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Raimi: "The influence of learning about CO2 removal on support for mitigation"

Aug 31, 2017

A new article by Victoria Campbell-Arvai, P. Sol Hart, Kaitlin T. Raimi, and Kimberly S. Wolske, The influence of learning about carbon dioxide removal (CDR) on support for mitigation policies, appears in the August 2017 edition of Climatic...

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy secures grant to assist Detroit entrepreneurs

Aug 30, 2017

Students interview a pop-up restaurateur in Detroit as part of the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project.Photo credit: Abigail DeHart '19LThe Center on Finance, Law, and Policy, run by faculty director Michael Barr, has received a $125,000...

Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

Aug 15, 2017

Preston Parish (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from his summer 2017 internship at the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan, Lansing, where he worked in the Office of Strategic Policy.The Office of Strategic Policy in the Executive...

Poverty Solutions pilot offers employment, life skills, mentorship to local youth

Aug 15, 2017

In “A job well done: Youth employment program offers mentors, life skills,” the University Record highlights Poverty Solutions’ Summer Youth Employment Program. The pilot program, launched this summer, is pairing more than three-dozen local...

Reynolds and Hall publish article on issue advertising and legislators’ votes for the ACA

Aug 14, 2017

Molly E. Reynolds (PhD '15) and Richard L. Hall co-authored an August 8 paper in Political Research Quarterly: "Issue Advertising and Legislative Voting on the Affordable Care Act." Abstract During the congressional fight over the Affordable...

Hall characterizes minimum wage bill lobbying activity image

Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

Aug 12, 2017

Parag Mahajan, a doctoral student in public policy and economics, and Dean Yang published an August 2017 working paper for the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) entitled: "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S....

For better learning, "Lay down the laptop and pick up a pen," writes Dynarski

Aug 10, 2017

Susan Dynarski’s latest Brookings piece, “For better learning in college lectures, lay down the laptop and pick up a pen,” reviews evidence from multiple randomized trials to discern whether students who use computers in class outperform their...

Nonprofit Quarterly highlights Parthasarathy in “Patents and profits in public settings”

Aug 10, 2017

This month’s Nonprofit Quarterly highlights Shobita Parthasarathy’s work in “Patents and profits in a public setting: Who should benefit financially?” The article quotes from Parthasarathy’s recent Conversation piece, “How to make sure we all...

On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

Aug 9, 2017

Mary Morgan, executive director of the CivCity Initiative, joined WEMU’s David Fair this Monday for an on-air discussion of local civic engagement. Among the topics discussed: New findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS), a biannual...

APSA to recognize Shipan with prestigious Deil Wright (MPA ‘54) best paper award

Aug 8, 2017

Charles Shipan will be recognized with the Deil S. Wright (MPA ‘54) award from the American Political Science Association this September. The award, which is given to the best paper in the field of federalism and intergovernmental relations, will...

Kaitlin Raimi reviews the negative policy spillovers of energy saving behavior

Aug 3, 2017

Katilin Raimi penned a News and Views commentary on “Energy-saving behavior: Negative spillover to policy” for the July 2017 edition of Nature Climate Change. Introduction Recycle! Eat less meat! Turn off the lights! Countless media,...

Michigan News release: Survey says local leaders want more citizen engagement

Aug 1, 2017

ANN ARBOR—Increasing numbers of Michigan’s local government leaders want citizens to play a more active role in local governance, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan.Local leaders also reported that their citizens are less...

Internship field report, Hannah Bauman @ Children's Defense Fund policy team

Aug 1, 2017

Hannah Bauman (MPP '18) is submitting this field report from her summer 2017 internship at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) where she worked on the policy team.This summer, I interned on the policy team at the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), a...

Internship field report, Mary Naoum @ Detroit Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

Aug 1, 2017

Mary Naoum (MPP/MSW '18) is submitting this field report from her summer 2017 internship at the Detroit Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA).This summer, I interned for the Detroit Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA). As the world faces...

Pilkauskas wins fellowship to study maternal employment and school readiness

Jul 26, 2017

Natasha Pilkauskas has been awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation postdoctoral fellowship to further her research on maternal employment characteristics and child wellbeing.Pilkauskas is among 30 scholars, selected from a pool...

The Conversation: Parthasarathy proposes patent policy for nonprofit, university leaders

Jul 19, 2017

In a July 19 piece for The Conversation, Shobita Parthasarathy encourages research universities and nonprofits to establish “intellectual property governance committees.” These committees--comprised of patent lawyers; ethicists; citizens; and...

In New York Times, Dynarski makes the case for universal college admission testing

Jul 14, 2017

In the New York Times, Susan Dynarski lays out the case for states to offer free, and universal, college admission testing.“A child born into a high-income family is six times as likely to earn a college degree as one who is poor,” writes Dynarski,...

Fewer avenues to the middle class, says Seefeldt on Michigan Radio’s “Stateside”

Jul 13, 2017

Kristin Seefeldt spoke with Michigan Radio’s “Stateside” this Wednesdsay for a new series that explores the lives of America’s working poor, including “who they are, what challenges they face, and what policy changes might help the most people.” In...

