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Matthew Davis quoted in ABC News story, “FDA May Ban Caffeine from Alcoholic Drinks”
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Dr. Matthew Davis was quoted in an ABC News story about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s expected ban of caffeine infused alcoholic beverages. A few states—including Michigan—have already banned these beverages, citing health and safety concerns.
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Brian Jacob's work cited in Inside Higher Ed article, “Cheating and the Generational Divide”
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Brian A. Jacob's work was cited in an Inside Higher Ed article about shifting generational views of academic dishonesty. In the wake of a hotly debated cheating scandal at the University of Central Florida, many researchers are weighing-in on the shifting norms around academic cheating and plagiarism.
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CLOSUP report about local economic development featured in various media outlets
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Tom Ivacko was interviewed on Michigan Radio about a Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) survey about a relatively new economic development strategy: "economic gardening." The term describes activities that local communities engage in to cultivate and develop existing businesses, rather than simply recruit new ones.
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Research by Brian A. Jacob cited in Science Daily article, “How Much Last Year's Teacher Affects This Year’s Test Scores”
Monday, November 15, 2010
A Science Daily article discusses research by Brian A. Jacob about the long-term added value of high quality teachers. Jacob’s study, conducted with researchers from Brigham Young University and published in The Journal of Human Resources, found that gains—in student test scores—from so-called high value teachers fades quickly. The study analyzed 1.3 million reading and math test scores from North Carolina students and found that 87 percent of reading gains and 73 percent of math gains, from high quality teachers, fades after one year.
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Research by Robert Axelrod cited in New York Times article, "This Is Your Brain on Metaphors"
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Robert Axelrod's research on conflict resolution—especially between Israel and Palestine—was cited in a New York Times article about the human brain's sometimes conflicting literal and metaphorical interpretation of concepts or events. "Mutual symbolic concessions," as described by Axelrod, have great power, especially in peace negotiations. Axelrod explained that non-monetary symbols, such as an apology, could ultimately make all the difference in a conflict resolution scenario.
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CLOSUP report: State-local economic development could be improved by cultivating existing businesses
Friday, November 12, 2010
State policymakers could better coordinate with local economic developers to improve the economy by cultivating existing businesses in their communities, a new report says.
The report from the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the University of Michigan indicates more local jurisdictions are using "economic gardening," a new strategy to grow local economies by cultivating existing businesses rather than, or in addition to, hunting for new businesses to relocate from the outside.
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Rick Snyder holds press conference at Ford School
Monday, November 8, 2010
Rick Snyder, Michigan’s governor-elect, held his first press conference since the election today in the Ford School of Public Policy’s Great Hall. At the press conference Snyder announced two members of his cabinet—Andy Dillon as state treasurer and Dick Posthumus as senior advisor.
More information about Snyder’s announcements can be found at:
AnnArbor.com
Detroit Free Press
The Detroit News
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Ann Lin quoted in Washington Post article, "Time to start counting the crowds"
Monday, November 8, 2010
Ann Lin was quoted in a Washington Post article about estimating the crowd size of rallies. The success of rallies, like last weekend's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear," is often based on the inexact science of crowd counts. User crowd count polls, widely known to be more entertaining and less scientific, are often called "silly." Ann Lin told the Washington Post, "It's akin to sending out a message on the Internet saying, 'I have a jar of jellybeans on my desk. You don't know the size of the jar or the size of the jellybeans. Guess how many are in the jar.'"
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Alum Jeff Barnes profiled in Detroit News article, "The novice behind Snyder's big victory"
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Jeff Barnes (MPP ’09) is profiled in a Detroit News article for his role as the campaign manager for Rick Synder’s successful Michigan gubernatorial bid.
Barnes, a "political novice," told the Detroit News that he used his experience as a captain in the U.S. army to run a disciplined yet fluid operation that responded quickly and smoothly to changing conditions. Also a member of the Ford School’s Alumni Board, Barnes credits Synder’s success with "running a positive and thoughtful campaign with policies backed by position papers." Barnes was tapped to run Synder's transition team and will likely have a position in the new administration.
