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Recent BA graduate joins a growing cohort of Ford School Presidential Fellows
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Madelynne Wager (BA '13) spent her senior year at the Ford School participating in a program that—of the many thousands of undergraduates in the United States—only 71 other undergrads took part in this year.
She was named a Presidential Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that seeks to create innovative solutions to current policy challenges and promote leadership in American government. Up to 75 students nationwide are invited to take part in the prestigious Presidential Fellows Program, a unique leadership seminar that meets in Washington, DC, for three-day conferences each fall and spring.
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2013 Class Gift Campaign, 100 gifts from 100 Fordies, surpasses its goal
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Congratulations to the Ford School Class of 2013 on a successful Class Gift Campaign. The campaign topped its goal of 100 gifts from 100 Fordies and raised more than $7,000, including partial matching funds from the Ford School.
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'Ford School feed'—Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, Robert Axelrod and the Johan Skytte Prize, 2014 Bohnett Fellows, and more.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.
This late spring edition of feed celebrates the 2012-13 academic year with a recap of commencement and centennial activities, announces Robert Axelrod's Johan Skytte Prize and Betsey Stevenson's appointment to the Council of Economic Advisers, and welcomes the 2014 Bohnett Public Services Fellows. It also reminds alums to RSVP to a July 11 Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day near them, and mark their calendars for the Fall 2013 APPAM reception in Washington, DC and the Ford School's Centennial Reunion Weekend in October 2014.
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Elisabeth Johnston and Bonnie Roberts receive 2013 Staff Recognition Awards
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Congratulations to Elisabeth Johnston, alumni relations manager, and Bonnie Roberts, project coordinator for the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) for receiving Staff Recognition Awards! Now in its seventh year, the Staff Recognition Awards honor two staff members and are a highlight of the Annual Ford School Staff Retreat, held June 4. The two women were recognized for exceptional contributions to the Ford School team.
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2013 Ford School Staff Retreat scavenger hunt inspired by President Ford centennial celebration
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Before Gerald Ford was president, he was an undergraduate at the University of Michigan. This comes as no surprise to the U-M community, certainly not to the staff of his namesake school, the Ford School of Public Policy. But what building formerly housed this economics major's courses? What campus monument most closely recalls his wartime service in the U.S. Navy—although the monument itself is not to President Ford? Where is the original location of his fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE)?
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Daniel Steinborn: After 40 years with the EPA, alum reflects on some of the nation's most wicked water challenges then and now
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
When Daniel Steinborn earned his master's of public policy in the spring of 1971, he returned to Seattle to begin what would prove to be an exceedingly difficult search for work. Boeing had just laid off 60,000 employees in the area, Steinborn explains, and the dramatic rise in unemployment had plunged the entire region into recession. None of the local or state offices were hiring, but a federal employee shared a promising lead: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had dozens of positions to fill.
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"A Grand Bargain on Fracking? Lessons from Springfield, Illinois," Barry Rabe's latest blog post
Monday, June 10, 2013
Editor's Note: A new Illinois statewide policy on shale development and the possible use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) procedures was just passed with overwhelming majorities in both legislative chambers. Barry Rabe explains the significance of this legislation and how this aspect of the Illinois experience is worthy of national attention.
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Betsey Stevenson appointed to President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Today, the White House announced President Obama's appointment of Ford School economist Betsey Stevenson as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA).
Stevenson is an associate professor at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She is also a Research Associate with the National Bureau of Economic Research, a Fellow of the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich, and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Law and Economics Association.
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U-M leaders congratulate Congressman John Dingell on his historic tenure
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Dean Collins and other University leaders congratulate Congressman John Dingell on becoming the longest-serving member of Congress in American history.
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Gene patents limit availability of information, says Parthasarathy in New York Times op-ed
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
In the article, "Ownership of Genes Stops Research," at the New York Times, Shobita Parthasarathy, associate professor of public policy, responds to the question of whether companies should be allowed to patent genes.
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Can a human gene be patented? Parthasarathy discusses Supreme Court case
Thursday, June 6, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision upholding patents on human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. The Court will soon decide the case involving Myriad Genetics, Inc., which owns the patents to the two human genes. When mutated, these genes give a woman a high risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer. As the sole patent holders of the genes, Myriad would also hold a monopoly on testing for the gene mutations.
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Shobita Parthasarathy interviewed by MIT Press about breast cancer gene patents, health care technology case studies
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Sunday, June 2, 2013
In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day Shobita Parthasarathy was interviewed by the MIT Press about cancer research and health care advances. In the Q&A format blog post, Parthasarathy spoke about gene patenting—specifically BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, Angelina Jolie's risk revelation, and the utility of comparative case studies of health care technologies.
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Melvyn Levitsky guest on Northern Michigan's 1270 WMKT radio program
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky was interviewed on 1270 WMKT's Vic McCarty Show about the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, drugs, and more.
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CLOSUP survey: Most local leaders want residents engaged, but see limits
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Most local government leaders in Michigan believe residents should provide input into policymaking, but relatively few think they should be deeply involved, according to a University of Michigan survey.
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Latest issue of MJPA now online
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The spring 2013 issue of the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs (MJPA) is now online. This issue includes articles on using decision science for prison reform; the ethics of harm reduction policy regarding female circumcision; a study on the factors associated with the participation of U.S. cities in the United States Conference of Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement; and much more.
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"Public Opinion on Fracking: Perspectives from Michigan and Pennsylvania" garners local, regional media attention
Friday, May 24, 2013
The results from a public opinion survey on fracking from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy and the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion was picked up by a number of local and regional news services.
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Poll finds a dangerous 'mismatch' between actual student stimulant use and parental suspicion of drug abuse
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The National Poll on Children's Health from U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital found that only 1 percent of parents believe their teens use stimulants—ADHD drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin, and Vyvanse—to boost their academic performance, while by the end of high school, 12 percent of students admit to having taken such drugs, but not to treat ADHD.
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John Ciorciari quoted in TIME article about factory conditions in Cambodia, Bangladesh
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Monday, May 20, 2013
John Ciorciari was interviewed by TIME in an article—"A Tale of Two Factory Disasters: What Cambodia Can Teach Bangladesh"—comparing factory conditions in Cambodia and Bangladesh.
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Fracking brings economic boost, but risks raise concerns
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, according to a University of Michigan survey.
The results come from the National Surveys on Energy and Environment, a joint effort of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at U-M's Ford School of Public Policy and the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.
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Matthew Davis quoted in Wall Street Journal about children's medicine
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Matthew Davis, MD was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about warnings on the use of cold and cough medicine for children.
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