“President Trump again is just trying to cast doubt on the veracity of these results and leaving it open perhaps in his mind that somehow that there’s an ability to contest these results, ” said Ali. “Even if these results swing the other direction...

Kevin Stange said students who have decided to take time off should create a “plan” to re-enroll in school, as a way to hold themselves accountable. “Most people are not the next Bill Gates and will be much better off having gone to college,” he...

Any delay in giving the incoming Biden administration access to the President’s Daily Brief and other national security information and resources compromises the nation’s safety, according to a letter written to Emily Murphy, the Administrator of...

The National Academy of Social Insurance has named Ford School associate dean for academic affairs Paula Lantz to its COVID-19 Interdisciplinary Task Force Epidemiology Working Group.  The task force will examine the potential impacts of the...

The Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program has received a challenge grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), which will contribute to its “Rethinking Computer Science Education: Bringing Public Interest...

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped three University of Michigan faculty members to help review the operations of federal agencies as part of his transition team. Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Betsey...

A three-part podcast series by Nature explores the intimate relationship between politics and science. The series, ‘Stick to the science’: when science gets political aims to look at why a journal of science needs to address politics. Shobita...

"For those who cannot afford their water bills, shutoffs not only endanger their lives, but the lives of others they come in contact with. Clean and available water is essential to help stop the spread of COVID-19," said Udow-Phillips in her guest...