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STPP receives Carbon Neutrality Acceleration grant, examining nuclear power

Feb 16, 2023

The Graham Sustainability Institute’s Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program (CNAP) announced $1,160,000 in funding for six new faculty research projects. CNAP is a multi-year, multimillion-dollar program created in 2020 with a $5 million gift from...

STPP receives Carbon Neutrality Acceleration grant, examining nuclear power

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Ford School welcomes local and state elected officials to boost collaborative work

Feb 16, 2023

Elected officials from local, county, and state government came to the Ford School to hear about the potential for collaborations with their offices and the School’s faculty, research centers, and students. Fifteen members of the Michigan State...

Ford School welcomes local and state elected officials to boost collaborative work

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ChatGPT scrutiny brings STPP Artificial Intelligence study new relevance

Feb 9, 2023

ChatGPT, Microsoft’s artificial-intelligence (AI) algorithm, has been subject to intense scrutiny since its launch in November, becoming instantly popular because it was made free and easily accessible. Proponents are amazed at its ability to...

STPP gift to expand educational opportunities for undergraduates

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Research centers give U-M students hands-on, practical policy experiences

Jan 27, 2023

With the guidance and support of the Ford School’s research centers, graduate and undergraduate students are creating a real-life impact in a range of areas by working with external partners. The Ford School is deeply integrated with a wide range of...

Research centers give U-M students hands-on, practical policy experiences

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Announcing winter 2023 Ford School events

Jan 11, 2023

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for the winter 2023 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise...

Announcing winter 2023 Ford School events

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Green discusses the fairness of algorithms at Harvard University

Jan 10, 2023

Postdoctoral scholar Ben Green recently joined Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society for a webinar focused on what fairness means in the context of algorithms and how fairness can be measured. Joined by other scholars...

Green describes practical problems with algorithm oversight

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Ford School STPP scholars receive inaugural Quad Fellowships

Jan 3, 2023

Two graduate certificate students in the Ford School’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) program have been selected for the inaugural cohort of the Quad Fellowship, a program designed to spur interdisciplinary scientific and...

STPP graduate certificate information session

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Harvard STS Summer School Takeaways

Dec 21, 2022

By Margarita Maria Rodriguez Morales, Ph.D. candidate in Public Policy & Sociology and STPP certificate student The Summer School was jointly hosted with the Institute for Global Law and Policy of the Harvard Law School. Last summer, I had the...

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Ford School faculty launch open online courses

Dec 19, 2022

Three Ford School faculty have developed exciting new online courses to equip learners and professionals around the globe with interdisciplinary skills that help them engage in and inform complex public policy decision-making processes. Elisabeth...

Ford School faculty launch open online courses

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U-M online course centers equity and justice in technology policy

Nov 30, 2022

A new massive open online course available on Michigan Online will help STEM and policy professionals, community organizers, and students understand how injustices can become embedded in technology and associated policies. “Justice and Equity in...

U-M online course centers equity and justice in technology policy

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Parthasarathy discusses implications of Large Language Models

Nov 7, 2022

Large Language Models (LLMs) are artificial intelligence tools that can read, summarize and translate texts and predict future words in a sentence letting them generate sentences similar to how humans talk and write. Shobita Parthasarathy, professor...

Parthasarathy: ChatGPT reinforces human biases

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Has India's new federal abortion law made it a safer place for women?

Nov 2, 2022

India's top court upheld a woman's right to an abortion up to 24 weeks into pregnancy, regardless of marital status, a widely hailed decision by women's rights activists. The right to abortion has proved contentious globally after the U.S. Supreme...

Parthasarathy: AI energizes people to consider direction of science and technology

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Ford School faculty contribute to Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative

Oct 31, 2022

Three Ford School faculty members have played an integral role in U-M's Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative, providing expertise and guidance to the initiative. The Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative is led by the Office of the Provost and aims to bring 21...

Ford School faculty contribute to Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative

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STPP students awarded second place in science policy writing competition

Oct 30, 2022

A group of Science, Technology, and Public Policy program students recently won second place in the National Science Policy Network's 2022 Science Policy Writing Competition. This year's competition challenged authors to create a policy brief based...

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Max Bronstein (MPP/STPP ’10), Founder of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance Celebrates Journal's 10 Years

Oct 28, 2022

Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG) founder Max Bronstein (MPP/STPP ’10) celebrates 10 years of JSPG! In a podcast, Bronstein talks about his initial vision for the journal, how JSPG has impacted the science policy landscape, and how JSPG...

