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January 18, 2021
“Having a collective group or an association is an important way of raising the visibility of Latino contractors. It also gets past the argument companies use like, ‘We don’t know where these people are, we can’t find them,'” said Bruce Pietrykowski, research scientist at the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy, and associate professor of economics at UM-Dearborn.
Bridge Magazine -
January 18, 2021
“We can’t make racism go away easily. We can’t make gender inequality go away easily, right? But we can provide people with resources, and it has tangible effects on people’s lives,” said William Elliott III, professor of social work, commenting on “baby bonds,” a federal proposal to help close the racial wealth gap by giving every American child a bank account seeded with $1,000 that they could access at age 18.
Marketplace -
January 18, 2021
“With just 10 votes, Republicans did not show they would join their Democratic colleagues in calls for unity to stand against mob violence, insurrection and election fraud, which suggests that the impeachment will do nothing to heal partisan divisions over the next four years,” said Leah Litman, assistant professor of law.
Politico -
January 15, 2021
Research by Lara Coughlin, assistant professor of psychiatry, found that more than half of people who used medical marijuana products to ease pain also experienced clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they were between uses, and 1 in 10 experienced worsening changes to their sleep, mood, mental state, energy and appetite over the next two years as they continued to use cannabis.
VICE -
January 15, 2021
“Some of them are stopping because they’re genuinely chagrined at what they’ve seen, they’re chagrined by the actions of particular politicians, they’re questioning their roles. Others of them are just ducking for cover and we’ll see them back with their checkbooks open and their pens ready pretty quickly,” said Erik Gordon, clinical professor of business, on the suspension of political donations by large corporations after last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Cheddar -
January 15, 2021
“For years, (major tech) platforms have evaluated what kinds of content are appropriate or not by evaluating the content in isolation, without considering the broader social and cultural context that it takes place in. We need to revisit this approach. We should rely on a combination of democratic principles, community governance and platform rules to shape behavior,” said Sarita Schoenebeck, associate professor of information.
The Associated Press -
January 14, 2021
“Part of the reason people like to have the filibuster around is that it protects moderates of the majority party from the more extreme members of their own party. Even if you have the votes necessary, it may not be worth it because the opponents will make you spend 60 or 80 or 100 hours debating the bill,” said Christian Fong, assistant professor of political science.
Forbes -
January 14, 2021
Most patients transported by ambulance faced a potential surprise bill because the company providing the ride was out of network, allowing them to charge more, according to research by Karan Chhabra, clinical scholar at the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation: “Anecdotally, we hear of more people taking Uber or a Lyft, or having someone drive them to the emergency room to avoid an ambulance bill.”
Bridge Magazine -
January 14, 2021
“What makes it detrimental is the chronic pattern of doing this consistent mispronunciation. And the ripple effects from that are much more adverse, signaling to the individual that they’re less important, that they’re less valued,” said Myles Durkee, assistant professor of psychology, commenting on the mispronunciation of names that may be unfamiliar or uncommon.
BBC News -
January 13, 2021
“Our laws and the Constitution itself depend on a belief that those who violate them will be punished. Many lawmakers have condemned the president’s role in inciting the attack on the Capitol. If they do not follow up their words with real enforcement — removing the president from office — then they tell Americans that these laws do not matter,” said Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy.
The National Interest
