ANN ARBOR—The U.S. Census Bureau will release new poverty figures on Aug. 29, and University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the data.

Four experts” all affiliated with the U-M National Poverty Center, a research center in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy” can discuss various aspects of poverty.

The University has professional TV studios and uplink capabilities.

Rebecca Blank, the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy and NPC co-director, is a nationally known expert on the macroeconomy, government anti-poverty programs, and the behavior and well-being of low-income families. She can be reached at (734) 763-2258 or blank@umich.edu.

Sheldon Danziger, the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy and NPC co-director, is a scholar on poverty, income inequality, social welfare programs and policy. He also directs the Poverty Research and Training Center at the Ford School. He can be reached at (734) 615-8321 or sheldond@umich.edu. For more information about Danziger, visit:

Reynolds Farley, the Otis Dudley Duncan Collegiate Professor of Sociology, conducts research on U.S. population trends, focusing on racial differences, ethnicity and urban structure. He will be available for interviews after Sept. 1. He can be reached at (734) 763-3382 or renf@isr.umich.edu.

Robert Schoeni, associate professor of public policy and economics, teaches and conducts research on program evaluation, welfare policy, economics and demographics of aging, labor economics, and immigration. He can be reached at (734) 763-5131 or bschoeni@umich.edu.

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