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March 25, 2021
“Keeping the policy in place really is deceitful. Our government talks to us about public health but perpetuates basically a lie that there is any public health reason for doing this,” said Michele Heisler, professor of internal medicine, and of health behavior and health education, on the Biden administration continuing a Trump-era policy that indefinitely keeps the U.S.-Mexico border closed to limit coronavirus spread.
Los Angeles Times -
March 24, 2021
“The devil is going to be in the details. I’m comforted by the Fed’s statement saying any changes would not undermine the resiliency of the banking system. But we have heard that commitment in the past,” said Jeremy Kress, assistant professor of business law, on the Federal Reserve’s decision to end temporary regulatory relief that was put in place a year ago to encourage banks to continue lending as financial markets appeared shaky.
The Washington Post -
March 24, 2021
Health plans, employers and financial advisers can do more to explain how health savings accounts work, simplify their use and encourage contributions, says Jeffrey Kullgren, associate professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, whose research shows that many people with high-deductible insurance and those with health plans bought through a government exchange don’t have an HSA.
The New York Times -
March 24, 2021
Lilia Cortina, professor of psychology and women’s and gender studies, says in cases of alleged sexual harassment, such as with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it can get complicated: “There’s a collection of myths, of falsehoods that are pervasive in society around sexual harassment and sexual assault — that women frequently fabricate or exaggerate claims about the sexual side of men,” but the standards of a criminal court — where a defendant could lose his or her life or liberty — are higher.
U.S. News & World Report -
March 23, 2021
Research by Cindy Schipani, professor of business law, and Nejat Seyhun, professor of finance, on “insider giving” reveals widespread use of privileged information by large shareholders when giving charitable gifts of company stock. When reported after a sizable delay, stocks on average proceeded to significantly underperform the market after the effective date of the gift — allowing insiders to maximize tax deductions.
MarketWatch -
March 23, 2021
“The geopolitical competition with China is not going away anytime soon. So one of the things that the Biden administration will have to do very carefully is to manage that relationship while making sure that it does not ratchet up the kind of rhetoric that President Trump did and other U.S. leaders have done in the past in ways that target and marginalize the Asian American community,” said Ian Shin, assistant professor of history and American culture.
BBC -
March 23, 2021
“People are interested in finding greater purpose, meaning direction in their lives — I think they always have. That goes back to Socrates and Aristotle. On the other hand, the science of this is only recently being developed. And now there’s quite strong science. I think people are increasingly interested in philosophy — especially philosophy of themselves. How should I live?” said Vic Strecher, professor of health behavior and health education.
The Detroit News -
March 22, 2021
“When people rely exclusively on payday and auto title loans, there are fewer (if any) new home and business loans in their community. Without bank loans, there is no new money creation, which means communities get stuck in a cycle of disinvestment. This one-two punch can knock out communities for generations,” co-wrote Terri Friedline, associate professor of social work.
Chicago Sun-Times -
March 22, 2021
“As many strive to live in a just, equitable and peaceful world, it is important to restore a more multicultural sense of intellectual history, particularly within graphic design’s canon,” wrote Audrey Bennett, professor of art and design, whose research shows that the design style that undergirds much of the graphic design profession today may have roots in African culture.
Fast Company -
March 22, 2021
“They are the supreme law of the land under Article VI of the Constitution, and as a result, they do override any inconsistent state law,” said Steven Ratner, professor of law, who believes federal treaties prevent the state of Michigan from shutting down Canadian firm Enbridge Energy’s cross-border pipeline in the Great Lakes.
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