths per 100,000—highlighting the role of social factors in spread.
In just one year, COVID-19 has killed more than 400,000 Americans, and infected more...
As facial recognition technology has become more commonplace in law enforcement, some schools have considered implementing facial recognition technology on their respective campuses. However, after public backlash over privacy concerns, many...
Join us for a conversation with a former energy policymaker and regulator from the largest and most active U.S. state on climate (California) and a leading Canadian academic on North American energy regulation and policy.
Submissions are now being accepted for the Ford School’s top award for student work, the Peter Eckstein Prize for Interdisciplinary Research and Policy Analysis. The award is given to a student or a group of students in any Ford School degree...
Linda Tesar reviews some recent evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on economic activity in the US and abroad and will discuss some of the ways that macroeconomists have begun to model the "COVID shock" and its economic effects.
Professor Terri Friedline's book, Banking on a Revolution, makes a compelling case for a revolutionized financial system that centers the needs, experiences, and perspectives of those it has historically excluded, marginalized, and exploited.
When new waves of the current COVID-19 pandemic emerge, or another novel pandemic emerges, how can the United States be better prepared and also ensure a rapid response that reduces rather than exacerbates social and health inequities?
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The Canadian government and corporate leaders are disputing Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's plan to revoke the operating license of the Enbridge Line 5 oil line crossing that runs under the Straits of Mackinac. If the challenge is...
In the aftermath of the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6th, Ford School Towsley Policymaker in Residence Javed Ali suggests a number of policy changes related to tracking violent extremist content online, including, "greater emphasis on...
Ford School professor Dean Yang will conduct research on antiretroviral adherence in Mozambique. Yang and his collaborators will study interventions aimed at increasing therapy use among HIV-positive individuals. It is a continuation of research he...
