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STPP student Lotte De Jong reflects on her Mirzayan Fellowship

Nov 13, 2024
Launched in 1997, the Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program is a full-time, hands-on training and educational program that provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National...

Save the Date! STPP Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome

Jan 27, 2025, 4:00-5:00 pm EST
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsome, the White House Council on Environmental Quality's Senior Director for Environmental Justice, will speak at 4 pm on January 27th at the Ford School of Public Policy. Details will be forthcoming. 
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Where Harris and Trump Stand on Science and Technology Policy Issues

October 14, 2024
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Farah Pitcher , Txai Sibley, Xantal Colls-Xatart, Rebecca Coyne, Sabrina Chun Yan Wong, Will Dowdle, Amant Grewal, Riley Kelly, Terry Nguyen, Austin Shannon, Vaidehi Shastri
Across the United States, there are significant efforts to encourage university students to vote. University of Michigan, for example, has created UMICH Votes to increase student voter turnout. These efforts are succeeding—student voting rose from...
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Components of an Accessible & Reliable Transit System

August 26, 2024
STPP community partner Detroit Disability Power’s mission is to ensure the full inclusion of Metro Detroit’s disabled population in transportation, housing, employment, and many other areas of life. The 19.4% of Detroiters in the disability...
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Air Quality 101

August 7, 2024
The eastside of Detroit is over-burdened with air pollution and residents are organizing for cleaner air. Through Project HEARD (Health Equity via Advocacy for Resources in Detroit), Eastside Community Network and STPP are working toward policies to...