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February 17, 2020
“Opera has an elitist reputation … (but) I feel that everybody can find something to relate to in opera. … Opera is about things you care about. It’s about love that’s too strong or too desperate. We still have these issues because we are all too human,” said Naomi André, professor of women’s studies, Afroamerican and African studies, and in the Residential College, and the Seattle Opera’s inaugural scholar in residence.
The Seattle Times -
February 17, 2020
Research by Karan Chhabra, research fellow in surgery, found that one in five Americans who undergo elective surgery incur unexpected out-of-network medical bills, most often from anesthesiologists and surgical assistants who might not work for the hospital, but simply treat patients there. “My concern is that in some cases it might be happening intentionally to sort of exploit patients,” he said.
The Atlantic -
February 14, 2020
Justin Joque, visualization librarian at the U-M Library, pinned the Iowa Democratic Caucus disaster on consultants usurping processes that trained workers once ran: “We are seeing over and over the replacement of people who know how organizations, bureaucracies and systems function with poorly designed and specified ‘apps’ that continually fail.”
Mother Jones -
February 14, 2020
“We have the opportunity to prevent a local environmental problem from turning into a polarizing environmental problem. … It takes willingness to have conversations with other people,” said Tian Guo, research fellow at the Cooperative Institute of Great Lakes Research, whose research shows that when it comes to solving environmental problems, like Lake Erie’s algal bloom, it’s important to find common ground.
Great Lakes Echo -
February 14, 2020
“What’s fair is fair. A 31-year ban for betting on his own team to win, for a 78-year-old man, is enough — too much, compared with others who more severely undermined the integrity of the game and received far milder punishments or got off scot-free,” co-wrote Evan Caminker, professor of law, who helped author the petition for Pete Rose’s reinstatement to Major League Baseball.
The New York Times -
February 13, 2020
“Detroit has vastly improved its financial position and prepared for any future financial hiccups by doubling its rainy-day fund. Despite that progress, Detroit’s economy continues to face well-known challenges, including an elevated poverty rate and relatively low educational attainment among its residents,” said Daniil Manaenkov, economist at the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, whose forecast with RSQE economist Donald Grimes projects an increase in household income and employment for Detroit residents over the next four years.
The Associated Press -
February 13, 2020
Ravi Anupindi, professor of operations and technology, discussed the effects of the coronavirus quarantine on the global and U.S. economies: “In the Wuhan area where the main impact is, 50 percent of all the production is actually automotive-related … we should see the (economic) impact on Michigan much more than other states for that reason.”
Michigan Radio -
February 13, 2020
“Those who serve in more junior (health care) roles generally report to a single person who functions as a gatekeeper to ongoing employment and advancement. This power dynamic is one in which assault, abuse, harassment and coercion can flourish,” co-wrote Reshma Jagsi, professor of radiation oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine.
NBC News -
February 12, 2020
“If I’m a natural gas producer, I’m looking at this and thinking, ‘Wow, there’d be a carbon price that would further crowd out coal. Maybe I’m a net winner on this because the carbon content of natural gas is so much lower than coal,'” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy, environment and political science, commenting on a bill that would impose a steep tax on products and services that emit carbon pollution.
ABC News -
February 12, 2020
Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics, says talking about addictive behaviors and social media “locates the problem within the individual and their response to media, rather than in the media design itself. … The problem can be more easily solved by changing the design of the digital environment rather than asking each individual user to resist products that are designed to be optimally engaging.”
Gizmodo
