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Seminar students enjoy Lansing Day 2026

May 26, 2026

Ranging from first-year undergraduates to advanced doctoral candidates, students met with elected officials and their staff to advocate for bills addressing data center regulation, data privacy, and maternal health.

Students posing with State Senator Stephanie Chang

In the Media

State governments are experimenting with AI introduction - Kleinman

May 22, 2026 Michigan Advance

Molly Kleinman, the managing director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy said while state governments are trying to be deliberate about their approach to AI adoption, the...

State governments are experimenting with AI introduction - Kleinman

Publication

Parthasarathy proposes people-first technology regulation

May 21, 2026

In her latest column for Science, Ford School Professor Shobita Parthasarathy argues that while governments and tech industries oppose regulation in order to stimulate innovation, marginalized communities face compounding risks in the process, becomi...

Parthasarathy proposes people-first technology regulation

State & Hill

STPP: STEM-ming the gap

May 7, 2026

STPP’s post-graduate fellowship connects technical experts with Michigan lawmakersMost people with advanced STEM degrees expect to work in laboratories, manufacturing facilities, or design studios. This year, the University of Michigan is on the hunt...

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Kleinman shares expertise and concerns regarding facial recognition in schools

Apr 29, 2026 Michigan Public

STPP Managing Director Molly Kleinman was recently interviewed by Michigan Public regarding the use of facial recognition in schools to identify and verify visitors. Kleinman argued that facial recognition brings an element of surveillance into schoo...

Kleinman shares expertise and concerns regarding facial recognition in schools

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U-M experts explore benefits, harms of AI for people with developmental disabilities

Apr 20, 2026

WHAT'S THE STUDY: The Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is embarking on a project to explore the potential benefits and harms of artificial intelligence to support people with ...

U-M experts explore benefits, harms of AI for people with developmental disabilities

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Innovation as a force for equity

Mar 27, 2026

Issues in Science and Technology is a quarterly journal published by the National Academy of Sciences and Arizona State University. Today's health innovation system doesn't benefit everyone equally. To change it we need to think differently about ex...

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Kleinman serves as panelist for Ann Arbor Art + Feminism 2026 event

Mar 25, 2026

STPP Managing Director Molly Kleinman participated as a panelist along with other University of Michigan faculty members on creating a feminist, inclusive, and more equitable internet in the era of AI in a recent Ann Arbor and University of Michigan...

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Kleinman participates in technology and policy training for international fellows

Mar 13, 2026

Last week, the Fastest Path to Zero Initiative at the University of Michigan helped to train the next generation by welcoming more than 40 international public-sector professionals through the U.S. Department of State's Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship ...

Group picture of Fastest Path International Fellows

Alumni spotlight

Q&A with STPP Alum Divya Ramesh

Mar 3, 2026

Divya Ramesh is an Assistant Professor of Human-Centered Computing and Education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Alumni spotlight

Updated interview with MPP, STPP alum Melvin Washington II

Feb 24, 2026

Melvin Washington II serves as Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Planning at the Mellon Foundation.

News

Green shares data center concerns with Michigan lawmakers

Feb 15, 2026

Members of Michigan's House Subcommittee on Oversight heard testimony on data centers, during which the Ford School's Ben Green was invited to offer his expertise. CBS Detroit, Bridge Michigan, and WWMT covered the meeting and Green's contributions.

Green shares data center concerns with Michigan lawmakers

Policy Matters

STPP’s Experiential Learning opportunity spotlights how science and technology policies can uplift the Michigan consumer

Feb 13, 2026

Be it a feature or a bug of our political system, it can often feel impossible to make a difference in our government. As young people, we're afforded few opportunities to have our voices heard, and when we do, it often seems like our words are dismi...

STPP’s Experiential Learning opportunity spotlights how science and technology policies can uplift the Michigan consumer

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Shobita Parthasarathy on how to repair trust in science

Jan 26, 2026

In her second column for Science, Ford School Professor Shobita Parthasarathy argues that rather than treating the growing crisis of public trust as an information and communication problem, we should treat it as an innovation and expertise problem. ...

Shobita Parthasarathy on how to repaire trust in science

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Reflection on Emerging Technologies Winter School

Jan 22, 2026

Thanks to an STPP Career Development Grant, during the first week of 2026, Gabrielle Grey was able to attend the 13th annual Arizona State University Winter School on Emerging Technologies and wrote about her experience.

