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October 21, 2022
“The problem is that individual hard work isn’t enough. The Chinese people have been working hard for a long time. The state needs institutional reform, in tax, property and hukou,” said Mary Gallagher, professor of political science and director of the International Institute, referring to a household registration system in China that divides urban and rural populations.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation -
October 20, 2022
Oday Salim, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic, says the aims of the 2021 infrastructure law, which included $50 billion to upgrade drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, have been only halfway met.
The Associated Press -
October 20, 2022
“Millions of workers are living under a kind of tyranny. … When we are workers, we lie under the government of a boss. It’s a dictatorship. The boss rules,” said Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women’s studies.
The New York Times -
October 20, 2022
“‘Soft landing’ will likely remain a mythical outcome that never actually comes to pass,” said Daniil Manaenkov, an economist at the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, who believes the Federal Reserve may not be able to raise interest rates enough to reduce inflation without causing a recession.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 19, 2022
“Xi’s speech tried to project a firm stance with a somber tone. … China’s major diplomatic projects, mainly backed by its economic might, will face a conundrum of having to choose between austere domestic costs or diminished overseas influence,” said Jundai Liu, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent address to the Communist Party’s National Congress.
Nikkei Asia -
October 19, 2022
In Liberia, hospitals require pregnant women to provide baby or maternal supplies, which most new mothers can’t afford. But a new nonprofit program there provides supplies to patients at a maternal waiting home. “It is extremely valuable. (The policy) keeps some women from having a facility birth because they believe they must bring these supplies or they are just ashamed that they don’t have them,” said Jody Lori, professor of nursing and associate dean of global affairs.
National Public Radio -
October 19, 2022
Nearly half of people in their 20s don’t have a primary care physician but seeing a doctor regularly is essential, says Allison Ruff, clinical associate professor of internal medicine: “Having a relationship with a primary care doctor gives you someone to call when you need someone, even if you thought you never would need someone.”
The Washington Post -
October 18, 2022
“That was a great, spirited debate. I think both candidates held their own,” said Aaron Kall, director of Michigan Debate, who noted that he heard plenty of zingers from both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon in their Michigan gubernatorial debate, but no gaffes or devastating comments that would change the direction of the race.
USA Today -
October 18, 2022
“What we’ve seen over the past decade is a proliferation of courses and programmatic offerings around data science and data analytics, but often they’ve neglected the data ethics component of that work,” said James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of the Center for Academic Innovation.
Fortune -
October 18, 2022
“I do think that as living in a climate-impacted world increases our stress and precarity, we will see increases in aggression online as well,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information and associate research professor at the Institute for Social Research, about research showing that people are more prone to hate speech and hostile behavior when it gets hot out.
The Washington Post
