Matthew Davis was quoted in a Science News article, "Bacterial meningitis keeps falling: Vaccinations cut cases nearly one-third over past decade."Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that cases of bacterial meningitis in...

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Voice of America article about political pressures on the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal.Legal observers are concerned about the disagreement between the UN and Cambodian investigating judges and the international...

The Ford School is proud to congratulate Shobita Parthasarathy on her promotion to an associate professor of public policy with tenure, which was approved at University of Michigan Board of Regent's meeting on May 19.Parthasarathy was lauded for her...

Richard L. Hall was interviewed on NPR's nationwide broadcast of Morning Edition about Mitt Romney's recent health care speech at the University of Michigan. In his presentation, Romney, an unofficial candidate for the 2012 presidential election,...

John Ciorciari was quoted in a Phnom Penh Post article about the jurisdictional debate between the co-prosecutors of the Khmer Rouges trials. The debate centers on the UN-backed tribunal's authority to proceed with its third case (Case...

Three Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) students/researchers have been awarded the 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowships.Chris Avery (PhD '10 in Chemistry, STPP certificate), Leah Nichols (STPP...

Jeffrey Aronoff and Lisa Nuszkowski (both MPP '03) were selected as just two of forty-six 2011 American Marshall Memorial Fellows (MMF) by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.This competitive program selects emerging leaders from across...

Ford School alum Kathleen Mogelgaard (MPP '04) presented at a University of Michigan Alumni Association Lifelong Learning event held in Washington, DC. The topic of this April 7 event was "Sustainability in Public Policy" and included guest speakers...

Susan M. Dynarski and Brian A. Jacob received a $250,000 grant from the Smith Richardson Foundation to study charter schools in Michigan. Over the next two years Dynarski and Jacob will conduct a rigorous, Michigan-wide analysis of the effect of...

Research by Robert Axelrod was highlighted in a Defense Systems article called, "The wetware problem: Humans still the weakest link in network security."The article recaps a presentation Axelrod made at the Department of Defense Intelligence...