Dave Harding, an assistant professor in sociology, has been presented with the 2011 Henry Russel Award. Harding, who will join the Ford School faculty in the fall, received this award for his "exceptional scholarship and conspicuous ability as a...

Matthew Davis spoke to Reuters Health about the findings of a study, published in Pediatrics, showing that overweight children are more likely to be bullied than their peers. According to the article, the issues surrounding obesity and bullying are...

Sheldon Danziger spoke to the Wall Street Journal about changes in social norms that make it more acceptable for children to live with, and be supported by, their parents into adulthood. Danziger’s research on this topic was published in the Spring...

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University—in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Education—will use a five-year, $5.9 million grant to assess two education reforms designed to promote college attendance and...

Pending regent approval, Jeff MacKie-Mason will take over as the next dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Information. MacKie-Mason, a Ford School professor and alum (MPP ‘82), was a founding faculty member of the School of Information...

Inspired by the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the sophomore issue of our magazine, State & Hill, has a special section dedicated to stories about environmental research, green student innovations, and more. The magazine also highlights a rich mix...

After his last "International Security Affairs" class of the fall semester, Bob Axelrod graded student papers, then hurried to the airport to catch a flight to Damascus, the capital city of Syria. His goal: to interview Middle East leaders to better...

A conversation with Professor Barry G. Rabe, the first social scientist ever awarded the prestigious Annual Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. States and regions have quietly emerged as hotbeds of innovation...

In the fall of 2007, the Ford School launched a bachelor's degree program in public policy. "One of the questions that has come up consistently—from the first time that we went public with this—is, 'So what does somebody do with a bachelor's in...

Doug Brook is the first to say the University of Michigan changed his life. "I am the Michigan story," he says. The University may have changed his life, but he credits the Ford School for having shaped his career. After completing a bachelor's in...