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The Ford School is again ranked #1 in social policy, #2 in policy analysis & health policy, & now top 3 in the nation for graduate programs in public affairs. #GoBlue
We are proud to be recognized by our peers as a top policy school at a world-class university.
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We are proud to be recognized by our peers as a top policy school at a world-class university.
Details: myumi.ch/79ew9
New @stpp-um.bsky.social report explores implications of scaling up small modular reactors & advanced nuclear tech. It offers policy guidance on responsible governance to harness this reliable, carbon-free energy source—to maximize public benefit & minimize harm: myumi.ch/g3XgP #SMR
New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes
University of Michigan researchers call for policies to ensure that small modular reactors serve the public interest without creating and worsening familiar problems.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
New @stpp-um.bsky.social report explores implications of scaling up small modular reactors & advanced nuclear tech. It offers policy guidance on responsible governance to harness this reliable, carbon-free energy source—to maximize public benefit & minimize harm: myumi.ch/g3XgP #SMR
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At @umfordschool.bsky.social discussion w @sbagen.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social Luke Shaefer and Christina Weiland talking about how social policy can be built around the principle of thriving communities and individual autonomy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
At @umfordschool.bsky.social discussion w @sbagen.bsky.social @pamherd.bsky.social Luke Shaefer and Christina Weiland talking about how social policy can be built around the principle of thriving communities and individual autonomy.
Bill Axinn celebrates a milestone 30 years of his Chitwan Valley Family Study in Nepal and shares how long-term commitment to social research can tell the real story of the impact of changing community and household dynamics. Read the full conversation: https://myumi.ch/qZjnX
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Bill Axinn celebrates a milestone 30 years of his Chitwan Valley Family Study in Nepal and shares how long-term commitment to social research can tell the real story of the impact of changing community and household dynamics. Read the full conversation: https://myumi.ch/qZjnX
On this #VeteransDay, we honor the brave men & women who've served our nation. President Gerald R. Ford served in the Navy during WWII aboard the USS Monterey. A bronze model of the full-sized statue (honoring his service) on the USS Gerald R. Ford is located in the Reading Room.
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
On this #VeteransDay, we honor the brave men & women who've served our nation. President Gerald R. Ford served in the Navy during WWII aboard the USS Monterey. A bronze model of the full-sized statue (honoring his service) on the USS Gerald R. Ford is located in the Reading Room.
Dean Yang discusses how America's immigration crackdown could disrupt the global remittance market with WKU Public Radio.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/y1PW8
Full story: https://myumi.ch/y1PW8
America's immigration crackdown is disrupting the global remittance market
America's immigration crackdown might have serious financial consequences for a range of countries.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Dean Yang discusses how America's immigration crackdown could disrupt the global remittance market with WKU Public Radio.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/y1PW8
Full story: https://myumi.ch/y1PW8
Now in its 10th year, DMACS surveys more than 2,000 Detroit residents annually about their priorities and lived experiences. By co-creating the surveys with local partners, DMACS ensures resident voices reach leaders to inform decision-making. https://myumi.ch/JP51w
DMACS marks 10 years of listening to Detroiters for shared impact
Now in its 10th year, DMACS surveys more than 2,000 Detroit residents annually about their priorities and lived experiences. By co-creating the surveys with local partners, including city government, ...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Now in its 10th year, DMACS surveys more than 2,000 Detroit residents annually about their priorities and lived experiences. By co-creating the surveys with local partners, DMACS ensures resident voices reach leaders to inform decision-making. https://myumi.ch/JP51w
Should cell phones be allowed in the classroom?
Brian Jacob tells @clickondetroit.com, “I’m hoping our study will provide good information, both on what’s working and what may not be working so well, to Michigan educators and policymakers.”
Watch now: https://myumi.ch/y1jdJ
Brian Jacob tells @clickondetroit.com, “I’m hoping our study will provide good information, both on what’s working and what may not be working so well, to Michigan educators and policymakers.”
