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Axinn’s research on sexual assault finds greater risk for women with little or no college

Nov 28, 2017

William Axinn’s recent study on sexual assault rates, "General population estimates of the association between college experience and the odds of forced intercourse," finds that while forced intercourse is a pervasive problem on college campuses,...

Michigan Public Policy Survey results featured by AP and Michigan Bureau of Elections

Nov 14, 2017

Results from the spring edition of the Michigan Public Policy Survey (MPPS) were highlighted by the Michigan Secretary of State’s Bureau of Elections in their November 9 newsletter, which is sent to election officials across the state.The latest...

Ravishankar’s research on police body-worn cameras featured in NYT and NPR

Nov 14, 2017

Research by joint-PhD candidate Anita Ravishankar (political science and public policy) on police body-worn cameras (BWCs) was featured in The New York Times’ The Upshot (“A big test of police body cameras defies expectations,” by Amanda Ripley) and...

Anita Ravishankar will use her Rackham Grants in Public Scholarship award to research trust and legitimacy between police and communities in Washington, DC.

Levitsky talks election meddling on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

Nov 10, 2017

Melvyn Levitsky appeared on “Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson” for the podcast’s October 31 episode, “Mueller charges and what they tell us about investigation.” Levitsky, a retired career minister in the U.S. Foreign Service and former U.S....

Luke Shaefer proposal for Universal Child Allowance influences Senate tax proposal

Nov 9, 2017

On June 21, a proposal by Christopher Wimer (Columbia University), Jane Waldfogel (Columbia University), and the Ford School’s Luke Shaefer – “A Universal Child Allowance to Combat Child Poverty” – was published in Spotlight On Poverty, a...

As Gates Foundation signals shift on education, the media turns to Tompkins-Stange

Nov 9, 2017

When the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced changes in its approach to education philanthropy, many in the media turned to Megan Tompkins-Stange, author of Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence (Harvard...

Michigan Radio features Policymaker, a platform for multiple stakeholder simulations

Nov 7, 2017

On October 23, Associate Dean Elisabeth Gerber met with Michigan Radio’s The Next Idea to discuss Policymaker, a digital tool she developed with James DeVaney (MPP/MBA '05), associate vice provost for academic innovation at U-M, to help students...

Elisabeth Gerber to represent Washtenaw County on Regional Transit Authority teaser image

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Media highlights Global Detroit, Ford School study on economic impact of refugees

Nov 7, 2017

On October 17, Global Detroit and researchers at the Ford School of Public Policy released a study estimating that refugees in southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the regional economy – leading to coverage by numerous media outlets,...

Michigan Journal of Public Affairs launches 2017 special issue on equity and criminal justice

Nov 7, 2017

On September 20, the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs launched its 2017 edition, the journal’s fourteenth volume. The journal featured six submissions by students and professionals, including two Ford School students and one alumna. The special...

Jacob in Brookings: States need to support research on Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Nov 7, 2017

"The single best way to avoid... selection problems and determine the causal impact of a policy or program is through a randomized control trial. While such experiments can be expensive and are often logistically or politically difficult, they have...

Michigan News release: Statewide election survey explores problems, potential reforms

Nov 6, 2017

ANN ARBOR—A statewide survey of local officials shows that a majority are very confident in their jurisdiction's ability to administer accurate elections, however, those in Michigan's largest cities and townships—which hold nearly half the...

Anita Ravishankar receives "Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship" research award

Oct 30, 2017

Anita Ravishankar, a joint-PhD candidate in political science and public policy, has been awarded a Rackham Grant in Public Scholarship to support research measuring the gap in trust between civilians and the police.Grants in Public Scholarship are...

Global Detroit, U-M release study: Refugees infuse up to $295M/year in SE Michigan

Oct 17, 2017

Every year, refugees to southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the region's economy, according to a new study led by Global Detroit and researchers at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy.The economic contributions...

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Nuszkowski boosts pedal power in the Motor City through MoGo bike share

Oct 17, 2017

During a single week in late May, more than 4,000 bike riders took to the streets of Detroit as the first users of MoGo, the city’s new bike share program. By now, the bright red/orange bikes are a frequent sight throughout the city, where locals...

