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December 14, 2022
Michigan’s labor force is missing more than 100,000 workers with a participation rate of just 60%. “We have more job openings than people looking for work, and that hasn’t happened since the ’40s. So under that environment, rises in unemployment take a longer time to recover because of weak labor force attachment,” said Hoyt Bleakley, professor of economics.
Crain's Detroit Business -
December 14, 2022
Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management, says it will take a deep cultural shift for WNBA players to earn more money without having to play basketball overseas: “We need … comprehensive business plans that will grow the market, that will grow their fan base, that will engage them with corporate partners. … All of these things is what the NBA has been doing for years, and we need to have the same type of intentionality for the WNBA.”
National Public Radio -
December 13, 2022
“These are students and workers who did not experience the 1980s. They did not experience a China that was closed. … And up until the reign of Xi Jinping … there were really very few political constraints on them, in the sense that, as long as they didn’t oppose the government, they had widespread social and economic freedom as well as cultural freedom in terms of how they consumed social media,” said Mary Gallagher, professor of political science and director of the International Institute.
National Public Radio -
December 13, 2022
“Whether or not Twitter survives, the large societal investment in building this fragile network requires some rethinking of social-media data as a public good,” co-wrote Derek Van Berkel, assistant professor of environment and sustainability. “Companies’ social license to operate should be predicated on a commitment to the public to maintain their crucial infrastructure as a key data source, vital for long-term research.”
Nature -
December 13, 2022
A new online portal will make it easier for social scientists to get their hands on federally collected data they need for research. “This will be transformational. I work with thousands of researchers, and I know what they have to go through to find what they need and then get access to it,” said Margaret Levenstein, professor and director of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Science -
December 12, 2022
“There is now greater concern about who controls the media. It’s not just like any other industry,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business. “Most of us don’t know or care who controls this railroad company or this hamburger chain. But media of any sort — whether it’s TV stations or Twitter or Facebook — people are now paying attention to who controls it.”
Variety -
December 12, 2022
“It’s the underlying drivers, such as capitalism and materialism, fueling the exploitative extraction of natural resources that need to be more fully considered,” said Maria Carmen Lemos, professor of environment and sustainability. “We’re now at three decades of climate action — and so far, we’ve failed to stem global emissions because we’ve ignored these root drivers of climate change.”
Mirage News (Australia) -
December 12, 2022
“It is hard to see President Trump getting more votes in 2024 than he did in the 2020 general election,” said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science. “Still, if he has 16 primary election opponents like he did in 2016, his name recognition and loyal base will give him real advantages in securing the nomination. … Unless someone like DeSantis can clear the others out quickly, Trump will maintain an advantage.”
The New York Times -
December 9, 2022
“You want students to have the self-efficacy and self-confidence to actually make a tip rather than debate, ‘Well, I don’t know. I don’t want to get anybody in trouble,’” said Justin Heinze, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, on the need for anonymous reporting systems that increase students’ willingness to recognize and report suspicious behaviors that could lead to school violence.
Inside Higher Ed -
December 9, 2022
It’s starting to look like the era of the strong U.S. dollar could be coming to an end, and that’s good news for big multinational firms. “Manufacturing companies that are selling abroad and competing with foreign manufacturers may find that they are able to do better with a less-strong dollar,” said Kathryn Dominguez, professor of public policy and economics.
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