The 2011 University of Michigan commencement activities brought a long-awaited glimpse of spring to Ann Arbor, and opened the doors to a bright future for six Ford School PhD, 98 masters, and 57 undergraduate students. Michigan Governor Rick...

The Ford School is pleased to announce our 2011 David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellows, Stephanie Chang and Diana Flora.The Bohnett award is a prestigious, competitive fellowship that will provide two years of tuition support...

Barry Rabe was quoted in an Inside EPA's Clean Energy Report article called "Economic Benefits Seen As Basis For Ongoing State RPS, GHG Efforts." The story discusses the "Environmental Federalism: Current Issues and Opportunities" conference...

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy's Tom Ivacko wrote a guest column for The Center for Michigan's electronic newsletter called "With local tax votes, citizens are trying to stop the bleeding."In the column, Ivacko discusses the...

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...