Lessons From Sports: A conversation with Greg Harden
The oft-used phrase in sports “Control the controllables,” is as applicable to leadership in public policy....
Electric, autonomous vehicles offer promise, but broad-based benefits elusive without public role - Gerber
Autonomous and electric vehicles can be a positive force for people and the planet, but widespread gains require government incentives and investment to ensure access for users across the economic…...
Farley comments on lack of foreign-born, out-of-state transplants in Michigan
Reynolds Farley, The Detroit News: Michigan's closest international border is Canada, which doesn't send a lot of immigrants to the U.S. each year, said Reynolds Farley, research professor emeritus…...
Hall and Hanson on GOP funding woes
"The Republican National Committee -- and some embattled state parties -- are dragging behind previous election cycles in fundraising weeks before the first primary voting for president in 2024," UPI…...
#WeAreElliott: Jana Ondrášková
Jana Ondrášková is a second-year Master’s student in the Security Policy Studies program at the Elliott School with a concentration in Transnational Security. She received her Bachelor’s degree at the University of New York in Prague and SUNY Empire State College in 2022 with a double major in International Relations and Public Affairs. Her focus areas … Continue reading #WeAreElliott: Jana Ondrášková...
U-M education researchers present evidence-based findings and analysis to inform Michigan’s Pre-K-for-All goals
Achieving Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s aim of universal Pre-K, made in her State of the State address in January 2023, will require building upon its established programs and making some…...
“Tremble with the world”: Airea D. Matthews (MPA ‘07) on using the arts as an avenue for change
Airea D. Matthews (MPA ‘07) dreamt of being a writer since she was a child. As she got older, she struggled to identify a clear path that turned her dream into reality. “My working-class roots didn’t…...
Ford School students attending COP28 in Dubai
Several Ford School students are among the sixteen University of Michigan students who will attend the two-week COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The students will observe the…...
Haverkamp comments on COP28 issues
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the two-week COP28 conference in an effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst ravages of…...
Parthasarathy comments on one year of ChatGPT
One year ago, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a chatbot built on the large language model GPT-3. Since then, knowledge workers in all sectors have been grappling with the potential uses of it and similar…...
Mancina and Méndez Gutiérrez awarded 2024 Riecker Fellowship
Two second year master’s students, Joe Mancina (MPP ‘24) and Gerardo Méndez Gutiérrez (MPP’24), have been selected from a competitive pool of applicants for the Ford School’s prestigious 2024...