In a new pairing between the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and U-M Museum of Art, students are learning how to develop human-centered experiences to guide public policy.This approach takes a step back from a traditional...
With Michigan poised to be a pivotal state in the 2024 presidential election, Detroiters have weighed in on their priorities for the U.S. government.Cost of living and inflation is the issue Detroiters mentioned most when asked about the top issues...
This fall, the Ford School welcomed Penny Naas (MPP ‘93) as the newest member of the talented and distinguished Ford School Committee. Committee members include Ford School and U-M alumni, leaders in the realm of politics and policy, parents of Ford...
When the global pandemic locked down international travel and postponed her fellowship in 2020, Sierra Stephens (BA ‘20) took time to reflect on her long-term goals. She turned her car into a camper and set out to explore national parks in the...
Today, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved the courtesy appointment of Arun Agrawal, the Samuel Trask Dana Professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability, to join the Ford School of Public Policy. He also serves as...
Assistant Professor Kaitlin Raimi co-authored a recent study published in the journal Nature Sustainability on April 9, 2019. The article addresses the presence of behavior spillover, or the likelihood that one behavioral change will lead to...
Barry Rabe and Sarah Mills of the Ford School constitute the policy arm of the new multidisciplinary project for advancing new sustainability-focused policies that promote renewable energy proposals. Along with Tony Reames of the School for...
Over the summer several major U.S.-based companies announced plans to eliminate single-use plastic straws at their venues. The popularity of this eco-friendly movement motivated California to pass a statewide ban of plastic straws in restaurants. In...
The 2018 book The Handbook of Sustainability and Social Science Research includes a piece by Sarah Mills entitled: "Wind energy and rural community sustainability."
Abstract
Because it is a carbon-free source of electricity, wind energy is...
This week six Ford School students were awarded Dow Sustainability Fellowships. Each will receive $20,000 for their studies and will join a diverse and collaborative community dedicated to sustainability.Dow Fellows focus on interdisciplinary...
In a recently published piece for Michigan Alumnus, the magazine of the University of Michigan Alumni Association, 20 Michigan graduates are recognized as Detroit “Movers and Shakers,” including four Ford School grads.
Lisa Nuszkowski (MPP ’03)...
Michelle Hindman and Sneha Rao, master’s of public policy students and 2015 Dow Sustainability Fellows, have won a $5,000 seed grant from the Dow Distinguished Awards competition to explore sustainability challenges in slum redevelopment in...
January 12, 2015. Release by Anne Wallin, U-M Dow Sustainability Fellows ProgramForty exceptional master’s and professional-degree students from nine University of Michigan (U-M) schools and colleges were recently named Dow Sustainability Fellows....
Matt Naud, environmental coordinator for the city of Ann Arbor, talks environmental innovation
Fourteen years ago, the City of Ann Arbor launched a new commission on the environment. The group would report annually on the state of the...
Darshan Karwat, asst. professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University & Tony Reames, asst. professor, School of Environment & Sustainability discuss sustainability, social justice, and public policy.
Please join the Law School's Environmental Law and Policy Program as we host our first lecture of the 2019-2020 academic year- "A Conversation with Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick."This extraordinarily timely event will include discussion of regional greenhouse gas initiatives, the clean energy revolution, corporate sustainability efforts, and the impact of the 2020 election on climate change and environmental protection efforts.