Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy has been named to the scientific council for ANSES, the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety. ANSES is a public…...

"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…...

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…...

The Ford School will welcome Montgomery, AL, Mayor Steven Reed to Weill Hall for an event on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  Mayor Reed is serving his second term…...

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…...

The oft-used phrase in sports “Control the controllables,” is as applicable to leadership in public policy....

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 include Countering Violent Extremism in sub-Saharan Africa, democratic backsliding in Europe, and great power competition in...

APSIA launched the Junior Faculty Fund in 2019 to invest in projects that foster collaboration and deepen ties within the APSIA family. Now in its fifth year, the Fund supports the work of pre-tenure and recently-tenured faculty at APSIA members and affiliates, particularly proposals that transcend national borders. Ten teams of Junior faculty from 21 APSIA institutions submitted Proposals in October 2023. Then, a committee of APSIA deans and directors selected one projects to support in 2...

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 ...

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…...

On November 12th, the U-M Library launched its first-ever campus-wide survey. Your input matters, and can make the library better for everyone! The library will use input from people in all roles at…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

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…...

Former Senator Sam Nunn, Distinguished Professor of the Practice, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Henry Kissinger made significant contributions to American security and global leadership while in office and continuing all of his life. I was fortunate to work with him, travel with him, learn from him, and enjoy his friendship. He had a brilliant grasp of history and was a global strategist without peer. He was a superb writer and speaker whose ego was well balanced with a grea...

"From Space Situational Awareness to Space Domain Awareness," a book chapter by Mariel Borowitz, was published in The Militarization of European Space Policy, published by Routledge. “All Options on the Table: Leaders, Preventive War, and Nuclear Proliferation.”, book written by Rachel Whitlark, was featured on The Duck of Minerva’s “Bridging the Gap Book Nook”. "Teaching Social Science Aspects of Space: A Transdisciplinary Approach," a journal article by Mariel Borowitz, wa...

The Harry West Visionary Leadership Award was established in 2014 to honor ARC’s longest-serving executive director, who exemplified courageous and visionary leadership during his entire career in the public, private and university sectors. Each summer, the Atlanta Regional Commission accepts nominations for individuals who exemplify outstanding community service, inspired leadership and commitment to the Atlanta region. The chosen nominee is recognized at ARC’s annual State of the Region...

The Harry West Visionary Leadership Award was established in 2014 to honor ARC’s longest-serving executive director, who exemplified courageous and visionary leadership during his entire career in the public, private and university sectors. Each summer, the Atlanta Regional Commission accepts nominations for individuals who exemplify outstanding community service, inspired leadership and commitment to the Atlanta region. The chosen nominee is recognized at ARC’s annual State of the Regi...

After more than a year of requests, Ukraine is finally about to start receiving General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons to aid in its efforts against the ongoing Russian invasion. General Breedlove shares his professional insight.   After more than a year of requests, Ukraine is finally about to start receiving General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons to aid in its efforts against the ongoing Russian invasion. What if diplomacy fails? Strategy game simulates ...

Watch the Video briefing or view transcript here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmNoCLMBv48   A virtual briefing on the Israel-Gaza conflict’s potential impact on the region and world, and pathways to peace. Our expert panel features political scientists Rashid Naim of Georgia State University and Lawrence Rubin of Georgia Tech Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. ...

“The first thing I want to say is that in a world of horrible news, and often horrible nuclear news, it’s quite a sea change to have even a tiny glimmer of some positive signs in the nuclear portfolio. And I would put even the little that we know so far about these recent discussions sort of in that category of potentially good news.”   In early November the United States and China held their first talks on nuclear security and arms control since 2019. The talks came ahead of a ...

For nearly a century, the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has been just over the horizon, and yet that horizon is always receding. Dramatic advances in commercial AI once again inspire great hopes and fears for military AI. Perhaps this time will be different. Yet, successful commercial AI systems benefit from conducive institutional circumstances that may not be present in the anarchic realm of war. As AI critics have recognized since the Cold War, the complexity and uncertainty of se...

Posted November 7, 2023 The Covid-19 pandemic was one of the most serious crises since the end of World War II, taking a staggering human and economic toll across the planet. As the world gets up again, groggily, like a punch-drunk fighter, it’s become increasingly clear that this coronavirus changed everything in our society. And it’s forcing leadership to consider new and evolving paths forward. In the U.S., one of the more challenging and complicated post-pandemic delibe...

Posted November 7, 2023 The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs has launched a diplomat-in-residence program designed to give students powerful insights into the political, economic, cultural, and strategic issues that shape our world. The program, supported by a generous gift from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, launched Nov. 8 with a symposium on economic and commercial diplomacy. Lawrence Silverman, former U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait, was among the first to join the program. ...

In November, Pregnancy Justice president Lourdes Rivera delivered the 2023 Omenn-Darling Health Policy Keynote address about the landscape of reproductive rights in the United States....

In late October and early November, I had the honor of representing Fletcher during a comprehensive recruitment tour across the dynamic landscape of East Asia, making memorable stops in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Beijing. The central focus of this journey was the participation in the QS Masters and MBA Fairs in Shanghai and Beijing, pivotal events that also open up avenues for engaging conversations with potential students. However, the richness of the experience extended beyond the confines of ...

Warm greetings from Ann Arbor, where the first snow of the year has blanketed the campus. We’re enjoying the football team’s win over Ohio State—the 1,001st victory in Michigan’s history. (Our own…...

Brevin Anderson is a Management and Integration Specialist for the Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean (ALAC) in the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) at United States Office for International Development (USAID), providing office-wide program support. He holds an M.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in International Economic Affairs from George Washington University’s Elliott School and B.A.s in Political Science and English from Seattle Pacific Universi...

This fall, Michigan State Representative Dylan Wegela tasked a group of Ford School students to research the implications of artificial intelligence and surveillance in the workplace. Their project…...