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  “We spend a lot of time thinking about how to make the grading fair and accurate, but even for me, it was really surprising. It didn’t occur to us until we looked at the data and realized that sequence makes a difference,” said Jun Li, professor of technology and operations, whose research team found that students with alphabetically lower-ranked names often receive lower grades than their peers.

  Inside Higher Education
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  “Wealth has increased a lot, and from what we can tell, it’s a fairly equitable increase. It’s gone up for all racial and ethnic groups, and it’s dispersed throughout the city,” said Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and of public policy, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, who found that home values in Detroit grew $2.8 billion for Black homeowners and by $3.9 billion overall since 2014.

  Detroit Free Press
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  A study by Kate Duchowny, research assistant professor at the Institute for Social Research, suggests that childhood trauma can impair the muscle function of people as they age. “If you have compromised mitochondrial function, that doesn’t bode well for a range of health outcomes, including everything from chronic conditions to physical function and disability limitations,” she said.

  Earth.com