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Cultivating socially responsible engineers
Mar 21, 2022 1:30:00
Join STPP for a panel discussion on the role of universities and public policy in cultivating socially responsible engineers. March, 2022.
Kumar Garg: Science for the people
Jan 26, 2022 1:01:38
Former assistant director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Kumar Garg and director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program Shobita Parthasarathy discuss deploying science, technology, and data for the public
Fatima Hassan: Global vaccine equity and health justice
Dec 6, 2021 0:58:17
Fatima Hassan, human rights lawyer, social justice activist, and the founder of the Health Justice Initiative in South Africa; and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R.
STPP Information Session
Oct 21, 2021 0:29:21
Do you want to learn how science and technology policy is made? Are you interested in the social and ethical implications of developments like facial recognition, gene editing, or autonomous vehicles?
Shobita Parthasarathy: House Appropriations Committee-Strategies for Energy and Climate Innovation
Feb 25, 2021 2:04:00
Watch this House Appropriations Committee meeting featuring Shobita Parthasarathy's testimony. February 2021.
Lisa D. Cook: Diversity and innovation
Lisa D. Cook and Betsey Stevenson discuss economics, development, diversity, and innovation. February 2021.
Erin Simpson: Digital Contact Tracing - An Unlikely Policy Story
Dec 15, 2020 0:58:38
Erin Simpson joins STPP for a conversation about digital contact tracing and privacy during the COVID-19 pandemic, moderated by STPP Director Shobita Parthasarathy.
Osagie Obasogie: Race, science, and policy
Nov 23, 2020 1:08:00
Osagie Obasogie discusses race, science, and public policy. November 2020.
Stick to the science podcast - Episode 3: Talking politics, talking science
Nov 2, 2020 0:23:27
Shobita Parthasarthy talks to the "Stick to the science" podcast as they explore what role do journalists, science communicators, and policymakers have in influencing how science is perceived. November 2020.
Stick to the science podcast - Episode 2: Politics of the life scientific
Shobita Parthasarathy talks to Nature's "Stick to the science" podcast as they discuss how politics can influence the direction and quality of research. November 2020.
Stick to the science podcast - Episode 1: A brief history of politics and science
Shobita Parthasarathy talks to Nature's "Stick to the science" podcast as they look back at the history of the knotty relationship between science, politics and power.
Cybersecurity: Threats, policy, and responses panel
Sep 30, 2020 0:55:00
Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, and David Levy, Vice President of Amazon Web Services, discuss current cybersecurity threats, formulating policy, and calibrating responses.
Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools Webinar
Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools is the first report from University of Michigan STPP Program's Technology Assessment Project (TAP).
Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Graduate Certificate Program
Jun 5, 2020 0:02:00
Learn about the student experience in the University of Michigan's unique graduate certificate program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP), based at the Ford School of Public Policy.
Priti Krishtel: To Solve Drug Pricing We Must Solve the Drug Patent Problem
Priti has worked with several organizations and government agencies to ensure that policymakers and other key stakeholders understand the impact of the patent system on drug prices through data-driven analysis. February, 2020.
Layne Scherer: Graduate STEM Education for the 21st Century
Layne Scherer is in conversation with Anna Mapp, discussing lessons from the report, and the future of graduate education in the sciences, medicine, and engineering.
Chris Calabrese: The Pros and Cons of Facial Recognition Technology for Our Civil Liberties
Christopher Calabrese, discusses the pros and cons of facial recognition technology, how it is changing many aspects of our lives, and how policymakers should address it. November, 2019.
Thomas Kalil: U.S. Science and Technology Policy in the Past, Present and Future
Thomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures and former Deputy Director for Policy for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Obama Administration, discusses some of the science and technology policy priorities of Pr
Carrie Bishop: Making Government Digital in a City of Contradictions
Carrie Bishop shares what it takes to bring digital transformation to government in San Francisco, a tech city where expectations are high and social justice activism is a part of daily life. January, 2019.
Virginia Eubanks: Automating inequality
Virginia Eubanks discusses her new book "Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police and Punish the Poor." December, 2018.
Jessica Rosenworcel: Network Neutrality
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel talks about Net Neutrality and technology policy moderated by U-M General Counsel Jack Bernard. September, 2018.
Science and technology policy in the Trump era
Chris Avery (PhD '10), Michelle Hindman (MPP '16), and Esha Mathew (PhD '15) talk science and technology policy in the Trump era. January, 2018.
Thirumalachari Ramasami: The role of science and technology policy in developing countries
Dr. T. Ramasami, former secretary of science and technology for India, as he discusses the role of science and technology policy in developing countries. November, 2017.
Shobita Parthasarathy - Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe
Shobita Parthasarathy discusses her new book, Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe, followed by discussion with Richard Hall, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy.
Troy Harden: Race, violence, public policy and social trauma
Apr 6, 2016 1:24:00
Troy Harden explores the relationship of public policy to the impact of social trauma in communities of color in the urban context. April, 2016.
James House: Beyond Obamacare: Life, death, and social policy
Oct 7, 2015 1:26:02
In this Book Talks, James House about his book Beyond Obamacare. James then joins Helen Levy, Richard Lichtenstein on a panel to discuss health care and his book moderated by Paula Lantz.
Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security Anniversary Event: a faculty roundtable
Aug 11, 2015 1:26:03
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.
Future of education in Detroit: A panel discussion
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 of nonprofits in the education sect
Severin Borenstein: Is the utility of the future sustainable?
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.
Carl Simon: Ebola and the power of quarantine
Carl Simon is a Professor of Mathematics and Economics; Professor of Public Policy, and Director, Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.