Research by David Harding's was referenced in a CBS Detroit news story called "Unmasking Youth Violence."Harding's research, published in the 2010 book "Living the Drama: Community, Conflict, and Culture Among Inner City Boys," explores the patterns...

Kathryn M. Dominguez was quoted in the Sunday Business Post Online in an article about the decreasing value of the U.S. dollar.With the recent drop in the dollar's value to its lowest point in over a year, opinions are differing on how this change...

Dean Yang received a grant from the University of Wisconsin and USAID to conduct field experiments in Mozambique.His project, titled "Savings, Subsidies, and Sustainable Food Security in Mozambique: 2011 Post-Harvest Survey Supplement," will assess...

A research paper by Tommaso Pavone (BA '11) took first place in the 2011 Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Undergraduate Research Paper Competition.The ICPSR competition highlights exemplary research papers based...

During their April meeting, the University of Michigan Regents extended Paul N. Courant's appointment as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries. Courant, originally appointed in 2007, will continue to serve in these two positions until August...

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Time article called "Deadly Clashes as Thai-Cambodian Temple Tensions Reignite." The article discusses a new series of violent clashes that have erupted around the Preah Vihear Hindu temple, a UNESCO World Heritage...

The 2011 Class Giving Campaign—"One Ford. One Community. One Pledge." —has ended with tremendous results, raising a total of $13,903 for the Graduate and Undergraduate Annual Funds. Nearly 76 percent of graduating MPP/MPA students participated in...

This issue of the Ford School's State & Hill presents a suite of articles on international economics, development, and growth. Faculty and alumni perspectives are explored in articles ranging from the use of remittances as a tool for combating...

Christopher Roberts (PhD '10) has been honored with Rackham's top doctoral award for his dissertation, "Exploring Fractures Within Human Rights: An Empirical Study of Resistance."The 2010 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given to those...

Development economist Dean Yang wields "gold standard" research design to boost the impact of the wages migrants send back home. Official development assistance, the amount contributed worldwide to promote the welfare and development of emerging...