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February 3, 2021
“Using the incredible leverage of federal government purchases in green electricity, zero-emission cars and new infrastructure will rapidly increase demand for home-grown climate-friendly technologies,” said Rosina Bierbaum, professor of environment and sustainability, in a story about President Biden’s executive actions to fight climate change.
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February 3, 2021
“It is difficult to infer global-scale rock flow in Earth’s mantle from only a single viewpoint. It is like peeking through a keyhole and trying to find out what furniture is in the living room, kitchen and the bedrooms upstairs,” said Jeroen Ritsema, professor of earth and environmental sciences.
Live Science -
February 3, 2021
Adam Pritchard, professor of law, says lawsuits against Robinhood for restricting the frenzied online trading of GameStop stocks are very unlikely to gain traction: “The contract says they can do it. That seems to be a big stumbling block to the breach of contract claim.”
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February 2, 2021
“I think there’s a real temptation to view the stock market as a casino. But if stock prices become untethered from the actual economic value of companies, then the ability of the stock market to communicate information is broken,” said Gabriel Rauterberg, assistant professor of law, on the GameStop frenzy in which small traders used online investment firm Robinhood to drive up the stock price.
WIRED -
February 2, 2021
“The future of mobility is electric. Tesla set the pace but others are getting into the game. Ford has notably made a serious play in electrics, VW had a false start. GM has to be in this to be viable going forward,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise, on General Motors’ plans to have all of its new light-duty vehicles be zero emission by 2035 and all of its global products and plants to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Detroit Free Press -
February 2, 2021
Michigan ranked No. 1 in the Midwest with the fewest number of COVID cases per 100,000 between Nov. 1 and Jan. 15, said Marisa Eisenberg, associate professor of epidemiology, mathematics and complex systems: “Michigan calibrated its response pretty well in terms of having enough government response and Michiganders doing their part to practice social distancing and masking and all of those kinds of things to keep cases low.”
Michigan Radio -
February 1, 2021
“If you and your entire community were going on a journey across the land, wouldn’t you bring along your dog?” said Jeffrey Kidd, associate professor of human genetics, and computational medicine and bioinformatics, who is not surprised by the recent discovery that humans brought their dogs with them when they migrated to the Americas some 15,000 years ago.
CNN -
February 1, 2021
As the pandemic continues on, parents and doctors are noticing that kids are getting entirely too much screen time. Rather than place guilt or blame upon yourself or your family, take this time to develop a healthy relationship with technology, says Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics.
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February 1, 2021
“Think of the university budget like a balloon. In good times, if you squeeze one part of the balloon, it can bulge somewhere else. Right now, there’s no elasticity in the balloon at all,” said Jason Owen-Smith, professor of sociology and organizational studies, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, in an article about pandemic’s impact on higher ed finances across the country.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
January 29, 2021
The potential conflicts of interest of President Biden’s energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm are kind of “boring” compared with some of those presented by former President Donald Trump’s cabinet officials, says Norman Bishara, professor of business law and ethics.
The Detroit News
