In the News
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September 7, 2021
“This is not a good development and is likely to dampen the insurance role that remittances often play in the wake of disasters,” said Dean Yang, professor of economics and public policy and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, on the disruptions in Afghanistan’s money-moving apparatus which are choking off a key source of income for ordinary Afghans.
The Wall Street Journal -
September 7, 2021
“It is quite striking and quite galling that the Supreme Court would allow a state to essentially destroy Roe under cover of night with no decision,” Leah Litman, professor of law. “I think it’s pretty cowardly, I think it’s an affront to the rule of law, and it is quite troubling about what it suggests about the enforcement of our constitutional rights going forward.”
The New York Times -
September 3, 2021
(The Record inadvertently republished an older In the News item in Thursday’s email. This item should have appeared.)
“Engineering must provide deep technical training, yes. But it must also require nontechnical training in fields such as ethics, social science, the humanities, history and matters associated with equity. … Engineering can make the world a better place. But to do that in the broadest way possible, we must think differently about what engineering is and whom it’s for. We can do that by approaching our work through an equity-centered lens,” wrote Alec D. Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering.
Inside Higher Ed -
September 3, 2021
“If you scan a QR code everywhere you go, you realize you are tracking into a business but in reality we are all carrying a tracking device in our pockets … in the form of our smartphones. This tracking is happening regardless of whether you realize it,” said Florian Schaub, assistant professor of information, and electrical engineering and computer science.
WDET Radio -
September 3, 2021
Clifford Douglas, director of the U-M Tobacco Research Network, said Juul Labs — under fire from the FDA for selling flavored vapes to teens — should not be punished retroactively for past behavior. “We need to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time,” protecting young people while helping adult smokers, he said, noting that 480,000 people in the United States die annually from smoking.
The Washington Post -
September 3, 2021
“Drawing power over the air with a coil is a lot like catching butterflies with a net,” said Alanson Sample, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, describing his research on wireless charging, which can deliver power through the air to any laptop, tablet or phone. The trick is “to have as many butterflies as possible swirling around the room in as many directions as possible.”
Daily Mail (U.K.) -
September 2, 2021
“Lawyers who file baseless lawsuits for propaganda purposes are engaging in fraud on the public and harming our democratic institutions. For that reason, strong sanctions are needed to deter lawyers from enabling the weaponization of false information,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the Law School, on the punishment handed down to attorneys behind some of the dubious litigation over former President Trump’s 2020 election loss.
The Hill -
September 2, 2021
“The last time they were in power, we saw education for girls and women restricted. We saw employment opportunities restricted, mobility restricted. … So, going forward, one is worried particularly about those women whose lifestyles might be deemed too westernized by the Taliban. … I also worry for sexual minorities and other minorities in (Afghanistan) and, in general, anyone who might be seen as a U.S. ally,” said Debotri Dhar, lecturer in women’s and gender studies.
WXYZ/Detroit -
September 2, 2021
“Engineering must provide deep technical training, yes. But it must also require nontechnical training in fields such as ethics, social science, the humanities, history and matters associated with equity. … Engineering can make the world a better place. But to do that in the broadest way possible, we must think differently about what engineering is and whom it’s for. We can do that by approaching our work through an equity-centered lens,” wrote Alec D. Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering.
Inside Higher Ed -
September 1, 2021
Racial disparities in home lending can make it impossible for would-be homeowners to build wealth, says Roshanak Mehdipanah, assistant professor of health behavior and health education: “People really need to swim against the current to secure themselves a home, to secure housing stability. There are so many barriers to own a home already, and this is just another thing that makes it really hard for people to break into that.”
The Detroit News
