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  1. April 25, 2019
    • Photo of Ellen Hughes-Cromwick

    Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, senior economist at the U-M Energy Institute, says increasing registration fees for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles to help fund Michigan’s roads could limit their market growth: “I would be really discouraging any sort of tax that would disincentivize the purchase of EVs. If anything, we want to incentivize the demand.”

    Bridge Magazine
  2. April 25, 2019
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    “Edibles are particularly risky because consumers don’t know how much THC they are getting, and it is harder to control compared to smoking. With edibles, you don’t know for an hour later, and then it is too late,” said Mark Osbeck, clinical professor of law, commenting on the health risk to consumers and potential litigation risks faced by companies that sell edible marijuana products.

    MarketWatch
  3. April 25, 2019
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    “It’s not clear the FAA has the staffing or the expertise to independently confirm that the companies who say ‘trust us’ for the unmanned industry have really done due diligence to earn that,” said Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science, regarding autonomous aircraft currently under development by several companies.

    WIRED
  4. April 24, 2019
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    Meghan Duffy, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and her research on water fleas, or Daphnia, was the subject of a feature story. Daphnia keep freshwater clean by eating algae, yeasts and bacteria; maintain ecological balance; filter healthy waterways; act as a food source for amphibians, insects and fish; and may someday serve as antifungal medicines for wildlife, crops and people.

    PBS NewsHour
  5. April 24, 2019
    • Photo of Brent Heard
    • Photo of Shelie Miller

    An average meal sourced from a grocery store is responsible for 33 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than an equivalent dish from meal kit delivery services Blue Apron and HelloFresh, according to research by doctoral student Brent Heard of the School of Environment and Sustainability and Shelie Miller, associate professor of environment and sustainability, and of civil and environmental engineering, and director of the Program in Environment.

    Time
  6. April 24, 2019
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    “In a context where turnover is high and workers do not typically have many opportunities to communicate their concerns to management, providing workers with voice can be a simple yet powerful way to keep workers from quitting,” co-wrote Achyuta Adhvaryu, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

    Harvard Business Review
  7. April 23, 2019
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    Naomi André, associate professor of women’s studies, Afroamerican and African studies, and the Residential College, wrote a commentary about Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” live album and documentary, and its implications for the operatic world.

    CNN
  8. April 23, 2019
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    “By removing the GRE from our admissions form, we will be able to focus more on the qualitative assessments that better identify the most promising applicants: writing samples, personal statements, recommendations and the student’s complete record of course work and grades,” said Brian Porter-Szűcs, professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of History.

    Inside Higher Ed
  9. April 23, 2019
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    Self-driving cars could prove so cheap to fuel and convenient to use that their owners end up riding in them more, causing them to use more energy, according to research led by Morteza Taiebat, doctoral student in environment and sustainability: “If autonomous cars are 20 percent more efficient, the outcome isn’t going to be that we use 20 percent less energy. In fact, we probably need more energy than before because of the travel-behavior change.”

    Energy Wire
  10. April 22, 2019
    • Photo of Kelly Cha

    Comments by Kelly Cha, assistant professor of dermatology, were featured in an article about the role environmental factors play in developing skin cancer, as well as how genetics can raise the risk: “In general, other than in the context of specific cancer predisposition genetic syndromes, it is a person’s individual risk factors rather than family history that are most important in informing our recommendations about how often to get checked.”

    U.S. News & World Report