Barry Rabe was quoted in a New York Times ClimateWire article called "British Columbia Survives 3 Years and $848 Million Worth of Carbon Taxes." Though the full economic value of British Columbia's carbon tax isn't yet known, analysts say it is...

A new University of Michigan survey found that most communities statewide are already working together to increase efficiency and decrease costs.This cooperation is a process through which two or more units of government work together to provide...

In February, twenty-three graduate students from across the University of Michigan spent a week in Grenada as part of the Ford School's International Economic Development Program (IEDP). This annual program began in 1999 through the unique,...

Research by Paul N. Courant was cited in an Inside Higher Ed article, "Pays to Share," about the rising cost of maintaining libraries and the academic-led book digitization project HathiTrust.HathiTrust is a cooperative, based at the University of...

The Cambodian Television Network (CTN) interviewed John Ciorciari about the current border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. The dispute centers on the Preah Vihear Hindu temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the surrounding land. The...

The Ford School ranks #7 overall among schools of public affairs, according to U.S. News and World Report data released online on March 15, 2011 and in print on April 5. These rankings were originally released in the magazine's 2008 edition of...

The Ford School is now accepting applications for the David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship, a prestigious, competitive fellowship that will provide two years of tuition support and a paid summer internship in the City of...

Taurean Brown, a dual degree public policy and law student, has been honored with one of eight 2011 Michigan Leadership Awards (MLA).MLAs celebrate the commitments of students—beyond the classroom—that increase the vitality of the University of...

Brian Jacob was quoted in a USA Today article called "When test scores seem too good to believe."The article discusses the findings of a USA Today investigation of the standardized test scores of students from six U.S. states—including Michigan—and...

At a United Nations press conference yesterday, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky presented the International Narcotics Control Board's 2010 annual report. The International Narcotics Control Board, of which Levitsky is an elected member, is the...