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September 24, 2021
Despite the pandemic’s economic hardships, the percentage of Michiganders living in poverty dropped from 11.7 percent in 2019 to 8.8 percent last year, thanks mostly to stimulus checks and expanded unemployment benefits, says Kristin Seefeldt, associate professor of social work and public policy: “The fact that we made these payments available really helped families out and probably kept things from being worse than they could have been.”
Michigan Radio -
September 24, 2021
“Wall Street banks should brace for a more aggressive supervisory and enforcement environment,” said Jeremy Kress, assistant professor of business law. “Banks have gotten the benefit of the doubt for the last four years. That’s probably over.”
Bloomberg -
September 24, 2021
“When your overall business plan is really more about profits, and children are an afterthought, those are not the people that I want designing my next product that has lots of high-stakes risks about children’s development in terms of how they develop their sense of self, their social interactions, and their online presence and their privacy,” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics, on Facebook’s plans to launch an Instagram for kids under 13.
The Hill -
September 23, 2021
About 20 percent of parents say their family has had fast food more often since the pandemic started, according to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. “One fast food meal often exceeds the recommended fat, sodium and calorie intake for the entire day without providing many nutrients,” said poll co-director Gary Freed, professor of pediatrics and health management and policy.
CNN -
September 23, 2021
Disposable pill organizers and sealed packets provide a “user-friendly” solution for patients with disabilities, and refilling medications at the same time also helps by reducing trips to the pharmacy, says Steven Erickson, associate professor of pharmacy: “Both customized patient medication packaging and med-syncing are especially beneficial for people with disabilities who may face transportation barriers or difficulty manipulating traditional medication vials.”
The New York Times -
September 23, 2021
“Companies signing on to corporate pledges is an essential piece of the overall momentum that we need to get to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,” said Jennifer Haverkamp, director of the Graham Sustainability Institute, who believes the details of each company’s plan to get to net-zero also matter a lot. “If they have interim targets along the way and clear plans for how to meet those interim targets, that’s a good sign.”
Marketplace -
September 22, 2021
“The mandate is actually good for business. The return of delta has caused the recovery to stall. If we get rid of delta, we get the recovery back,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics, who believes that a federal vaccination mandate to combat COVID-19’s delta variant will prove critical to getting the country back on solid financial footing.
NBC News -
September 22, 2021
“Institutions considering allowing students to opt out of data sharing should consider very carefully whether this may create or further amplify inequities faced by learners. … The problem is that those students who choose to opt out (or decide not to opt in) may differ systematically, such that the conclusions or actions taken based on the data will unfairly bias one of the groups of students,” wrote Christopher Brooks, assistant professor of information.
Inside Higher Ed -
September 22, 2021
“If small businesses do not recover from the coronavirus pandemic, the rest of the economy won’t either,” co-wrote Terri Friedline, associate professor of social work. “While the Small Business Administration’s direct-lending proposal isn’t the splashiest, it could power an equitable economic recovery by supporting the potential of existing businesses and budding entrepreneurs.”
MarketWatch -
September 21, 2021
“The president campaigned on ‘No one under $400,000 gets a tax increase,’” said James Hines, professor of economics and law, and research director at the Office of Tax Policy Research. “This has tightly constrained every policy decision (Democrats) have made. They want to be able to say they lived up to that promise.”
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