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Michigan News release: Local leaders say recovery is mixed, but slightly positive overall

Oct 12, 2017

Overall, the fiscal health of Michigan's local governments appears to have improved slightly since last year, according to a new survey by University of Michigan researchers. Across the state, 35 percent of the local government leaders surveyed...

Internship field report, So Jung Kim @ U.S. House of Representatives

Sep 29, 2017

So Jung Kim (BA '18) submitted this field report from her internship with U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47).218 out of 435. In the classroom, I was taught that House action requires a simple majority. However, the reality behind the lower...

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Janet Weiss elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration

Sep 27, 2017

Janet Weiss has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). NAPA is an independent, nonprofit, non-partisan organization that analyzes management challenges--through studies, advisory services, and technical...

APPAM to honor Dynarski: Spencer Foundation Award for transformative ed policy work

Sep 26, 2017

Professor Susan Dynarski has been named a recipient of the Spencer Foundation Award by the Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) for her noteworthy contributions through research and analysis in the field of education policy...

Internship field report, Jackson Voss @ The Clinton Foundation in New York City

Sep 22, 2017

Jackson Voss (MPP '18) submitted this field report from his internship at The Clinton Foundation in New York City.This past summer, I was fortunate enough to work as an intern at the Clinton Foundation in New York City. Contrary to what its name...

Kary Moss and Mark Wallace (MPP ’04) named Detroit News Michiganians of the Year

Sep 21, 2017

This month, The Detroit News honors Kary L. Moss, executive director of the ACLU of Michigan and a visiting lecturer at the Ford School, and Ford School alum Mark Wallace (MPP ’04), executive director of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, as...

Big Ten Voting Challenge catalyzed by former Ford School director, Edie Goldenberg

Sep 20, 2017

Member institutions of the Big Ten Conference are partnering on a voting challenge to spur civic engagement and encourage more students across the nation to head to the polls on Election Day.The Big Ten Voting Challenge is a nonpartisan initiative...

Internship field report, Lina Grant @ California's Department of Finance HHS unit

Sep 19, 2017

Lina Grant (MPP/REES MA'17) submitted this field report from her summer 2017 internship at California’s Department of Finance, in the Health and Human Services unit in Sacramento. This summer, I interned for the Health and Human Services (HHS) unit...

Behavioral Finance Symposium explores intersection of economics, psychology, policy

Sep 19, 2017

The 2017 Behavioral Finance Symposium, held September 14-15 at the University of Michigan, brought together prominent scholars, policymakers, and practitioners for two days of dialogue about ways to apply insights from the behavioral sciences, which...

Yang and Mahajan in The Conversation, "Hurricanes drive immigration to the U.S. "

Sep 19, 2017

In "Hurricanes drive immigration to the U.S.," published in The Conversation, Dean Yang and Parag Mahajan describe findings from their recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper, "Taken by storm: Hurricanes, migrant networks,...

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NSF award: Kaitlin Raimi uses behavioral insights to reduce household energy consumption

Sep 13, 2017

Kaitlin Raimi and colleagues from the College of Engineering (SangHyun Lee) and College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (Philip S. Hart) have received a $330,000 award from the National Science Foundation to explore a new technique designed to...

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Michigan News release: Americans support hotly debated 'net energy metering' policies

Sep 6, 2017

Approximately three out of every four Americans—76 percent—support hotly debated net energy metering policies, which allow residents with wind turbines and solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid at retail rates. That’s according to a...

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Detroit 2018: Welcome to our David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows

Sep 5, 2017

Three Ford School graduate students have recently been selected to serve the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office as David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows. They will complete their service assignments during the summer of 2018, and will join...

In Brookings, Barry Rabe talks "Carbon pricing durability and the case of California"

Aug 31, 2017

“Collectively endorsing carbon pricing as the preferred route to achieve pledged [greenhouse gas] reductions is relatively easy,” writes Barry Rabe in his latest Brookings blog. “Much harder is navigating the politics upon returning home.”Rabe’s...

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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...