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  1. December 10, 2020
    • Photo of A. Mark Fendrick

    Due to human nature, misinformation and the fear of side effects, as many as 30 percent of the patients who get the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine may not return for a second, says Mark Fendrick, associate professor of internal medicine, and health management and policy: “Even without side effects there would be drop-off. But one of the anticipated adverse consequences of an effective COVID-19 vaccine is that people — after they take it — are going to feel like crap.”

    CBS News
  2. December 10, 2020
    • Photo of Herek Clack

    “We’re looking to move beyond what everyone knows as the current standards for personal respiratory protections: the N95 masks, cloth masks and neck gaiters we’ve come to rely on in 2020. These all rely on the conventional method of particle filtration via a largely impermeable medium,” said Herek Clack, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, whose company is developing the next generation of protective masks.

    DBusiness Magazine
  3. December 10, 2020
    • Monica Worline

    “This year, with COVID-19 and an uncertain economy, mental health and care for employee well-being has risen to the top of the list. It’s no longer viewed as optional,” said Monica Worline, lecturer at the Center for Positive Organizations, who notes that companies serious about supporting their employees’ mental well-being provide livable wages, adequate health insurance, flexible scheduling and paid leave. 

    Fast Company
  4. December 9, 2020
    • Headshot of Arnold Monto

    “First things first, we can stop the pandemic through use of the current vaccines. And through, unfortunately, the herd immunity that’s building up because of bad behavior. Bad behavior may be having good results, in terms of getting natural infections, producing antibody in the population, which didn’t happen last spring,” said Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and global public health.

    Michigan Radio
  5. December 9, 2020
    • Headshot of Stephanie Fryberg

    The lack of visibility of Native Americans in exit poll data on network television hit a nerve in the days following the election. Stephanie Fryberg, professor of psychology, said survey methods need to be reimagined so they can better capture poll data from the Native American community and the diversity within it.

    ABC News/The Associated Press
  6. December 9, 2020
    • Photo of Jerry Davis

    “Business schools ironically are one of the last preserves where you are free to follow your mind where it goes, because you are not reliant on government or corporate funding. We have potentially more academic freedom to uncover things,” said Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, who believes more needs to be done to reorient business school researchers’ activities to projects and publications that offer greater societal impact.

    Financial Times
  7. December 8, 2020
    • Photo of Daniel Crane

    More than 40 states are considering legal action against Facebook for alleged antitrust violations, although it’s still unclear what they will include in their complaints. “The most likely theory would be that the WhatsApp and Instagram acquisitions thwarted the development of nascent competitors to challenge FB’s social networking hegemony,” said Daniel Crane, professor of law.

    Salon
  8. December 8, 2020
    • Gabriela Marcu

    “This concept had worked with other medical emergencies like cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis, so we thought we could have success with transferring it to opioid overdoses,” says Gabriela Marcu, assistant professor of information, who helped develop an app that alerts local volunteers to deliver naloxone when an overdose is occurring.

    Spectrum
  9. December 8, 2020
    • Fabian Pfeffer

    “If one generation has wealth, it becomes easier for the next generation to build their own wealth. If you are from a wealthy family, you are more likely to get a college degree and have other avenues for building wealth early in your life, such as home ownership. And when you are older, inheriting family wealth is just the cherry on top,” said Fabian Pfeffer, director of the Center for Inequality Dynamics, associate professor of sociology and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.

    TIME
  10. December 7, 2020
    • Photo of Jeremy Kress

    “Banks thus far seem to have been performing adequately during the COVID crisis. However, I think that the majority of the write downs and losses that we’re going to see are still ahead of us,” said Jeremy Kress, assistant professor of business law. “We should take a moment to step back and assess holistically. This Federal Reserve didn’t really do that under the Trump administration.”

    American Banker