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Ali analyzes Chinese spy balloons with NPR Marketplace

Feb 14, 2023

In the last week, the U.S. has shot down four different objects in U.S. and Canadian airspace. One of those has been confirmed as a Chinese surveillance balloon. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided his expertise to NPR Marketplace,...

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Ford School lecturer brings personal touch to cherry farm

Feb 14, 2023

In 2019, Attia Qureshi started to feel something was missing from Wunsch Farms, her cherry orchard located north of Traverse City on the Old Mission Peninsula. As a child growing up in southern Michigan, she visited cider mills and cherry farms...

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Rabe addresses climate change conspiracies

Feb 13, 2023

Climate change deniers are using new strategies to spread their beliefs — namely the conspiracy theory that climate change is a hoax meant to subdue populations. Climate policy expert Barry Rabe talked to Newsweek to break down that myth and its...

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Lewis addresses scholars on Inclusive History Project

Feb 13, 2023

A growing number of universities are working to critically engage with the uncomfortable truths of their institutions’ histories, including entanglements with slavery and racial discrimination. At the University of Michigan, historians, scholars...

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Axelrod awarded 2022 Boris Mints Institute Prize

Feb 10, 2023

Ford School emeritus professor Robert Axelrod was awarded the 2022 Boris Mints Institute (BMI) Prize. In its citation, the Institute noted his ground-breaking work in applying game theory to conflict resolution. “In his research, which employed...

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ChatGPT scrutiny brings STPP Artificial Intelligence study new relevance

Feb 9, 2023

ChatGPT, Microsoft’s artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm, has been subject to intense scrutiny since its launch in November, becoming instantly popular because it was made free and easily accessible. Proponents are amazed at its ability to...

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Writing Center's Spencer wins poetry prize

Feb 9, 2023

Ford School writing instructor Molly Spencer’s poetry collection, Invitatory, was selected as a 2022 New Measure Poetry Prize Winner. It is Spencer ‘s third collection, joining If the House (University of Wisconsin Press, 2019) and Hinge (SIU Press,...

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Gerber creates XR-enhanced online course on Future of Mobility

Feb 9, 2023

The University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation and Coursera have launched the first three in a set of 10 planned online learning opportunities that integrate extended reality technologies into the learning experience. This launch is...

Elisabeth Gerber and the Future of Mobility

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NATO Ambassador to give Ford School's Vandenberg Lecture

Feb 9, 2023

The Ford School of Public Policy is pleased to present Ambassador Julianne Smith as the 2023 Arthur Vandenberg Lecture. Ambassador Smith has served as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO since November 2021. Prior to her current position,...

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Beyond Rhetoric offers road map for responding to racism as a public health crisis

Feb 9, 2023

A group of local leaders and public health researchers are sharing their process for responding to racism as a public health crisis, with the goal of supporting other municipalities and organizations in addressing the links between racism and health...

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Wolfers optimistic on inflation and recession risks

Feb 8, 2023

The U.S. economic recovery from the significant setbacks of the pandemic has seen inflationary pressure from supply chain disruptions and the war in Ukraine, among other factors. Justin Wolfers, Ford School professor of public policy and...

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Ford School students named 2023 Dow Sustainability Fellows

Feb 5, 2023

The Dow Sustainability Fellows Program, administered by the Graham Sustainability Institute, will award over $800,000 in tuition and project funding in 2023. The funds will support more than 40 outstanding graduate students from ten University of...

Dow Fellows Riya Cherian, Charles Collins, Audrey Dombro, Jared Mandelbaum, and Yuer Wang

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Visiting Ukrainian scholar Yurtayeva addresses Russian war crimes at Berlin conference

Feb 5, 2023

As the war in Ukraine approaches its one-year mark, legal scholars, historians, politicians, diplomats, civil society activists and intellectuals from Ukraine, Germany, Poland, the U.S., and the U.K. gathered in Berlin to address the issues of the...

Kseniya Yurtayeva at Berlin War Crimes Conference

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Bednar breaks down McCarthy's Speaker election: parallels between bullying and lack of decorum

Feb 5, 2023

The election of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House was historic for the number of voting rounds required, and got his speakership off to a rocky start. In an interview with "kid reporter" Lincoln Miller for Scholastic Kids Press, Jenna...

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US decision to shoot down Chinese balloon, what might follow: U-M faculty can comment

Feb 5, 2023

University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy experts are available to discuss the U.S. downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast. John Ciorciari is an associate professor of public policy and director of the...

