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Watkins-Hayes earns ASA’s Distinguished Scholarly Book Award

Jun 18, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and incoming associate dean for academic affairs, for receiving the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award from the American Sociological Association....

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Shaefer fields continuing media interest in COVID stimulus study

Jun 10, 2021

Following the release of his study crunching numbers from the U.S Census Bureau's Household Pulse Data, Luke Shaefer, the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, associate dean for research and policy engagement, and...

In the Media

Watkins-Hayes relates current pandemic to HIV epidemic

Jun 9, 2021 Michigan Radio

Celeste Watkins-Hayes, the Jean E. Fairfax Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, relates what she has researched and written about the HIV epidemic to the current COVID-19 pandemic in an interview on Michigan Radio, marking the 40th anniversary of...

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Parthasarathy weighs in on connections between immunizations and leadership

Jun 7, 2021 MLive

According to MLive, 100% of Michigan Senate Democrats and 71% of Michigan House Democrats have received the COVID-19 vaccine. On the other hand, 30% of Michigan Senate Republicans and 17% of Michigan House Republicans are immunized. These numbers...

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Task force featuring Lantz issues report assessing pandemic's trajectory and implications for Medicare, Social Security

Jun 3, 2021

A report by the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) looks at the direct effects and outcomes of COVID-19—hospitalizations, deaths, disability, unemployment, and racial and ethnic disparities—and how they will impact social insurance...

In the Media

Parthasarathy discusses patents and vaccines

May 24, 2021 The American Prospect

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, vaccines have allowed some freedom from the virus. But, patents on the vaccines are preventing others around the world from receiving the life saving shot. In turn, the White House has received pressure to waive...

Photo of a person in PPE holding a vile of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

In the Media

Levy explains connection between Medicaid and more jobs

May 23, 2021 NPR Marketplace

According to NPR Marketplace, if the 14 states that have not expanded Medicaid do, they would create more than a million jobs in 2022. Helen Levy, a research professor at the U-M Institute for Social Research with a courtesy appointment at the Ford...

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Congratulations to Natasha Pilkauskas and Kaitlin Raimi, both now associate professors, with tenure

May 21, 2021

Professors Natasha Pilkauskas and Kaitlin Raimi have received promotions to associate professor, with tenure, at the Ford School. Their status was approved by the U-M Board of Regents at their meeting on May 20. "Natasha Pilkauskas is deepening...

Headshots of Kaitlin Raimi and Natasha Pilkauskas

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Parthasarathy provides insight on vaccine patterns

May 18, 2021 The Hill

As vaccine rates increase across the country, interesting patterns are being noticed. Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy, explained the pattern Michigan is experiencing. “Michigan is sort of a purple, leaning blue, state and you...

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy leads a discussion in the Betty Ford Classroom

In the Media

Parthasarathy puts results of vaccine hesitancy study in context

May 12, 2021 WXYZ Detroit

A recent study from researchers at U-M concluded that vaccine hesitancy could impede a goal of herd immunity when it comes to COVID-19. Shobita Parthasarathy, a co-author of the study and director of the Ford School's Science, Technology, and Public...

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Vaccine hesitancy, rooted in institutional mistrust, could stand in way of COVID-19 herd immunity, STPP study finds

May 12, 2021

The global effort to develop and distribute COVID-19 vaccines has progressed despite myriad challenges. Yet the final step—shots in arms—meets resistance among some that can't easily be overcome by science and supply chains. Vaccine hesitancy—a...

A nurse administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a teacher in Iowa (Credit: Phil Roeder / CC BY)

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Cooney answers question of where Michigan workers have gone

May 11, 2021 Detroit Free Press

Businesses and companies need more workers right now, but they can't find them. Patrick Cooney, assistant director of economic mobility at U-M Poverty Solutions, attributed most of the gap between supply and demand of labor to public health. "Our...

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Study finds even small Medicaid fees can cause high disenrollment

May 10, 2021

A new study co-authored by John Z. Ayanian, director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) and Ford School courtesy faculty, warns state and federal governments about implementing cost-sharing requirements for Medicaid...

In the Media

Anti-COVID restriction activists targeting "ubiquitous" school boards - Davenport

May 2, 2021 MLive

Davenport told MLive that school boards are ideal locations for activists to promote their message. Generally, he said, board meetings are easy to disrupt and tactics in one area can be replicated by others across the state. “School boards are as...

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Udow-Phillips: COVID-19 surge related to youth sports

Apr 6, 2021 NBC News

“It’s not happening on the field,” Marianne Udow-Phillips said. “It’s happening in transit and afterward, when people are getting together and eating and not wearing masks. It’s happening at parties and where people are socializing.” Read the NBC...

