Justin Wolfers will be brought on as a contributing columnist for an upcoming New York Times venture focused on analytical coverage of opinion polls, economic indicators, politics, policy, education, and sports. The new site will be overseen by...

On an episode of Michigan Radio's Stateside program, Melvyn Levitsky discusses the history of relaxed marijuana restrictions, as well as the federal and global implications of this trend. Levitsky, who has served as Assistant Secretary of State for...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: lklee[at]umich.eduFormer President of MIT Charles M. Vest will deliver the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation lecture October 12, at 3:30 p.m. in the Michigan Ballroom....

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: lklee[at]umich.eduRobert Smolik is the Diplomat in Residence and Visiting Scholar at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: lklee[at]umich.eduDistinguished University Professors are the highest honor the University can bestow on a faculty member. They recognize exceptional scholarly achievement,...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganOut of over 200 applicants from the top public policy and international relations programs in the country, two first year Ford School students were selected to spend their summers this...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganThe Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, DC has named Parthasarathy one of 25 residential fellows. The Max Planck Institute in München, Germany has also named...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: Linda Packo, (734) 764-8593, lklee[at]umich.eduFrom U of M News Service, 8/04/05.ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Young offenders aren't necessarily deterred from crime after they turn 18 even...

The Gerald Ford School of Public PolicyUniversity of MichiganContact: lklee[at]umich.eduThe Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, the School of Public Health and the School of Engineering are co-sponsoring a panel discussion "First Response to the...

Brian Jacob, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy and co-director of the Education Policy Initiative, has received a $200,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to study the effectiveness of online learning in the K-12...