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STPP Students Win 2nd Place in Policy Writing Competition

Oct 26, 2022

STPP students Natasha Dacic, Christina Del Greco, Natalia Harris, Kelsey Kochan, and Elena Levi-D’Ancona recently penned a policy brief about abortion rights in the United States for the National Science Policy Network's 2022 policy writing...

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STPP Student Carmen Altes Interns at U.S. Government Accountability Office

Oct 25, 2022

Carmen Altes, MPP and STPP student, did a summer internship with the U.S. Government Accountability Office's Science and Technology Assessment and Analytics team. Carmen received course credit towards the STPP certificate for this internship, and...

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The ethical implications of tech, and why it matters for engineers

Sep 2, 2022

Through the Ford School’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program, ECE PhD student Trevor Odelberg is studying how engineers can take better responsibility for the way their research impacts society. As the character Dr. Ian Malcolm...

The ethical implications of tech, and why it matters for engineers

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U-M policy brief raises concerns about acoustic gunshot detection systems used by police departments

Sep 1, 2022

Research at the University of Michigan finds law enforcement technology aimed at detecting gunshot sounds and notifying police in close to real time raises serious concerns about accuracy, effectiveness, cost and systemic bias. The policy brief...

U-M policy brief raises concerns about acoustic gunshot detection systems used by police departments

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Ford School events for fall 2022 explore racial justice, international affairs, the state of democracy and more

Aug 30, 2022

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for the fall 2022 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus. We are hosting distinguished policymakers, scholars,...

Ford School events for fall 2022 explore racial justice, international affairs, the state of democracy and more

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Parthasarathy and Kleinman speak out against facial recognition technology use at universities

Jul 6, 2022

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) released a preliminary policy recommendation that would allow for the use of facial recognition technology during criminal investigations. According to Public Source, the draft policy is "intended to guide CMU’s use...

Parthasarathy and Kleinman speak out against facial recognition technology use at universities

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STPP student Zach Quirk Appointed Associate Editor of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance

Jun 30, 2022

STPP student Zach Quirk was recently appointed as a new Associate Editor of the Journal of Science Policy and Governance. He joins recent STPP graduate Jason Albert. Quirk is a National Science Foundation Fellow and PhD Candidate in the Department...

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STPP research on AI highlighted in Nature Q&A

May 3, 2022

Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy was highlighted in a Q&A with Nature magazine, acknowledging recent research on Large Language Models (LLMs) by the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program's Technology Assessment Project....

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STPP Student Zachary Sluzala Interns at Heritage Foundation

Mar 15, 2022

By Zack Sluzala, Neuroscience Ph.D. Candidate & STPP certificate student Last semester I took a leave of absence from my Neuroscience Ph.D. program at the University of Michigan to complete a health policy fellowship with the Heritage Foundation,...

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Parthasarathy calls for equitable innovation in science and technology

Mar 4, 2022

Recently, Shobita Parthasarathy appeared on the Issues in Science and Technology podcast, The Ongoing Transformation, to discuss her article, "Innovation as a Force for Equity." "As someone who is dedicated to the project of equity and justice in...

The politics of inclusive innovation in international development: Menstrual hygiene management and sanitary pads in India

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Ford School faculty participate in campus-wide Global Vaccine Equity Ideas Lab

Mar 2, 2022

Researchers from 13 units across the University of Michigan, including the Ford School and entities from all three campuses, gathered for three days of learning and collaboration to develop innovative approaches that address vaccine equity in low-...

Ford School faculty participate in campus-wide Global Vaccine Equity Ideas Lab

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International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Impacting society through technology and innovation research

Feb 11, 2022

Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy, director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, shares her thoughts on International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In an episode of the Michigan Minds podcast, produced by...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Impacting society through technology and innovation research

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Prestigious National Academies committee selects Parthasarathy

Feb 7, 2022

Ford School professor Shobita Parthasarathy has been selected to serve on a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that will help guide federal judges on questions of science, technology, and medicine in...

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Green named Center for Democracy & Technology fellow

Jan 28, 2022

This week, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) named Ben Green as a non-resident fellow. He joins Shobita Parthasarathy as one of 31 fellows from across the country that represent a wide range of fields and disciplines that inform CDT's...

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2021: A year of public policy

Dec 16, 2021

The Ford School of Public Policy is a top-ranked public policy school dedicated to preparing diverse leaders to take on society’s most pressing challenges and make transformational discoveries through cutting-edge research. Experts from the Ford...