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STPP Lecture Series

Making Government Digital in a City of Contradictions

Jan 28, 2019, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
1110 Weill Hall
Drawing on examples from city government in the UK and US, Carrie will share what a Chief Digital Officer does all day, and a glimpse of the future of city government.
Economic Development Seminar

Can Digital Loans Deliver?

Oct 18, 2018, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
3240 Weill Hall
Can Digital Loans Deliver? Take Up and Impacts of Digital Loans in Kenya by Prashant Bharadwaj, William Jack, Tavneet Suri
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Hacking the vote: A panel discussion

Oct 18, 2018, 5:30-7:00 pm EDT
Alumni Center Founders Room
In this panel discussion, Michigan Engineering Professor J. Alex Halderman and LSA Professor Walter Mebane, an expert on detecting electoral fraud, address election security.
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Teaching Assistant Characteristics and Student STEM Outcomes (practice job talk)

Nov 1, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Weill Hall, Room 3240
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
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STPP Lecture Series

Robocalypse Now?: Technology and the Future of Work

Sep 11, 2017, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
1110 Weill Hall
The process of technological displacement of workers began in the automobile industry in the 1960's, and with the rise of connectivity and AI it is accelerating rapidly.
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Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe

Jun 23, 2017, 4:00-6:00 pm EDT
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Main Auditorium
Join us on June 23 from 4-6 p.m. for a discussion on the role of the patent system in governing emerging technologies, on the launch of Shobita Parthasarathy's Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe (University of Chicago Press, 2017).
Ford School
Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS)

Undergraduate Research Experience and Persistence in STEM

Feb 15, 2017, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Weill Hall, Room 1220
The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodologies.
Ford School

Industrial Upgrading and Economic Growth in China

Oct 21-22, 2016, 12:00-12:30 pm EDT
University of Michigan Ross School of Business Colloquium (6th Floor)
This conference will examine China’s changing development model and the role of industrial upgrading in promoting new sources of growth and development. Presented by Ross China Initiatives, LSA Department of Economics, and the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, and co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Ross Executive Education.
Human Security Series

Climate Change and Crisis in the Middle East

Mar 11, 2016, 1:00-5:30 pm EST
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall
This interdisciplinary symposium focuses on contemporary and historical cases analyzing the relationship between climate change and social conflict in the Middle East. 
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

"Is the utility of the future sustainable?" a lecture by Severin Borenstein

Sep 22, 2014, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
Severin Borenstein will discuss the economic changes that are likely to occur in the utility business model as renewables expand: how wholesale electricity markets will be affected, the impact on retail electricity distribution, and the incentives created for generators, distributors and consumers of electricity. He will also examine the role of demand response, storage, and transmission in adapting to the new realities of the electricity business. 
CLOSUP Lecture Series

Shale Gas and Fracking: Issues for State and Local Governance

Dec 3, 2012, 10:00-11:30 am EST
Weill Hall
Free and Open to the Public Panelists: Christopher Borick, Director, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion Jacquelyn Pless, Energy Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislatures Erich Schwartzel, Editor of Pipeline, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Moderator: Barry Rabe, Director, Center for Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) See the presentations from the event: by Christopher Borick  
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Lecture by Dick Costolo (BS '85), CEO of Twitter

Nov 16, 2012, 1:00-2:30 pm EST
Weill Hall
Free and open to the public. Join the conversation on Twitter: #twitteratumich About the lecture: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (BS '85) will discuss how he went from the trenches of computer science at the University of Michigan to leading a world-changing company. He'll discuss Twitter's role in communication and free expression in the modern world.
CLOSUP Lecture Series

Gender and the STEM Trajectory: Evidence from the NLSY97

Apr 25, 2012, 8:30-10:00 am EDT
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 3rd Floor Seminar Room
CIERS: Causal inference in Education research seminar CIERS Mission: The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using various research methodies. This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
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CLOSUP Lecture Series

Data Watch: Using National Student Clearinghouse Data to Track Postsecondary Outcomes

Dec 14, 2011, 8:30-10:00 am EST
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 3rd Floor Seminar Room
Presenter: Steve Hemelt, Postdoctoral Researcher, Ford School CIERS Mission:The objective of the Causal Inference in Education Research Seminar (CIERS) is to engage students and faculty from across the university in conversations around education research using quantitative research methods.This seminar provides a space for doctoral students and faculty from the School of Education, Ford School of Public Policy, and the Departments of Economics, Sociology, Statistics, and Political Science to discuss current research and receive feedback on works-in-progress.
Ford School
CLOSUP Lecture Series

From Developmental to Prevention Science: Integrating Social-Emotional and Academic Learning to Reduce Educational Inequality

Dec 6, 2011, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EST
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Paul and Nancy O'Neill Classroom
Free and open to the public. Sandwiches and soda provided. Sponsored by the Education Policy Initiative (EPI) at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP). EPI is a program of coordinated activities designed to bring the latest academic knowledge to issues of education policy. Generous support provided by Charles H. and Susan Gessner. About the speaker Stephanie Jones is an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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