Two elected leaders and a roundtable of U-M researchers convened to mark the 50th anniversary of the legislation that created the Medicare system and the 80th anniversary of Social Security's creation. August, 2015.
Over the last decade, K-12 education in Detroit has undergone unprecedented change with the establishment of the Education Achievement Authority in 2012, the surge of charter school enrollment, and the influence
Borenstein discusses economic changes in the utility business, wholesale electricity markets, the impact on retail electricity distribution, and the incentives created for generators, distributors, and consumers of electricity.
Joy Rohde remarks on major points of her new book "Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War" and answer questions from the audience. April, 2014.
Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; professor of political science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; and professor of pub
Professor Robert Axelrod at Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, is the winner of the 2013 Johan Skytte Prize in political science.
Alan Bersin, Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses border management using big data. September, 2013.
Barry Rabe is an environmental policy professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo spoke at the University of Michigan on November 16, 2012 on how Twitter brings people together. Here are some highlights of his talk.
Dick Costolo, CEO of Twitter, talks about the power of Twitter as a communication tool. November, 2012. This event was co-sponsored by the Ford School and the School of Information.
Sultan Al Qassemi, scholar, columnist, and influential Twitter commentator talks about the role of social media as a change agent in the Middle East. September, 2011.
Shobita Parthasarathy's discusses the landmark gene patent case ACLU v. Myriad Genetics, the issues, her work, as well as long-term implications of the ruling. April, 2010.
Robert Axelrod, Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; & Professor of Public Policy discusses cancer research simulation. October, 2007.
Paul Courant discusses the economics of universities, libraries & archives, and the effects of new technologies on scholarship & libraries in his lecture "Public Goods and the Public Good: Economics, the University, and the Library." Octob
Shobita Parthasarathy talks about her upcoming book titled, "Building Genetic Medicine Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care." April, 2007.
Shobita Parthasarathy discusses her book titled Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care. April, 2007.
