News
July 20, 2017
IPPSR Announces MAPPR Grant Winners
Seven research groups or individuals are winners of 2018 Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Program grants. The grants cover such topics as transportation, energy, fiscal health, opioid sales and education.
April 12, 2018
Jobs Across the Region -- High Tech Career Education
Technical jobs are available. Teachers are preparing to train their students to reach for them. Michigan's new Marshall Plan for Talent is moving forward....
March 20, 2018
Forum Dives Into Great Lakes' Health
Major threats to the world’s largest freshwater resource – the Great Lakes – were the topic at the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research’s Public...
February 23, 2018
Michigan Economy Fares Better than Elected Leaders in Latest SOSS Measures
Michigan residents were more upbeat about the economy than they were about their elected leaders this winter.
Programs
Office for Survey Research
OSR has produced major research data for faculty, government agencies and major corporations by mail, phone and web.
Legislative Leadership Program
This short course in public policy offers select training to those newly elected to the Michigan Senate and House.
Public Policy Forums
IPPSR’s series of public policy forums combine evidence-based research, theory and best practice. They are open to the public. Reserve a seat.
Michigan Applied Public Policy Research Program
Grants are awarded for applied policy research. They encourage the exchange of ideas between faculty and policymakers.
Michigan Political Leadership Program
MPLP is one of the nation’s premiere leadership training programs, selecting 24 diverse men and women each year.
State of the State Survey
SOSS takes the public pulse on Michigan’s economy and leadership each quarter. Researchers are invited to add questions.
Events
IPPSR Public Policy Forum
Anderson House Office Building, Mackinac Room, 5th Floor
Rosenthal Legislative Internship Workshop
Anderson House Office Building, Mackinac Room, 5th Floor
Rosenthal Legislative Internship Workshop
Anderson House Office Building, Mackinac Room, 5th Floor
Blog
March 23, 2018
Election 2018: Governor's Race and Ballot Initiatives
It won't be long before Michigan's 2018 primary and general election choices are before voters. Who's winning? See an early forecast.
April 20, 2018
Independent Streams (Week of April 16)
Problems East Lansing Is Going To Soon Have A Housing Market Overload IPPSR affiliate Charles Ballard is quoted on East Lansing demographics and student...
April 19, 2018
If Democrats Want to Win Back Rural Trump Voters, They Should Run on Health Care
Rural people are aware of the health care crisis affecting their communities. Hospital closures are concentrated in the south, but even here in Michigan the...
April 13, 2018
In Other Words (Week of April 9)
On the Left
Nestlé “We Own the Muskegon River” Waters Gets MDEQ Approval to Pump 400 Gallons of Ground Water Every Single Minute From Up North...