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March 17, 2019
“How do you treat this situation where some people can afford to have private tutors to prepare for standardized tests, private tutors to get people’s grades up, or they can afford to take a test three or four times and they can afford 5-10 thousand-dollar prep courses? It’s not corrupt — but it means that the ones who have the most position themselves to get even more,” said Richard Lempert, professor emeritus of law and sociology.
The Guardian -
March 14, 2019
“The sub-minimum wage for people with disabilities is really a relic — it entered the law in the 1930s at a time when we didn’t have a sense that people with disabilities could work in the competitive economy. It really sticks out like a sore thumb these days,” said Sam Bagenstos, professor of law, regarding the federal law that allows employers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage if their disability slows them down.
Bloomberg -
March 14, 2019
Tony Reames, assistant professor of environment and sustainability, says that, in higher-poverty neighborhoods, the gap between prices for traditional and energy-efficient light bulbs is twice as large. His research inspired one of the largest utility companies in Illinois to expand its discount-bulb distribution to underserved neighborhoods.
Grist (scroll down) -
March 14, 2019
John Meeker, professor of environmental health sciences and global public health, was quoted in an article about the impact of microplastics on human health: “We first need to figure out how best to measure exposure then document whether people are being exposed, and, if so, how much.”
Salon -
March 13, 2019
“Especially in the bigger cities, you see an increase in the amount of food that is certified organic in the supermarkets. Ten to 15 years ago that was unheard of in Latin America,” said Ivette Perfecto, professor of environment and sustainability, on the increase of organic farming in developing countries.
Financial Times -
March 13, 2019
The steady decline of noncollege-educated men in the labor market may be a combination of several factors — low wages, higher incarceration rates and sharp declines in marriage for men without college degrees, suggests research by economics doctoral student Ariel Binder and John Bound, professor of economics and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
The Atlantic -
March 13, 2019
“Good self-care is typically more difficult and less glamorous than treating yourself. It means doing things like having good sleep hygiene, getting a little more exercise, staying hydrated, taking medication as prescribed, eating at regular intervals, creating healthy boundaries and taking a break from social media,” said Emily Bilek, assistant professor of psychiatry.
HuffPost -
March 12, 2019
“Economic insecurity is a national epidemic in need of a government solution. If government can support wealthy corporations with cash, it can support poor people with a basic income. Some say the poor don’t deserve it – as if Amazon ‘deserves’ a billion-dollar tax break. But merit has nothing to do with why we should support the poor. It’s really an investment in protecting our democracy,” said Derrick Darby, professor of philosophy.
Star-Ledger (New Jersey) -
March 12, 2019
“I think the moon has played a pivotal role in the human imaginary since time immemorial, across all world cultures. We all look up to it. We all are illuminated by it. And it breaks the terror of darkness in the night. For us, it is a symbol of hope, and we project our desires onto it,” said Christiane Gruber, professor of Islamic art in the Department of History of Art and co-curator of the exhibit “The Moon: A Voyage Through Time” at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
CBC -
March 12, 2019
“There has to be complete equity in terms of the national teams. It’s just really outrageous that the men are getting paid a lot more than the women on a national team in which there should be zero difference. And that’s apart from the fact that the women are insanely successful,” said Andrei Markovits, professor of political science and Germanic languages and literature, on the U.S. women’s national soccer team suing the U.S. Soccer Federation to remedy inequities in wages and working conditions.
The Washington Post
