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October 24, 2018
“Bryan Cranston makes sense for this sort of move. He sort of personifies the notion of no nonsense, earnest craft, which I can imagine Ford is trying to shift toward,” said Marcus Collins, lecturer at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, commenting on the new “Built Ford Proud” TV spots that carry the voice and face of the Emmy-winning actor.
USA Today -
October 24, 2018
“Perhaps the greatest inventor of all time, (Thomas) Edison changed the world with his brilliance and love for creating new ways to improve our lives. For Edison, deafness allowed him to shut himself off from ‘the particular kind of social intercourse that is small talk … all the meaningless sound that normal people hear,” wrote Howard Markel, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, psychiatry, history, and health management and policy, and director of the Center for the History of Medicine.
PBS NewsHour -
October 24, 2018
(This item is being repeated due to a broken link in Wednesday’s version.)
More than half of older patients surveyed said their primary care provider did not ask them about their vision, even though the number of adults with vision impairment is expected to double over the next three decades, according to Preeti Malani, professor of internal medicine and U-M’s chief health officer, who directs the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Healio -
October 23, 2018
Trauma to the head from playing football can lead to brain damage, and unscientific denials of the possibility are unacceptable, wrote Adam Finkel, clinical professor of environmental health at the School of Public Health: “All the stakeholders (especially the physicians) need to stop playing defense by concocting unscientific excuses for inaction, and start drawing up plays that will better preserve the game and its workers’ health.”
Chicago Sun-Times -
October 23, 2018
“We can go out and show that a drone is really impressive at following a prescribed path, which is what a lot of these light shows are doing. People have very meticulously created what they believe is an artistic pattern for the group of drones to follow, which is normally great … but if something goes wrong, maybe it’s not so great,” said Ella Atkins, professor of aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science.
Detroit Free Press -
October 23, 2018
More than half of older patients surveyed said their primary care provider did not ask them about their vision, even though the number of adults with vision impairment is expected to double over the next three decades, according to Preeti Malani, professor of internal medicine and U-M’s chief health officer, who directs the National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Healio -
October 22, 2018
“If you listen to other musical theater from the 1920s, you can hear how Yiddish musical theater is assimilating and drawing on its background in operetta, character songs, jazz elements and klezmer,” said Caroline Helton, associate professor of voice, describing the 1923 Yiddish operetta “Di goldene kale.”
The Jewish News -
October 22, 2018
“By creating standards of practice for unit-based (chief diversity officers), elevating our role in the field, and becoming recognized decision makers and institutional leaders, we will be able to forge a better path forward towards advancing DEI in higher education,” wrote Joana Dos Santos, the diversity, equity and inclusion specialist and DEI implementation lead at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education -
October 22, 2018
Sarah Miller, assistant professor of business economics and public policy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, says health insurance, particularly Medicaid, helps protect Americans from financial risk, but it could still prove insufficient for people with complex needs.
The New York Times -
October 21, 2018
“There’s a really big difference between getting one raise and having a long-term voice in the company. The stakes for the workers here may be just as significant,” said Kate Andrias, professor of law, commenting on wage increases for Amazon workers who, without a union, could see their pay hikes rescinded or benefits and stock options cut.
The Washington Post
