Upcoming Events

"Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care"

Monday, April 16, 2007. 4:00-5:30 pm
Annenberg Auditorium, 1120 Weill Hall

Shobita Parthasarathy is Assistant Professor and Codirector of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. Professor Parthasarathy will be speaking from her forthcoming book, to be published by MIT press in April, 2007. Reception to follow.

Co-sponsored with the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program and with the University of Michigan Science, Technology & Society Program.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2007 Commencement

Saturday, April 28, 2007. 5:30pm – 7pm
Rackham Auditorium

The Charge to the Class will be delivered by Dan Glickman, President and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Glickman served as President Clinton's Secretary of Agriculture for six years and before that, as a member of the House of Representatives for 18 years (D-KS). During his years in the House, he worked on issues of agricultural, aviation, and technology policy and chaired the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Glickman is an alumni of the University of Michigan (BA '66.) More Details.