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Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund

Health care reform at the state vs national level: Tradeoffs and tipping points

Mar 15, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Free and open to the public. Panelists: Thomas Buchmueller, Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business John J. H. (Joe) Schwarz, Former U.S. Representative and Visiting Lecturer, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Marianne Udow-Phillips, Director, Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT), located at the University of Michigan Moderator: Matthew Davis, Associate Professor, University of Michigan Medical School and the Gerald R.
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Spring Preview Weekend

Apr 9, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Spring Preview is designed to give newly admitted students all the information they need to make a decision about pursuing a Masters in Public Policy here at the Ford School. Admitted students will meet with our faculty, staff, students, and alumni and get a chance to tour the campus and the city of Ann Arbor. Admitted students will receive specific event details with the decision letters they receive from the school in March. More information about weekend events will be posted soon.
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The Policy and Politics of the Michigan Prisoner ReEntry Initiative

Mar 29, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Free and open to the public. Panelists: Moderator: Jeffrey D. Padden, President of Public Policy Associates, Inc. Patricia L. Caruso, Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, 2003-present; Peter Luke, Lansing correspondent for Booth Newspapers; John Proos, State Representative (R-St.
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Harold E. Ford, Jr.

Apr 7, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall
Harold Ford, Jr. is Executive Vice Chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. From his bio: Previously, Ford served Tennessee in the United States Congress for 10 years.

Spectres of Forgiveness

Jan 20, 2010, 1:00-2:00 pm EST
Weill Hall
Yazier Henry of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Center for Afro-American and African Studies (CAAS) will present as part of a week-long conference hosted by the student organization, Ubuntu Alliance. The conference coincides with the University's Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium and is called 'Examining Ubuntu: an African Lens on Community, Reconciliation, and Human Rights.' The conference keynote address will feature Linda Biehl and Ntobeko Peni of the Amy Biehl Foundation.
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New York City Alumni Reception

May 13, 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm EDT
The Midtown Executive Club 40 West 45th Street New York, New York 10036
Over 40 alumni and friends joined Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, in New York City for a Ford School alumni reception. Dean Collins and Susan E. McLaughlin (MPP '93, Senior Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY) kicked off the event with a presentation about the current financial crisis. Following the presentation and a lively question and answer session, guests reconnected and networked while enjoying refreshments at the Midtown Executive Club.
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Financing Development of Drugs and Vaccines for Neglected Diseases

Feb 1, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Speaker: Paul Wilson, Assistant Professor of Clinical Population and family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Commentator: Matthew Davis, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School and Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Date: Monday, 01 February 4:00-5:30 pm Location: 1110 Weill Hall (Betty Ford Classroom), 735 S. State St., Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Sponsored by The Herbert H. and Grace A.
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Los Angeles Area Alumni Happy Hour

Mar 4, 2010, 6:00-8:00 pm EST
BottleRock 1050 Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 (entrance on 11th street, between Hope Street and Flower Street)
Los Angeles area alumni gathered for a networking happy hour at BottleRock in downtown L.A.
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The Emerging Revolution in Emissions Trading Policy

Feb 22, 2010, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall
Emissions trading policies initially relied on 'squatter's rights' principles granting emissions allowances to existing polluters for free. Recently, however, policy designers have largely abandoned this approach, requiring polluters to buy allowances from the public through auctions. Given the high financial stakes, this is a momentous shift. Given how skeptical experts and decision makers have been of the political viability of allowance auctions, and the opposition of powerful economic interests, it is also a remarkable political development.
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