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International Policy Center reenergizes, reorganizes website

May 7, 2010
The International Policy Center (IPC) welcomes visitors to explore the fresh new look of its website, www.ipc.umich.edu. The IPC, housed at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, is devoted to interdisciplinary research and education that...

Dave Harding receives prestigious U-M Henry Russel Award

May 6, 2010
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...

Jeff MacKie-Mason named dean of U-M School of Information

Apr 29, 2010
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...
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Middle East Conflict Intractable, Not Hopeless

Apr 22, 2010
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...
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"The Climate of Belief"

Apr 22, 2010
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...