Watch now: https://myumi.ch/y1jdJ
University of Michigan researchers studying cell phone use in classrooms
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October 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Should cell phones be allowed in the classroom?
Brian Jacob tells @clickondetroit.com, “I’m hoping our study will provide good information, both on what’s working and what may not be working so well, to Michigan educators and policymakers.”
Watch now: https://myumi.ch/y1jdJ
Brian Jacob tells @clickondetroit.com, “I’m hoping our study will provide good information, both on what’s working and what may not be working so well, to Michigan educators and policymakers.”
Watch now: https://myumi.ch/y1jdJ
Paula Lantz tells U.S. News & World Report that declining vaccine rates could have horrible effects on public health.
“Infectious diseases don’t care about state borders,” Lantz says.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/Qw5My
“Infectious diseases don’t care about state borders,” Lantz says.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/Qw5My
October 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Paula Lantz tells U.S. News & World Report that declining vaccine rates could have horrible effects on public health.
“Infectious diseases don’t care about state borders,” Lantz says.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/Qw5My
“Infectious diseases don’t care about state borders,” Lantz says.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/Qw5My
Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes has been elected to the National Academy of Public Administration as a member of its 2025 Class of Academy Fellows! 🎉
Read more about this honor: https://myumi.ch/QwJyA
Read more about this honor: https://myumi.ch/QwJyA
Celeste Watkins-Hayes elected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow
Ford School Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes has been elected to the National Academy of Public Administration as a member of its 2025 Class of Academy Fellows. As an Academy Fellow she will be involved in ...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes has been elected to the National Academy of Public Administration as a member of its 2025 Class of Academy Fellows! 🎉
Read more about this honor: https://myumi.ch/QwJyA
Read more about this honor: https://myumi.ch/QwJyA
Joshua Hausman has received the Journal of Economic History’s Arthur H. Cole Prize for best article, a top recognition in the field of economic history.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/xwVVn
Full story: https://myumi.ch/xwVVn
Hausman awarded Arthur H. Cole Prize for economic history
Economic historian Joshua Hausman has received the Journal of Economic History’s Arthur H. Cole Prize, a top recognition in the field of economic history, for his winning article “The Model T.”
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September 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Joshua Hausman has received the Journal of Economic History’s Arthur H. Cole Prize for best article, a top recognition in the field of economic history.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/xwVVn
Full story: https://myumi.ch/xwVVn
@shobitap.org invited to serve as Expert Voices columnist in @science.org over the next two years.
Parthasarathy’s inaugural column cautions the dark sides of scaling technology and how it can perpetuate inequities, particularly in marginalized communities.
Read the column: https://myumi.ch/W6Men
Parthasarathy’s inaugural column cautions the dark sides of scaling technology and how it can perpetuate inequities, particularly in marginalized communities.
Read the column: https://myumi.ch/W6Men
September 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@shobitap.org invited to serve as Expert Voices columnist in @science.org over the next two years.
Parthasarathy’s inaugural column cautions the dark sides of scaling technology and how it can perpetuate inequities, particularly in marginalized communities.
Read the column: https://myumi.ch/W6Men
Parthasarathy’s inaugural column cautions the dark sides of scaling technology and how it can perpetuate inequities, particularly in marginalized communities.
Read the column: https://myumi.ch/W6Men
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I am a new Expert Voices columnist @science.org and my first article just came out! In it, I argue that scaling technology has a dark side, particularly when it comes to alleviating inequality and injustice. And I suggest what scientists, engineers, and policymakers can do about it.
Beware the drive to scale technology
When it comes to technology, scalability—its capacity to be standardized and then distributed en masse and across contexts—is the ultimate goal. Scientists and engineers view scalability as the route ...
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September 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I am a new Expert Voices columnist @science.org and my first article just came out! In it, I argue that scaling technology has a dark side, particularly when it comes to alleviating inequality and injustice. And I suggest what scientists, engineers, and policymakers can do about it.
