Ford School Public Events

Dan PlafcanPostdoctoral Fellow in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan

David Goldston is a Visiting Lecturer in the Science, Technology and Environment Program at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and he writes the monthly column 'Party of One' on Congress and science policy for the journal Nature.

Ambassador Lawrence Butler is charged with overseeing U.S. policy creation and implementation efforts in Iraq, as well as staffing, financing, and management issues related to the U.S. Secretary of State Department's presence in Iraq.

Please join the Ford School and the Department of Economics as we gather to remember and celebrate Ned Gramlich's many contributions to economics, policymaking, higher education, and the lives of his colleagues, students, and friends.

Robert Axelrod, Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan.

Dan SarewitzDirector of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, Arizona State University

The Alumni Board of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy hosted an Alumni Get-Together.

Alumni, faculty and friends met the Ford School's new Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Susan M. Collins.

Friday, November 2nd from 12-1:30PM in 1110 Weill, the Betty Ford Classroom

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Adam SegalMaurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

Nothing But Nets is a global, grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa.

Where: Walter and Leonore Annenberg Auditorium, Weill Hall. Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Sponsored by : The Erb Institute; The Ford School of Public Policy; The Association of Religious Counselors; The Program in the Environment; Center for Faith & Scholarship; Lord of Light, Lutheran Campus Ministries; Religious Trust Fund

Ambassador Collins is an expert on Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Alumni, faculty and friends got together at Pizza House in Ann Arbor for a casual dinner and to meet the Ford School's new Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Susan M. Collins.

Reception to follow. Free and open to the public.

Linda HogleAssociate Professor, Department of Medical History and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus.

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host an afternoon of activities celebrating the life and legacy of the University of Michigan's most famous alumnus.

Zaki Laïdi, senior research fellow, Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI); professor, Sciences Po and the College of Europe (Bruges); and special advisor to former EU Trade Commissioner for Trade.

Larry Cox, Executive Director of Amnesty International USA.

Co-sponsored by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the International Policy Center.

Interviews with and articles by Larry Cox are available via the Amnesty
International website.

The conference discussed theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics included, but were not limited to, the following:

Alumni living and working in Lansing met for lunch and to hear about the Ford School's new undergraduate program which is starting this fall. Professor John Chamberlin, director of the undergraduate program, was at lunch and provided an overview of the incoming class (of approximately 50 students), courses, and objectives for the program.

The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Dan Glickman, President and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).

Professor Shobita Parthasarathy will be speaking from her forthcoming book, to be published by MIT press in April, 2007. Reception to follow.

Sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG)

Yazier Henry, Director, Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory, Capetown, South Africa; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Edward S. Walker, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates.

Edward S. Walker is one of the foremost U.S. experts on the politics of the Middle East. He served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under both Madeleine Albright and Colin Powell (2000-2001), US Ambassador to Israel (1997-1999), US Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt (1994-1997), U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (1989-1992) and as Deputy Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations (1992-1993). 

Cecilia Muñoz, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, National Council of La Raza; Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Steve Rayner, James Martin Professor of Science & Civilization, and the Director of the James Martin Institute, Said Business School, University of Oxford

The Center for the Education of Women 2007 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist - Anne Ladky

Abstract: New investments in 'green' power are essential for mitigating the impacts of global climate change. While wind power is now considered both technologically mature and economically feasible, it faces bitter opposition from local communities on the grounds that wind turbines amount to visual pollution. This presentation will examine the role that visual imagery is playing in policy debates about the siting of new wind farms. Drawing examples from several contested projects in the United States, the presentation will describe conventional and alternative approaches for calculating 'viewsheds' in the process of environmental impact assessment.

Catherine Bertini, Professor of Practice in Public Administration, Syracuse University Maxwell School of Public Affairs; former Under-Secretary General for Management, United Nations and Executive Director, World Food Program; former Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Alumni in the Bay Area gathered for lunch in February to mingle and have a discussion about Professor Tony Chen's recent research on the advent of affirmative action policies in higher education.

Ron Haskins, The Brookings Institution.

Dr. Kathleen M. Vogel is Assistant Professor of Peace Studies/Science & Technology Studies at Cornell University's Einaudi Center for International Studies. Prior to taking her current position, she was a William C. Foster Fellow with the Bureau of Nonproliferation in the Office of Proliferation Threat Reduction at the U.S. State Department. She has also served as Ed A. Hewett Fellow for the National Council of Eurasian and East European Research with joint appointments from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico's Institute of Public Policy. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University.

The Knight-Wallace Fellows at Michigan invite you to join nationally recognized journalists and experts as they examine restricted access to public information in an age of terrorism.