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Legislative science and tech policy fellowship program announces inaugural advisory council members

Jan 20, 2026

The Michigan Science, Technology, and Public Policy (MiST) fellowship program announced its inaugural advisory council members today. Administered by the University of Michigan's Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program in collaboration ...

Legislative science and tech policy fellowship program announces inaugural advisory council members

In the Media

Kleinman quoted in NPR article on Ft. Wayne data center

Jan 5, 2026 WFYI Indianapolis

Kleinman quoted in Ft. Wayne NPR/PBS article about data centers.

Growth of data centers requires new policies to mitigate local community impacts

In the Media

Kleinman comments on DPD use of ShotSpotter

Dec 16, 2025 Michigan Advance

Molly Kleinman, the managing director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program at the University of Michigan, commented to Michigan Advance about the Detroit Police Department use of ShotSpotter. "In terms of the best practices for any c...

STPP brings interdisciplinary, historical perspectives to public interest technology issues

In the Media

Green addresses data center forum

Dec 4, 2025 Michigan Advance

Ben Green, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, explained that using programs like ChatGPT or video generation platforms requires a huge amount of energy, increasin...

Using algorithms in government: Opportunities, challenges, and paths forward

In the Media

Kleinman quoted in Michigan Advance Data Center article

Dec 4, 2025 Michigan Advance

"As data centers flock to Michigan communities, what protections exist for residents?" article from Michigan Advance quotes STPP's Molly Kleinman.

In the Media

Kleinman outlines potential effects of data centers

Dec 3, 2025 Michigan Advance

"Are the products that they're running – the sort of generative AI general use kinds of tools like ChatGPT – are those serving a purpose in society? Those start to become big questions, but when you think about the trade offs, I think they're worth a...

Publication

New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes

Dec 1, 2025

University of Michigan researchers call for policies to ensure that small modular reactors serve the public interest without creating and worsening familiar problems. Nuclear energy has long been considered essential for meeting growing global energy...

New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes

News

Green discusses local impacts of data centers

Nov 30, 2025

Ford School professor Ben Green's research on the impacts of data centers recently caught the eye of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, which asked him to deliver a presentation on the topic to its Citizens Advisory Council on Nov...

Policy Matters

Student curated programming to meet the moment

Nov 24, 2025

Each academic year the programming at the Center for Racial Justice (CRJ) looks a little bit different. We aim to create a vibrant, diverse community of racial justice leaders, scholars, and students engaged in social justice work and believe it's cr...

Student curated programming to meet the moment

Policy Matters

Karen Hao inspires community empowerment in the face of the AI empire

Nov 21, 2025

I had the opportunity to meet Karen Hao, author of the bestselling book Empire of AI, who came to the Ford School for a special conversation with students in October. Hao's bottom line: Beyond GenAI's sleek public interface lies a more intentional pu...

Karen Hao inspires community empowerment in the face of the AI empire

News

STPP co-sponsors Michigan Futures Initiative symposium on AI

Nov 17, 2025

A day-long Symposium on AI, Data Centers and the Climate Change Challenge took place on October 30, 2025. The event, co-sponsored by STPP, was launched by Shalanda Baker, U-M’s inaugural vice provost for sustainability and climate action and professo...

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Q&A with agricultural policy and sustainability expert and STPP Alum Tyler Baird

Nov 17, 2025

STPP alum Tyler Baird is the analyst in Michigan Department of Rural Development's (MDARD's) Office of Agricultural Science and Research (OASR), where he supports departmental policies and programs with research analysis focusing on climate change re...

In the Media

Green comments on community push-back on data centers

Oct 29, 2025 Gizmodo

“I don’t think that the case is super compelling for what these data centers are bringing to the table,” Ben Green, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, told Gizmodo. “And I think that is borne out by just how...

In the Media

Faculty affiliate Ben Green quoted in Washington Post data center article

Oct 27, 2025 Washington Post

“It feels like there’s been a real shift over the last six months or so in terms of the public just becoming aware of what data centers are — and becoming increasingly skeptical,” said Ben Green, assistant professor of information in the Washington P...

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Discussing "Competing energy futures" at the Ford School

Oct 26, 2025

Decarbonization initiatives and renewable energy investments are compatible with the massive new energy requirements of the data center age, according to a panel of experts who spoke at the Ford School. What is needed is government policy that can gu...

Discussing "Competing energy futures" at the Ford School

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