made a new flyer for my spring course, graphic design is my passion

PPIA is a great program and one of many cool things the Ford School does. Taught by some of my great colleagues and a starting point for further study and/or a career. Please share widely to those who are, or know, eligible folks.

University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy@fordschool.bsky.social · 2d ago

College juniors, want to level up your communication and quantitative reasoning skills? The Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute is for you! Apply by November 6: https://myumi.ch/pgxze

Why yes I did have beignets for breakfast at the New Orleans airport. Why do you ask?

well shoot, my least favorite time of the year, figuring out whom to vote for in the @aereorg.bsky.social board elections. as usual, they've given me 4 stellar candidates for just 2 slots. this would be so much easier if we had fewer brilliant, thoughtful leaders in the enviro econ community

Grateful for this opportunity to continue and deepen my work on environmental and energy policy at the Ford School 💙💛💙💛

University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy@fordschool.bsky.social · last wk.

Congratulations, @catiehausman.bsky.social! The Regents of @umich.edu approved her as the inaugural Lenore K. and Robert Damrauer Professor of Social Policy. Hausman is a leading scholar whose work examines environmental policy. Read more: https://myumi.ch/zN6X9

Attention snow globalists! The periodic MinnBid government auction of confiscated snow globes is back for another round. mnbid.mn.gov/productView/16662

The “to read” versus “finished” piles have gotten out of control

ngl, i lost a decent amount of class time today, trying to teach pi_hat (regarding: confidence intervals for a proportion) but distracted because all I could think about was

#A2Council Sometimes I have to write things down to figure out what I think. Here is my long "No On Prop E" dump sstrudeau.com/posts/the-wa...

New inspiration for career and also just life in general cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/17/e...

Estes Park Bull Elk Struts Around Town With Rival Elk’s Antler Stuck In His Neck

A bull elk in Estes Park, Colorado, has been strutting around town with an antler stuck in its neck after a fight during rutting season. Elk sometimes get…

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We Love Our Somali Neighbors 🇸🇴 We Love Our Immigrant Neighbors 🦋

super interesting story! this guy broke the race's safety rules on "bulky items" and his reason was: "a show of support for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and a protest against a proposal to mine copper and nickel near the wilderness"

Heather Randell@heatherrandell.bsky.social · 3w ago

Article on canoe guy! www.startribune.com/who-was-the-...

Is it safe to drink the water? Mostly yes, and more so than 20 years ago. Enjoyed talking with @davidkeiserecon.bsky.social and @margaretwalls1.bsky.social on @rff.org's Resources Radio about 266 million pollution readings, federal water loans, and costs/benefits. www.resources.org/resources-ra...

Is It Safe to Drink the Water? Turning on the Tap, with Dave Keiser and Joseph Shapiro

Dave Keiser and Joseph Shapiro discuss the causes and consequences of safe drinking water in the United States.

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Charlotte's amazing, TSE is amazing, ergo this gig must also be amazing:

Charlotte Cavaille@ccavaille.bsky.social · 3w ago

Job alert! More info on how to apply is available in the link shared below. Please help me circulate this information broadly 🙏 (1/2)

Job alert! More info on how to apply is available in the link shared below. Please help me circulate this information broadly 🙏 (1/2)

Big thanks to @granthamlse.bsky.social for insightful conversations and helpful research feedback. Plus my first spotted dick!

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Joseph Majkut of @csis.org about electricity transmission: www.csis.org/events/power...

Powering America: Rethinking the Economics of Transmission | CSIS Events

Join ESCC for a virtual discussion with Catherine Hausman and Joseph Majkut on new research and emerging approaches to electricity transmission policy, including market integration, transmission inves...

csis.org

Students in our Online Master of Public Affairs program recently came together at the Kohn Social Policy Conference to learn, exchange ideas, & connect with fellow students, faculty, & policy leaders. Looking to join the next cohort? Apply by Nov. 1: https://myumi.ch/RQ9qz

We started Resilient Energy Economies because we don't know enough about effective policies to support fossil fuel-reliant economies through a transition. Evaluating existing policies is a key way to change that. That's the topic of our webinar later today- join us! www.rff.org/events/webin...

Resilient Energy Economies | Evaluating the Effectiveness of Local, Regional, and Federal Efforts to Support Fossil Fuel-Dependent Communities

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Looking forward to visiting the Paris School of Economics on Monday. Also excited for tonight’s dinner of cheese and chocolate. Also the pope just drove by.

Trace is a daily puzzle game where you build a “recipe” of up to 4 steps to turn a starting set of numbers into another set of numbers. [playtrace.co.uk]

Trace — A Daily Recipe

A daily puzzle. Figure out the recipe of operations that turns one list into another.

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THURSDAY | Join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a virtual discussion where Dr. Catherine Hausman and @josephmajkut.bsky.social will focus on new research and emerging approaches to electricity transmission policy. Register: https://bit.ly/47bgZY2

Powering America: Rethinking the Economics of Transmission | CSIS Events

Join ESCC for a virtual discussion with Catherine Hausman and Joseph Majkut on new research and emerging approaches to electricity transmission policy, including market integration, transmission inves...

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Great thread here to follow along on today’s conference.

Aaron Sojourner@aaronsojourner.org · last mo.

Economist Jose Pacas of CoLab welcoming attendees to the conference

looking forward to this conversation! www.csis.org/events/power...

Powering America: Rethinking the Economics of Transmission | CSIS Events

Join ESCC for a virtual discussion with Catherine Hausman and Joseph Majkut on new research and emerging approaches to electricity transmission policy, including market integration, transmission inves...

csis.org

That’s a wrap! Thank you to the policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and students who joined us for thought-provoking conversations at the Kohn Social Policy Conference. #KohnCollaborative

universities are fucking amazing. you mean i get to be surrounded by brilliant people with interesting ideas and a collaborative spirit, and we can hang out and talk about how to help each other learn more? how the fuck did i win this jackpot, i love my job ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

#EconSky: it’s once again time for our call for papers/proposals for the annual NBER conference+publication combo on Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy (EEPE). Submit here by October 20th, 2026. More details below. And please spread the word! conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...

Submission: NBER Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy Conference, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER

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On my reading list: Data Centers Lower Nearby Housing Values escholarship.org/uc/item/2z83...

I wrote a short transmission explainer: is transmission growth anemic or accelerating? does new transmission raise or lower retail electricity prices? build.ssrc.org/making-sense...

Making Sense of the Grid: Long Lines, Local Lines, and the Interconnection Problem

Open up your favorite newspaper, and you’re likely to see a story about electricity. With customers and politicians voicing concerns about data center growth and rising energy bills, it’s hard to avoi...

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