The U-M Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) recognized the Ford School with a "Silver Level" Green IT Achievement award for steps taken towards IT resource conservation and environmental stewardship.The Green IT Achievement program encourages...

The Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is currently considering submissions from graduate and professional students, policy practitioners, and faculty involved with domestic and international affairs. MJPA publishes original research on a...

Research by Daniel M. Katz, a Ford School PhD student, appeared in a New York Times blog called "HR 3962 and the Serpent of Pulp." The blog sheds light on the debate of the length of the current House health care bill (HR 3962) at 1,990 pages and...

An article by Paul Courant appears in the October issue of The Economists’ Voice by the Berkeley Electronic Press. In "The Stakes in the Google Book Search Settlement," Courant describes the issues surrounding the Google scanning project including...

Marina Whitman was quoted in a Washington Post article called "German government, unions angry at GM." The article discusses GM’s decision to retain its stake in the German automaker Opel. According to Whitman, a sale of Opel would have cost GM the...

Matt Davis spoke on NPR's Tell Me More about the results of a nationwide survey conducted by the University of Michigan about how many parents plan to get their children vaccinated against the H1N1...

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy published a new research brief called "Transportation Funding: Highways, Roads, and Bridges." The brief describes the current transportation funding system, documents potential revenue shortfalls, and...

Sheldon Danziger spoke to the New Year Times about the need for proposed legislation that would redefine the age of financial adulthood. Economic and social trends have lengthened the path to financial adulthood, according to Danziger, who notes...

Crystal Borgman was profiled in a the weekly University Record staff spotlight article called "Drums dominate free time for Ford School IT worker." By day, Borgman is the Ford School's desktop support specialist and by night, is the drummer in a...

The Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) recently published by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has garnered local and regional media attention. The MPPS, published in conjunction with the Michigan Municipal League, Michigan...