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February 18, 2020
Many governments have embraced artificial intelligence as a solution to government bureaucracy, says Christian Sandvig, professor of information, and communication and media, and director of the Center for Ethics, Society and Computing: “But now, you’re seeing a backlash where people are saying, it may be that some of the AI systems being implemented are actually worsening some of the problems they’re designed to solve.”
Michigan Radio -
February 18, 2020
“We found that depression is both prevalent and persistent during the first year following a stroke,” said Liming Dong, research investigator in epidemiology, whose research revealed that 35 percent of stroke survivors were classified as having depression three months into recovery, dropping to 26 percent after a full year.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 18, 2020
“My general recommendations end up being, reduce meat consumption, and pay attention, if you can, to how foods are grown and transported. Try to avoid heated greenhouse grown fruit and vegetable, and stuff that may have been air freighted,” said Martin Heller, researcher at the School of Environment and Sustainability’s Center for Sustainable Systems, who studies the environmental footprint of food.
BBC -
February 17, 2020
“Having this type of funding available could make it more imaginable to more women scientists that they can have a full life with a family,” said Abigail Stewart, professor of psychology and women’s studies, on the announcement by the U.S. National Institutes of Health that it will provide up to $50,000 to NIH-funded researchers to step away from the lab for up to one year to navigate family commitments and major life challenges.
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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
