ANN ARBOR—The federal and state election results will have long-term effects on Michigan. What changes can we expect in the coming months?

The University of Michigan has several experts who can comment on a host of issues including:

AUTO INDUSTRY

Bruce Belzowski, associate director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute’s Automotive Analysis Division. He can field any questions related to the U.S. or global auto industry. He can be reached at (734) 936-2704 or bbl@umich.edu For more on UMTRI, visit: http://www.umtri.umich.edu/divisionPage.php?pageID=47 For more on Belzowski: http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/public/experts/ExpDisplay.php?ExpID=1175

THE GREAT LAKES

Donald Scavia, professor at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment and director of Michigan Sea Grant, is an expert on the Great Lakes. He studies natural and anthropogenic stresses on Great Lakes and marine ecosystems, with a special interest in the environmental effects of corn-based ethanol production. He can be reached at (734) 615-4860 or scavia@umich.edu For more on Scavia, visit: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/scavia/scavia_home

MICHIGAN’S ECONOMY

Donald Grimes, senior research associate and economist, Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, specializes in economic forecasting and regional economic development, especially in Michigan and the Midwest. He can be reached at (734) 730-3214 or dgrimes@umich.edu . For more on Grimes: http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/public/experts/ExpDisplay.php?ExpID=319

NAFTA

Alan Deardorff, associate dean of U-M’s Ford School of Public Policy, is a widely quoted authority on trade issues. He can be reached at (734) 764-6817 or alandear@umich.edu For more on Deardoff, visit: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/

STEM CELL RESEARCH

Sean Morrison is director of the U-M Center for Stem Cell Biology, and can speak about Michigan’s Proposal 2, which would determine the fate of a state law that currently restricts research using embryonic stem cell research. Morrison can be reached at (734) 647-6261or seanjm@umich.edu. For more on Morrision, visit: http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/public/experts/ExpDisplay.php?ExpID=949

For more on stem cell research: http://www.umich.edu/stemcell/