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January jobs report shows exceptionally strong labor market, U-M economists say

Feb 3, 2023

Employers added 517,000 jobs in January 2023, capping a year marked by record-low unemployment and high job growth. The unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, a low last seen in 1969, according to new data released today by the Bureau of Labor...

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Shaefer joins Detroit mayor and partners to help residents access tax credits

Feb 2, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has joined with a coalition of community partner agencies to announce the 2023 tax credit campaign to enable residents to access millions in federal tax credits. Duggan also outlined that the city’s new plan provides...

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Poverty Solutions report on police reform widely referenced in wake of recent alleged police abuse

Jan 31, 2023

Following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of the Memphis police, national attention is once again focused on the use of force by police. The Detroit Free Press, among other outlets, turned to a report written by Trevor Bechtel, Mara C....

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Engagement with different cultures leads to an international affairs career

Jan 31, 2023

John D. Ciorciari’s journey to the field of international affairs began with a trip by his high school soccer team to play against teams in Japan in the 1990s. Ciorciari was “fascinated” by his observation that while Japan was as wealthy as the...

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Stevenson receives 2022 award for public engagement

Jan 31, 2023

President Santa J. Ono is honoring University of Michigan faculty members Betsey Stevenson and Lilia Cortina with the 2022 presidential awards for public engagement. The awards recognize the recipients’ demonstrated commitment to public service,...

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State Senator Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14) wins prestigious Ford School alumni award

Jan 31, 2023

The Ford School of Public Policy recognizes state Senator Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14) with the Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, the school’s top alumni award for dedication to excellence in public service. Senator Chang will be...

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Leiser shares expertise on government financial reporting in webinar

Jan 29, 2023

The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) has been partnering with XBRL US, to work with the City of Flint to explore whether a new fiscal reporting mechanism for governmental entities can help create transparency—and prevent future...

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Weiland expertise on transitional kindergarten, universal preschool, in the news

Jan 29, 2023

Education Policy Initiative faculty co-director Christina Weiland has an expertise in pre-k, and recently published a paper on Transitional Kindergarten. Both topics have been in the news. In her State of the State address, Michigan Governor...

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Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, January 2023

Jan 27, 2023

Dear friends, Happy New Year from the Ford School! We are incredibly proud of our alumni, and the impact they have on the public good. I am so happy to announce that our Alumni Board has named the recipient of the 2023 Neil Staebler...

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Research centers give U-M students hands-on, practical policy experiences

Jan 27, 2023

With the guidance and support of the Ford School’s research centers, graduate and undergraduate students are creating a real-life impact in a range of areas by working with external partners. The Ford School is deeply integrated with a wide range of...

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Bohnett Fellows create impact in the City of Detroit

Jan 26, 2023

Each year, the Ford School’s David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship provides three talented master’s students with tuition support, health care, and a funded internship with the City of Detroit. Last summer, 2021 Bohnett...

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Ford School names Weill Scholars and Weill Youth Policy Fellows

Jan 24, 2023

Seven outstanding master’s students have been named as 2022 Weill Scholars and Weill Youth Policy Fellows. Weill Scholars Shirley Araiza Santaella (MPP ‘24), David Castro (MPP '24), Moriah Nacionales-Tafoya (MPP ‘24), Juan Sandoval (MPP ‘24), and...

Headshots of Shirley Araiza Santaella, David Castro, Christiana Verdelus, Juan Sandoval, Moriah Nacionales-Tafoya, Eneida Hysi, and Paloma Ramos

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Gun control measures associated with reduced police use of force

Jan 24, 2023

As police departments and activists look for strategies to reduce excessive use of force by police, new research from the University of Michigan shows limited data, lack of transparency and irregular implementation of reforms make it difficult to...

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Michigan local government officials: public employee workforce wages increasing, room for improvement

Jan 24, 2023

Michigan’s local governments report a long trend of increasing employee pay, but a third of local leaders say wages are still too low. The issue is relevant for their finances as 92% of Michigan local governments report having some type of paid...

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Ciorciari on 5 global regions likely to make big news this year, and potential diplomatic implications

Jan 24, 2023

Over the past few years, deepening ideological and strategic divisions in many parts of the globe have suggested the arrival of a new Cold War. The coming year may reveal much about this new phase of world politics, with profound diplomatic...