Stevenson testifies at Congressional hearing on record-breaking job vacancies

Jul 12, 2017

This June, the U.S. Department of Labor reported 6 million unfilled job openings--a record-breaking number. Today, Betsey Stevenson offered expert testimony at a Congressional Joint Economic Committee hearing on the topic: "A record six million U.S....

Schwarz opposes new MI Senate bill to expand campaign finance loopholes

Jul 12, 2017

In “Don’t pump more money into politics,” a July 11 op-ed for The Detroit News, former U.S. Congressman and Ford School lecturer Joe Schwarz argues that dark money “is undermining the trust Americans have in our government and hindering our ability...

Barr files amicus brief in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Jul 5, 2017

University of Michigan law professor and incoming Ford School dean Michael Barr has served as co-counsel on a recent amicus brief submitted by leading financial regulation and consumer finance scholars in support of the Consumer Financial Protection...

Raimi in the journal of Environment and Behavior: Testing pro-environmental spillover

Jun 30, 2017

A new article by Amanda R. Carrico, Kaitlin T. Raimi, Heather Barnes Truelove, and Brianne Eby - “Putting your money where your mouth is: an experimental test of pro-environmental spillover from reducing meat consumption to monetary donations” -...

Education Policy Initiative wins funding for postdoctoral fellowships in education sciences

Jun 29, 2017

Scholars from the Ford School's Education Policy Initiative (EPI) and the University of Michigan's School of Education have received a $712,000 grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to continue the University’s postdoctoral training...

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Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

Jun 28, 2017

In a new Conversation piece, “Is ‘energy dominance’ the right goal for U.S. policy?,” Daniel Raimi explores a catchphrase that has recently made its way from DC to a number of states across the nation: “American energy dominance.” Raimi describes...

Higher ed leaders on "The evolving bargain between research universities and society"

Jun 27, 2017

Yesterday’s bicentennial colloquium on “The Evolving Bargain between Research Universities and Society”--organized by Paul Courant and Sue Alcock as part of the University of Michigan’s bicentennial celebrations--engaged the leaders of nine...

Towsley policymaker Dudley Benoit (MPP '95) to teach Community Development Finance

Jun 27, 2017

Ford School alumnus Dudley Benoit (MPP ’95) will return to us this fall to serve as the next Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence. Benoit is an expert on community development financial institutions (CDFI), private...

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Raimi explores psychology and environmental action in Coursera "Act on Climate" interview

Jun 26, 2017

Kaitlin Raimi was interviewed as a featured expert for the Coursera open enrollment course, Act on Climate: Steps to Individual, Community, and Political Action, taught by U-M Professor Michaela Zint. The course focuses on 'how to translate learning...

Domestic policy

Raimi: "The influence of learning about CO2 removal on support for mitigation"

Center on Finance, Law, and Policy secures grant to assist Detroit entrepreneurs

Internship field report, Preston Parish @ Michigan Governor's Office, Lansing

Poverty Solutions pilot offers employment, life skills, mentorship to local youth

Reynolds and Hall publish article on issue advertising and legislators’ votes for the ACA

Yang & Mahajan pen NBER paper on “Hurricanes, migrant networks, and U.S. immigration”

For better learning, "Lay down the laptop and pick up a pen," writes Dynarski

Nonprofit Quarterly highlights Parthasarathy in “Patents and profits in public settings”

On WEMU, CivCity founder discusses CLOSUP report on Michigan civic engagement

APSA to recognize Shipan with prestigious Deil Wright (MPA ‘54) best paper award

Kaitlin Raimi reviews the negative policy spillovers of energy saving behavior

Michigan News release: Survey says local leaders want more citizen engagement

Internship field report, Hannah Bauman @ Children's Defense Fund policy team

Internship field report, Mary Naoum @ Detroit Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

Pilkauskas wins fellowship to study maternal employment and school readiness

The Conversation: Parthasarathy proposes patent policy for nonprofit, university leaders

In New York Times, Dynarski makes the case for universal college admission testing

Fewer avenues to the middle class, says Seefeldt on Michigan Radio’s “Stateside”

Stevenson testifies at Congressional hearing on record-breaking job vacancies

Schwarz opposes new MI Senate bill to expand campaign finance loopholes

Barr files amicus brief in support of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Raimi in the journal of Environment and Behavior: Testing pro-environmental spillover

Education Policy Initiative wins funding for postdoctoral fellowships in education sciences

Raimi asks if "energy dominance," an emerging catchphrase, is the right goal for U.S. policy

Higher ed leaders on "The evolving bargain between research universities and society"

Towsley policymaker Dudley Benoit (MPP '95) to teach Community Development Finance

Raimi explores psychology and environmental action in Coursera "Act on Climate" interview

Rabe and Mills for Brookings, "Americans want states to pick up federal climate slack"

Hall's Freep opinion piece: "Secrecy not worst part of Senate health care bill process"

Brian Jacob in Chalkbeat: Five big questions researchers are asking about charters