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Susan Dynarski quoted in New York Times about rising "burden" of college loans
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Susan M. Dynarski was quoted in a New York Times article called "Burden of College Loans on Graduates Grows." The article discusses the implications of the rise in student loan debt, a number that is increasing faster than credit card debt for the first time ever.
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Barry Rabe receives grant to study climate change policies in Canada, U.S.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Barry Rabe received a small grant from the Canadian Embassy to continue his research on climate change opinion and policies in the United States and Canada.
Rabe's project, "Pricing Carbon: Provincial Formation of Climate Policy," will closely examine a recent shift—to a more active engagement—in the climate policies of four Canadian provinces. As described in the project's abstract, this research will examine the factors prompting these provincial policy shifts, issues of policy tool selection, and intergovernmental decisions to enter into formal partnerships with other provinces or select American states.
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2011 Ford School Charity Auction raises $11,000 for Detroit-based refugee organization
Thursday, April 7, 2011
The Ford School community—at its 14th annual Charity Auction—raised $11,000 for Freedom House Detroit, a refugee organization helping those seeking legal asylum in the United States and Canada.
The Ford School Charity Auction is a student-led initiative that raises money for a different non-profit organization each year. The auction committee solicits donations from members of the Ford School community and local merchants and then hosts a gala at which the items are bid on in both live and silent auctions.
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Nature.com posts Parthasarathy op-ed, "Gene Patents and Democracy"
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Shobita Parthasarathy's opinion piece, "Gene Patents and Democracy," was posted to Nature.com's online community for breaking news on science research and policy, "The Great Beyond".
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Paul N. Courant interviewed by American Libraries about Google Books U.S. Court of Appeals ruling
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Paul N. Courant was quoted in an American Libraries article about a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision regarding the Google Books settlement.
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Ford School undergrads honored as Angell Scholars, Phi Beta Kappa members
Monday, March 28, 2011
Ford School BAs were recently honored as James B. Angell Scholars and invited to join the University of Michigan chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society in recognition of their academic achievements.
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Matthew Davis quoted in Detroit Free Press article, "Patients, physicians turn to e-mail, Skype, texts to stay in touch"
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Matthew Davis spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the increased demand for medically-related electronic communication options in an article called "Patients, physicians turn to e-mail, Skype, texts to stay in touch."
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Most communities in Michigan are working with others to increase efficiency, reduce costs
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
A new University of Michigan survey found that most communities statewide are already working together to increase efficiency and decrease costs.
This cooperation is a process through which two or more units of government work together to provide services jointly, such as joint police or fire services, or sharing employees with specialized technical expertise who can serve multiple jurisdictions.
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Ford School International Economic Development Program studies, visits Grenada
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
In February, twenty-three graduate students from across the University of Michigan spent a week in Grenada as part of the Ford School's International Economic Development Program (IEDP). This annual program began in 1999 through the unique, collaborative efforts of the International Policy Students Association (IPSA) and Ford School faculty.
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Barry Rabe quoted in New York Times article about carbon tax in British Columbia
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Barry Rabe was quoted in a New York Times ClimateWire article called "British Columbia Survives 3 Years and $848 Million Worth of Carbon Taxes." Though the full economic value of British Columbia's carbon tax isn't yet known, analysts say it is giving policymakers a preview of how a carbon tax would work on a larger scale.
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Research by Paul N. Courant cited in Inside Higher Ed about library book sharing
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Research by Paul N. Courant was cited in an Inside Higher Ed article, "Pays to Share," about the rising cost of maintaining libraries and the academic-led book digitization project HathiTrust.
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John Ciorciari interviewed on CTN about Thailand, Cambodia border dispute
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Cambodian Television Network (CTN) interviewed John Ciorciari about the current border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. The dispute centers on the Preah Vihear Hindu temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the surrounding land. The temple belongs to Cambodia, but Thai nationalists claim ownership of the land surrounding the temple.
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U.S. News and World Report re-issues 2008 rankings for schools of public affairs
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Ford School ranks #7 overall among schools of public affairs, according to U.S. News and World Report data released online on March 15, 2011 and in print on April 5.
These rankings were originally released in the magazine's 2008 edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools." The rankings reflect the opinions of deans and other senior faculty at schools or departments of public affairs, collected by survey in fall 2007.
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David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship applications now being accepted
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Friday, March 11, 2011
David Bohnett Leadership and Public Service Fellows will apply the academic training they receive at the Ford School to benefit the people and government of Detroit, Michigan. Fellows will receive two years of in-state tuition support at the Ford School and will intern at the highest level of the City of Detroit mayor's office, working directly with a Group Executive on the mayor's policy priorities.
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Ford School student Taurean Brown honored with 2011 Michigan Leadership Award
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Taurean Brown, a dual degree public policy and law student, has been honored with one of eight 2011 Michigan Leadership Awards (MLA).
MLAs celebrate the commitments of students—beyond the classroom—that increase the vitality of the University of Michigan. Brown will be recognized at an April ceremony with the Legacy Award, an award for those who have made a lasting impact on the university through his or her co-curricular activities and accomplishments.
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Brian Jacob quoted in USA Today about significant changes in standardized test scores
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Monday, March 7, 2011
Brian Jacob was quoted in a USA Today article called "When test scores seem too good to believe."
The article discusses the findings of a USA Today investigation of the standardized test scores of students from six U.S. states—including Michigan—and the District of Columbia. The analysis was conducted in collaboration with the Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic, and The Cincinnati Enquirer, plus ednewscolorado.org and two reporters from California.
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Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky presents INCB report at UN press conference
Thursday, March 3, 2011
At a United Nations press conference yesterday, Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky presented the International Narcotics Control Board's 2010 annual report. The International Narcotics Control Board, of which Levitsky is an elected member, is the independent and quasi-judicial control organization monitoring the implementation of the United Nations drug control conventions.
A central theme of this year's report was the role of corruption in drug trafficking and what governments can do to combat the corruption. "By employing corruption and violence [drug traffickers] are able to avoid law enforcement, interdiction, eradication of drug crop and such things as extradition to jurisdictions that want to prosecute them," Levitsky reported. "Corruption plagues not only our area of drug control, it also weakens governments and institutions."
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Matthew Davis quoted in UPI article, "Call for med student healthcare curriculum"
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Davis co-authored an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) that cited an Association of American Medical Colleges survey given to graduating U.S. medical students. The survey found that less than fifty percent of students felt they had been adequately educated about health care systems and the economics of practicing medicine.
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Barry Rabe interviewed on Michigan Public Radio about public opinions on climate change, related policies
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Barry Rabe was interviewed on Michigan Public Radio's "The Environment Report" about a recent Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) report that he co-authored. The report summarizes and compares the findings of two public opinion surveys—from the United States and Canada—about climate change and related policies.
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CLOSUP report: Canadians more likely to support policies to address climate change than Americans
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Americans are less willing to open their wallets to pay for increased production of renewable energy resources than Canadians, a new University of Michigan report indicates.
Americans who indicated they would not pay anything each year was at 41 percent compared with 21 percent for their counterpart. The willingness of Americans to contribute anything has declined between 2008 and 2010, the report said.
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