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January 30, 2019
“As a matter of antitrust law, that doesn’t really have any impact, and how Facebook chooses to organize its wholly owned entities is not an antitrust issue. The bigger question is how Facebook was allowed to own three media outlets in the first place,” said Daniel Crane, professor of law, on Facebook’s recent announcement it will merge its messaging services — Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp.
CNBC -
January 30, 2019
“Private time has been a recommended part of adolescent clinical care for quite some time and is a cornerstone of the movement to support the transition from the pediatric system of care to the adult system of care,” said Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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January 29, 2019
“There’s a lot of push for people to jump to the conclusion that these are gang-related. Bullying, talking smack, someone talking about your girlfriend—this is common, and those are typically the conflicts that escalate,” said Rebecca Cunningham, professor of emergency medicine, and health behavior and health education, on the increase in mass homicides on school campuses.
Los Angeles Times -
January 29, 2019
“The value of art is decided by human beings, and the value of human beings is decided by human beings. When one of those value judgments is in conflict with another, forcing us to take sides, our discussions reveal how moral decisions are being made, and on whose terms and under which circumstances,” said Irina Aristarkhova, associate professor of art history and women’s studies, on whether socially condemned behavior discredits a person’s artistic vision.
The Christian Science Monitor -
January 29, 2019
“It’s well known that if you want to keep a person dialed into something, give them a reward at variable times. Turns out, that’s exactly what email or social media does — you don’t know when you’ll get another like or receive your next email, and so we keep checking,” said Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research.
National Geographic -
January 28, 2019
Research by Suzanna Zick, research associate professor in family medicine and environmental health sciences, suggests breast cancer survivors struggling with common, lasting symptoms stemming from their treatments may find relief in self-applied acupressure: “Women do not have a problem learning this technique at all.”
U.S. News & World Report -
January 28, 2019
Although furloughed workers know that, eventually, they will be reinstated with back pay, even temporary situations like the federal shutdown can have “scarring” effects on well-being — especially for those who didn’t expect the uncertainty, said Sarah Burgard, associate professor of sociology, epidemiology, and public policy, and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.
HuffPost -
January 27, 2019
Research by Charley Willison, a doctoral student in health management and policy, and Scott Greer, professor of health management and policy, global public health, and political science, shows that the federal response to hurricanes in Florida and Texas in 2017 was faster and more generous than the help sent to Puerto Rico in preparation and in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
EcoWatch -
January 27, 2019
“We are all worried constantly about the influenza viruses emerging from poultry. I would be much less concerned with some of the avian-to-human transmissions that we’ve seen,” if all of the chickens on the market now were edited to be immune to the flu, said Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and global health.
Popular Science -
January 27, 2019
“The easy concealability of the latest vaping devices better allows youth to vape without adults knowing about it. If we want to prevent youth from using drugs, including nicotine, vaping will warrant special attention in terms of policy, education campaigns and prevention programs in the coming years,” said Richard Miech, research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
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