Most local government leaders in Michigan believe residents should provide input into policymaking, but relatively few think they should be deeply involved, according to a University of Michigan survey.Nearly two thirds (64 percent) of Michigan's...

The spring 2013 issue of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is now online. This issue includes articles on using decision science for prison reform; the ethics of harm reduction policy regarding female circumcision; a study on the factors...

The National Poll on Children's Health from U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital found that only 1 percent of parents believe their teens use stimulants—ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse—to boost their academic performance, while by...

John Ciorciari was interviewed by TIME in an article—"A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh"—comparing factory conditions in Cambodia and Bangladesh.In the wake of the deadly April 24, 2013 Dhaka factory collapse, some...

The results from a public opinion survey on fracking from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy and the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion was picked up by a number of local and regional news services.The survey—part of the National...

Matthew Davis, MD was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about warnings on the use of cold and cough medicine for children.In 2008 the Food and Drug Administration advised against giving medicine to very young children and manufacturers agreed...

Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, according to a University of Michigan survey.The results come from the National Surveys on Energy...

Recent Ford School grad Kristen Schultz (MPP/MBA '13) was profiled in a Washington Post story about college graduates and the choice to live in the Washington, DC region.Schultz will move to DC this summer to begin a consulting job and anticipates...

A study by Megan Tompkins-Stange about the influence of grant giving foundations on charter schools was described in an Education Week article, "Ed. Funders Giving More to Same Few, Studies Show."According to research presented by Tompkins-Stange...

As part of "Educational Pathways and Employment Outcomes of Community College Students," a major research project led by Peter Bahr, Susan M. Dynarski and Brian A. Jacob, the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) held a dialogue on Wednesday, May 7, at...