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Mask use low when people visit with friends

Mar 31, 2021

While nearly all Americans use a mask at some point each week, very few consistently wear their mask during many common potentially risky activities. This is true even among adults whose older age or preexisting health conditions put them at...

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More Detroiters ‘very likely’ to get COVID-19 vaccine than 4 months ago, U-M survey finds

Mar 30, 2021 University of Michigan Poverty Solutions

Thirty-eight percent of Detroiters now say they are “very likely” to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, up from 14% who gave that response in the fall of 2020, according to a new survey from the University of Michigan. At the...

a Michigan Medicine official draws COVID vaccine serum into a needle

In the Media

Parthasarathy discusses bias in pandemic science

Mar 22, 2021 BBC World

"Science is always going to be viewed through the lens of people through their values, assumptions, biases, and politics," said Shobita Parthasarathy. But, she said, "bias is natural....It's not a bad thing to have bias." It's necessary for...

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Erb-Downward Q&A: What the American Rescue Plan means for children experiencing homelessness

Mar 15, 2021 University of Michigan Poverty Solutions

The American Rescue Plan Act, the latest $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus plan, includes $800 million to support children and youth experiencing homelessness. Jennifer Erb-Downward, a senior research associate at the University of Michigan’s...

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Kowalski paper an NIHCM award finalist

Mar 10, 2021

Health economist Amanda Kowalski, the Gail Wilensky Professor of Economics and Public Policy, with her primary appointment in the U-M Department of Economics and a courtesy appointment at the Ford School, is a finalist for the National Institute for...

In the Media

Experiences of long-term effects of COVID need to be studied - Parthasarathy

Mar 8, 2021 Nature

An article in Nature notes that the National Institutes of Health will invest over $1 billion to research ‘long COVID’ — the long-lasting health effects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. People who have experienced COVID-19 and its long-term aftermath,...

In the Media

Schwarz comments on medical group donations to Republican lawmakers

Feb 16, 2021 The Detroit News

Despite the fact that some Michigan Republicans flout health protocols promoted by the state, medical groups, and hospitals, health care interest groups still contributed more to Michigan Republicans than Democrats. Joe Schwarz, former Republican...

In the Media

Lewis: shrinking graduate pipelines, publication bottlenecks, and hope for reimagining graduate education

Feb 15, 2021 The Chronicle of Higher Education

“By the time we get to ’25 or ’26, we may look back and realize that we’ve reached a new plateau, that it [graduate student populaiton] was not as high as it was in 2010, let alone 2015,” said Earl Lewis, commenting on of the effects of the pandemic...

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Policy memo: Watkins-Hayes on "Leveraging the HIV Safety Net to Improve the National COVID-19 Response"

Jan 21, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download the PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

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Policy memo: Parthasarathy on "Ensuring global access to COVID-19 vaccines"

Jan 21, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download a PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

In the Media

Lead pipe replacement needs consistent funding, says Leiser

Jan 15, 2021 Bridge

An article in Bridge magazine about funding for replacing lead pipes notes that, "Often, the communities with the biggest backlog of upgrades and fixes are the least-equipped financially to pay for them. As a result, they must raise rates. That...

In the Media

A looming crisis as Covid-19 relief, protections set to expire, says Seefeldt

Dec 16, 2020 Detroit Free Press

“I think there is a looming crisis … people are going to have to make choices about what they pay,” said Kristin Seefeldt. “They're already making choices about what bills to pay. It becomes this heat or eat choice that is really devastating for...

In the Media

Federal government should build on CARES Act success to support families, says Shaefer

Nov 30, 2020 FOX 17 West Michigan

“The things that we did in the CARES Act in May, they really worked to a greater degree than I think a lot of people have appreciated,” Shaefer said. “So we can build on that and do more. I’d like us to do more for families with kids.” Read the...

In the Media

Danziger joins 127 economists calling for continued COVID-19 stimulus

Nov 25, 2020 WBCK

In an open letter, Danziger joined 127 other economists calling for additional COVID-19 stimulus, stating, "While the economy continues on the path to recovery, it’s critical that we quickly implement a robust stimulus to help promote a sustained...

In the Media

Wolfers: Postpone Thanksgiving to save lives

Nov 19, 2020 New York Times

"Let’s postpone Thanksgiving until May 27. By then Americans should have a lot more to be thankful for, including the likely availability of at least two highly effective vaccines, perhaps the freedom to get together with friends and possibly the...