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On Oct. 20, @umfordschool.bsky.social will be hosting a talk with ICIJ's executive director Gerard Ryle to examine what global investigative journalism reveals about public policy, regulation and enforcement gaps that enable corruption.
Register here:
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Systems of Secrecy: Journalism, Power and the Policy Gaps that Enable Corruption
From the Panama Papers to China Targets, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gerard Ryle has overseen investigations that exposed how the powerful exploit opaque systems across borders — from tax…
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September 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
On Oct. 20, @umfordschool.bsky.social will be hosting a talk with ICIJ's executive director Gerard Ryle to examine what global investigative journalism reveals about public policy, regulation and enforcement gaps that enable corruption.
Register here:
Register here:
ICYMI: @donmoyn.bsky.social tells @insidehighered.com that “using higher education as a scapegoat for Kirk’s tragic assassination doesn’t fit the facts of the situation.”
Full story: https://myumi.ch/618DM
Full story: https://myumi.ch/618DM
Some Conservatives Blame Higher Ed for Political Violence
The president and his allies are accusing the “radical left” of “terrorism,” blaming unnamed organizations. Some conservatives are condemning universities.
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September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ICYMI: @donmoyn.bsky.social tells @insidehighered.com that “using higher education as a scapegoat for Kirk’s tragic assassination doesn’t fit the facts of the situation.”
Full story: https://myumi.ch/618DM
Full story: https://myumi.ch/618DM
New findings from a Detroit Metro Area Communities Study explore the top challenges Detroiters face and how they would like city leadership to respond.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/P3Aj4
#UMDetroitSurvey
Full story: https://myumi.ch/P3Aj4
#UMDetroitSurvey
Survey shows top challenges Detroiters want new mayor to address
DETROIT--New findings from a University of Michigan survey of Detroiters showing the top challenges households face in their daily lives and how they would like city leadership to respond have implications for Detroit's mayoral election in November.Safe...
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September 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
New findings from a Detroit Metro Area Communities Study explore the top challenges Detroiters face and how they would like city leadership to respond.
Full story: https://myumi.ch/P3Aj4
#UMDetroitSurvey
Full story: https://myumi.ch/P3Aj4
#UMDetroitSurvey
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In #NewPublication @pamherd.bsky.social & @katwalsemann.bsky.social examine how educational and economic indicators of socioeconomic resources are associated with differing domains of cognitive function in mid to later life: bit.ly/4nruB7A
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September 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
In #NewPublication @pamherd.bsky.social & @katwalsemann.bsky.social examine how educational and economic indicators of socioeconomic resources are associated with differing domains of cognitive function in mid to later life: bit.ly/4nruB7A
@umfordschool.bsky.social @umdpublicpolicy.bsky.social
@umfordschool.bsky.social @umdpublicpolicy.bsky.social
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Better Government Lab received support from Arnold Ventures to study social programs that improve economic mobility through investments in state capacity.
Grateful for @mccourtschool.bsky.social & @umfordschool.bsky.social who make this work possible.
mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/bgl-arn...
Grateful for @mccourtschool.bsky.social & @umfordschool.bsky.social who make this work possible.
mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/bgl-arn...
BGL Recieves New Grant - McCourt School - Public Policy
Better Government Lab receives grant from Arnold Ventures to evaluate the effectiveness of social programs designed to improve economic mobility.
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August 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Better Government Lab received support from Arnold Ventures to study social programs that improve economic mobility through investments in state capacity.
Grateful for @mccourtschool.bsky.social & @umfordschool.bsky.social who make this work possible.
mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/bgl-arn...
Grateful for @mccourtschool.bsky.social & @umfordschool.bsky.social who make this work possible.
mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/bgl-arn...
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Thank you, @umfordschool.bsky.social for inviting me to speak with HBCU students who aspire to work in the public sector. I’m inspired and grateful for your contributions as young leaders!