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Paul Courant quoted in NPR story, "Wikipedia Teams Up With Academia"
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Paul Courant was quoted in an NPR story about a new Wikipedia/academia partnership aimed at increasing the number of public policy articles found on Wikipedia, a free and web-based collaborative encyclopedia. The goal of this project is for public policy students to turn their coursework into Wikipedia articles. Courant told NPR this experiment will help library scientists learn more about the crowd-sourcing model upon which Wikipedia is based.
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Scott Atran pens New York Times op-ed
Thursday, October 28, 2010
In "Turning the Taliban Against Al Qaeda," an op-ed appearing in the New York Times, Scott Atran discusses current and future U.S. and NATO strategies for negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban leaders. Atran also appeared on a segment of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC to discuss Afghanistan, the column and his latest book.
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New book by Scott Atran offers a startling look inside terror groups
Friday, October 22, 2010
A new book by Scott Atran, "Talking to the Enemy: Faith, Brotherhood, and the (Un)Making of Terrorists," is now available from HarperCollins Publishers. According to the publisher, "Talking to the Enemy" offers readers a startling look deep inside terror groups. The book is based on Atran’s access and in-depth interviews with terrorists and jihadis—providing fresh insight as to why there are people in this world willing to kill and die for a cause.
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The Michigan Review quoted CLOSUP's Tom Ivacko in an article titled, "Accelerate Michigan."
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
The Ford School's Tom Ivacko was quoted in a Michigan Review article titled, "Accelerate Michigan." Business Leaders of Michigan (BLM), a coalition of large companies within the state, has partnered with the University Research Corridor (U-M, MSU, and Wayne State University) to create an initiative called "Accelerate Michigan."
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Joe Schwarz provides insight on the race for Michigan's 7th District in the Detroit Free Press
Friday, October 15, 2010
Joe Schwarz was quoted in a Detroit Free Press article about Michigan's seventh district. The district includes the areas surrounding Battle Creek, Ann Arbor and north to Lansing. Schwarz described the district to the Free Press, "You've got liberals in the cities, moderates in the suburbs and conservatives in the rural townships." Recent political polls put the race between Democratic incumbent Mark Schauer and former congressman Tim Walberg dead even. Joe Schwarz represented Michigan's seventh district in Congress from 2005 to 2007.
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Carl P. Simon named to National Institutes of Health panel
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Carl P. Simon was named to a National Institutes of Health panel charged with studying the origins of health disparities using a complex systems approach. The 20-member panel, called the Network on Inequality, Complexity, and Health, has representatives from the health and medical fields, public policy, sociology, and computer science.
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Barry Rabe quoted in a Politico article, "Ethanol decision seen as Corn Belt pandering"
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Barry Rabe was quoted in a Politico article about a recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the allowable percentage, from 10 to 15 percent, of ethanol—a corn-based fuel—in new cars. Some question the timing of this announcement claiming the administration is using it to “shore up” Democratic support from key Midwestern states for the November election.
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MPP student Alexis Guild quoted in Detroit News
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Ford School MPP student Alexis Guild was quoted in a Detroit News story about the Peace Corps 50th anniversary. Fifty years ago today, at 2 a.m., then senator John F. Kennedy spoke to students on the steps of the Michigan Union and announced his intention to create a program—the Peace Corps—to help "build cultural bridges and spread peace."
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Ford School alums, Michael Delaney and Mark Wallace, profiled by Crain's Detroit Business in "40 under 40"
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Ford School alums, Michael Delaney (MPP '07) and Mark Wallace (MPP '04), were selected as two of Crain's Detroit Business 40 under 40, an award that honors Michigan's best and brightest. With over 300 nominations this year, the top 40 are selected because of their impact on business before the age of 40.
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Ford School alum Jeremy Borovitz pens Michigan Daily op-ed
Monday, October 11, 2010
Jeremy Borovitz (BA ’09) wrote an op-ed for the Michigan Daily about his 'peaceful realization' to join the Peace Corps after his graduation from the University of Michigan. Borovitz, who is currently serving as a Youth Development Volunteer in the Ukraine, wrote this piece as part of the U-M’s Peace Corps 50th Anniversary celebration.
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Latest edition of 'the Ford School feed': Now accepting self-nominations for the Alumni Board
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.
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