A new paper by Susan Dynarski, "The Lengthening of Childhood," has received attention from a number of media outlets.The paper documents the historical shift in the percentage of six-year old children who are enrolled in first grade or above and...

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The University of Michigan Center for International and Comparative Studies has awarded Human Rights Fellowships to two Michigan faculty members. Waltz will use her Fellowship to develop a course on human rights for the International Studies minor...

Though Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007, they have yet to push any bill that addresses the issues surrounding global-warming.[Read Washington Times...

In a recent "On My Mind: Conversations with Economists" forum interview, Blank discussed the need for a change in the measure of poverty in the U.S. that would include, among other things, the addition of health care costs into the calculation. The...

Seven University of Michigan faculty members will receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, a coveted national award recognizing distinguished achievement in many fields. U-M's total is the highest by any university in the United States or Canada this...

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Rabe co-authored the "Survey of Michigan Residents on the Issue of Global Warming and Climate Policy Options" with Christopher Borick, a professor of political science at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. It is the first known survey of its kind...

Learn more about the new volume and listen to an audio podcast with Sheldon here. [Read Washington Post...