July 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thank you, @umfordschool.bsky.social for inviting me to speak with HBCU students who aspire to work in the public sector. I’m inspired and grateful for your contributions as young leaders!
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Great new podcast episode! Dr. Alexandra Murphy of @umfordschool.bsky.social discusses transportation insecurity her work constructing and implementing the Transportation Insecurity Index. Listen here: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/ale...
August 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Great new podcast episode! Dr. Alexandra Murphy of @umfordschool.bsky.social discusses transportation insecurity her work constructing and implementing the Transportation Insecurity Index. Listen here: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/ale...
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Excellent explainer on data centers @stpp-um.bsky.social to help communities understand them, their challenges, and policy options to manage their risks. Written by Terry Nguyen BA '25 @umfordschool.bsky.social and @benzevgreen.bsky.social, in partnership w/ Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition.
What Happens When Data Centers Come to Town?
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July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Excellent explainer on data centers @stpp-um.bsky.social to help communities understand them, their challenges, and policy options to manage their risks. Written by Terry Nguyen BA '25 @umfordschool.bsky.social and @benzevgreen.bsky.social, in partnership w/ Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition.
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👀 Smaller, lower-income countries often rue the loss of high-skilled workers who emigrate for greater opportunities, but PSC's @deanyang.bsky.social @umfordschool.bsky.social et al find this out-migration often comes with positive feedback loops for countries of origin. myumi.ch/rAwer #EconSky
June 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
👀 Smaller, lower-income countries often rue the loss of high-skilled workers who emigrate for greater opportunities, but PSC's @deanyang.bsky.social @umfordschool.bsky.social et al find this out-migration often comes with positive feedback loops for countries of origin. myumi.ch/rAwer #EconSky
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I learned so much talking to ProPublica for this story. It's a telling window into how Trump/DOGE are using AI to shrink the government and the consequences. And even though this use is particularly ham-handed, it's a good example of the limitations of the technology more generally.🧵 @propublica.org
Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health
Experts who reviewed the code for ProPublica found numerous and troubling flaws in the system, providing a disturbing glimpse into how the Trump administration is allowing artificial intelligence to g...
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June 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I learned so much talking to ProPublica for this story. It's a telling window into how Trump/DOGE are using AI to shrink the government and the consequences. And even though this use is particularly ham-handed, it's a good example of the limitations of the technology more generally.🧵 @propublica.org
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When I was at @umfordschool.bsky.social for my Master (also where @justinwolfers.bsky.social teaches), it felt like about half the students were international. Not only was it great for international students and US students both, but it clearly was great for US policy, economy and influence too.
It's a rich irony that a President who is obsessed by the trade balance is blocking one of our best exports: American higher ed.
International students pay fees, create high-paying jobs, learn ideas, and spread them globally.
But they can't come without reliable visas.
International students pay fees, create high-paying jobs, learn ideas, and spread them globally.
But they can't come without reliable visas.
May 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When I was at @umfordschool.bsky.social for my Master (also where @justinwolfers.bsky.social teaches), it felt like about half the students were international. Not only was it great for international students and US students both, but it clearly was great for US policy, economy and influence too.
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Highly educated citizens from low-income and small countries often emigrate to seek opportunities elsewhere. @catiabatista.bsky.social, PSC's @deanyang.bsky.social et al review evidence supporting that, along with "brain drain" effects, indirect “brain gain” effects also benefit origin countries.
New paper out in @science.org!
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
May 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Highly educated citizens from low-income and small countries often emigrate to seek opportunities elsewhere. @catiabatista.bsky.social, PSC's @deanyang.bsky.social et al review evidence supporting that, along with "brain drain" effects, indirect “brain gain” effects also benefit origin countries.
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Appreciate my work on 911 being featured in State & Hill @umfordschool.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Appreciate my work on 911 being featured in State & Hill @umfordschool.bsky.social