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March 11, 2019
Betsey Stevenson, associate professor of public policy and economics, was interviewed about inequality in the labor economy and small steps that can be taken to redistribute wage gains.
Bloomberg TV -
March 11, 2019
Nicholas Valentino, professor of political science, says the American public is more polarized now than it was during the Whitewater investigation of Bill Clinton in the 1990s, which may further insulate Donald Trump politically during the current Russian investigation: “There are fewer moderates in the Republican Party now that will be offended by anything Trump does.”
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March 11, 2019
“I’m sure new technology can improve handling and stability, but there will be limits. How safe and efficient can a car be with ‘Model T tires’ in car mode even with 21st-century sensors and electronics?” said Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science, commenting on a new Goodyear tire designed to support the weight of a car while driving and then tilt horizontally so it can provide lift and forward propulsion for flying.
NBC News -
March 10, 2019
“I personally think anybody going to the hospital, for any reason, or any time, you need to have an advocate with you. You need to have somebody who is a second set of ears to go out and advocate for you when you can’t advocate for yourself,” said Lisa Kane Low, associate professor and associate dean at the School of Nursing.
USA Today -
March 10, 2019
“We might not want to brag about what we’re doing publicly, but there is a lot of work and collaboration that goes on,” said Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, addressing efforts by U.S. universities to thwart cybersecurity breaches.
Inside Higher Ed -
March 10, 2019
Karthik Duraisamy, associate professor of aerospace engineering, says the use of data-intensive technology to speed up the manufacturing design process is impressive, but ultra-smart computer processes can’t replicate the human element in product design yet: “Ideas emerge when groups of people with different expertise get together and talk about it. There is something about human intuition and input that is hard to formalize digitally.”
Forbes -
February 28, 2019
Comments by Monika Leja, assistant professor of internal medicine, and Scott Schuetze, professor of internal medicine, were featured in a story about the rarity of primary cardiac tumors — those that develop in the heart itself. “A heart surgeon may only experience one during his entire career, if ever,” Leja said.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 28, 2019
Mark Tessler, professor of political science, co-wrote a column explaining why retired Israeli military chief Benny Gantz, a political novice and centrist who has been particularly vague on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has emerged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s principal rival to lead the country.
The Washington Post -
February 28, 2019
“I was looking at the bones and I noticed that there was something very strange about the feet,” said Elizabeth Berger, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, whose work on an archaeological excavation in China uncovered skeletons with bound feet — an ancient custom practiced by China’s elite for a thousand years until the early 1900s.
Live Science -
February 27, 2019
Research by Katherine Bauer, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, and colleagues found that weight gain and obesity were unintended consequences for some children who took part in a Philadelphia school breakfast program offered in the classroom rather than the cafeteria.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
