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October 14, 2018
Lisa Meeks, clinical lecturer in family medicine, says that by virtue of their own experiences, doctors with disabilities are better equipped to understand and empathize with patients, especially those with disabilities, and have prompted innovative thinking about how to provide care.
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October 14, 2018
With the advent of social media, “envy is being taken to an extreme.” We are constantly bombarded by “photoshopped lives and that exerts a toll on us the likes of which we have never experienced in the history of our species. And it is not particularly pleasant,” said Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research.
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October 11, 2018
Wang Zheng, professor of women’s studies and history, and research scientist at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, says China’s tight grip on freedom of information hasn’t stopped digitally savvy women from working to amplify #MeToo stories: “Thanks to the internet, and (virtual private networks), their minds are not constrained by the firewall.”
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October 11, 2018
While a majority of Michiganders supports marijuana legalization, only 21 percent of local officials do — and it’s not just conservative leaders who account for the gap: “I think that’s a telling sign that these officials see a different side of the industry than most citizens do. It makes me think it’s not so much a cultural thing,” said Tom Ivacko, associate director of the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy.
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October 11, 2018
“There’s going to be a backlash, but I don’t think she’s going to get totally Dixie Chicked. … She effectively avoids falling into a trap whereby her message could be reduced and dismissed as partisanship,” said Nadine Hubbs, professor of women’s studies and music, regarding pop singer Taylor Swift’s Instagram endorsement of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Phil Bredesen of Tennessee.
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October 10, 2018
“One of the things I can tell you from the bottom of my heart is that we still have a long way to go. But I can also tell you we have also made a great deal of progress in the past three years. … We are a more diverse, equitable and inclusive community and we will continue to work to become even more so,” said Robert Sellers, vice provost for equity and inclusion, chief diversity officer, and professor of psychology and education.
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October 10, 2018
Rebecca Haffajee, assistant professor of health management and policy, says the country may be at a breaking point where change is inevitable at the federal level regarding marijuana laws because so many states are in conflict with U.S. policy: “We’ve kind of reached a critical mass of acceptance. Generally, people either find a therapeutic benefit or enjoy the substance and want to do so without the fear of being a criminal for using it.”
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October 10, 2018
“Research demonstrates that men too face backlash when they don’t adhere to masculine gender stereotypes — when they show vulnerability, act nicer, display empathy, express sadness, exhibit modesty, and proclaim to be feminists. This is troubling not least because it discourages men from behaving in ways known to benefit their teams and their own careers,” wrote David Mayer, professor of management and organizations.
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October 9, 2018
“With global institutions for criminal accountability under attack from the White House and other heads of state, recent academic work offers insight for prosecutors, judges, policymakers and advocates working to fulfill the goal of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipients — to end the scourge of sexual violence against civilians during war,” co-wrote Ragnhild Nordås, assistant professor of political science.
The Washington Post -
October 9, 2018
“We are so screwed it’s beyond what most of us can imagine. And depending how far you look into the future, it just gets worse,” said Aviv Ovadya, chief technologist at the U-M Center for Social Media Responsibility, regarding pernicious applications of neural networks that can manipulate all we see and how we think online and in social media.
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