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October 16, 2019
“GDP tells us how big the size of the pie is. It doesn’t tell us where the people are getting fair slices. So we should care about the distribution of income, not just how much of it there is,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy.
CNBC -
October 16, 2019
“This is a not a problem that is confined to low-resource settings. The manifestations may be slightly different, and the magnitude may be different, but it is safe to say that the women with the least power — those who are young, poor, uneducated or from a racial or ethnic minority group — are often those at highest risk of maltreatment during labor and delivery,” said Cheryl Moyer, associate professor of learning health sciences, and obstetrics and gynecology.
National Public Radio -
October 16, 2019
“Colleges must train the next generation of scientists, engineers and policy makers to think more critically about how new science and technology serve the public interest. … And colleges need to teach all students about the importance of science, technology and innovation in their futures and how they can help create better futures for themselves, their communities and their planet — even if they don’t know how to code,” co-wrote Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy and women’s studies.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
October 15, 2019
“We are going to be working directly with individual schools, looking at their unique contexts. So we need all those voices all around the table, all those different voices that will help us implement with the best fidelity,” said Justin Heinze, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, who will co-lead a new national research and training center on school safety at U-M.
Michigan Radio -
October 15, 2019
A team of scientists led by Meha Jain, assistant professor of environment and sustainability, has successfully used data from microsatellites to quantify and enhance yield gains for small farmers in India — a discovery that can help increase food production in a low-cost and sustainable way.
India TV -
October 15, 2019
Research by Jason Goldstick, a research assistant professor of emergency medicine, and colleagues found that the rate at which Americans died from firearm injuries increased by about 14 percent from 2015-17 and that nearly a quarter of all gun-related deaths since 1999 happened in just those three years.
PBS NewsHour -
October 14, 2019
A physical renovation of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s building and outdoor site to match its world-class reputation is being led by Craig Borum, professor of architecture, whose proposals are described as “dotted with ideas that are creative yet pragmatic, money-saving without cutting corners.”
Detroit Free Press -
October 14, 2019
“It’s not just about getting a degree; it’s also about what position you’re in when you get that degree. Developing policy along these lines is very much along the lines of the American dream. After all, those who have capital beget capital,” said William Elliott III, professor of social work, on ballooning U.S. student debt — more than two times what Americans owed a decade ago.
Morning Consult -
October 14, 2019
“We are not funding research on an important cause of death among kids and teens. It’s unacceptable to know that this kind of injury kills more high school kids than any other cause and we’re not doing anything about it,” said Rebecca Cunningham, interim vice president for research, and professor of emergency medicine, and health behavior and health education, whose research shows that few federal dollars are available to research firearm-injury prevention among U.S. children and teens.
Reuters -
October 11, 2019
“As curators, we have made efforts throughout this exhibition to remind the viewer that for many Ugandans, the 1970s were a perilous time. The photos are so overwhelmingly positive in their appraisal of Amin that we’ve really had to work to find ways to bring the violence of the time into focus,” said Derek Peterson, professor of history, and Afroamerican and African Studies, who is working to preserve endangered government archives in Uganda, including 70,000 newly discovered images.
The Guardian (U.K.)
