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March 27, 2018
March for Our Lives can have a lasting impact if the gun control movement creates an organization that can use its power to hold politicians accountable, says Michael Heaney, assistant professor of organizational studies and political science: “The march was extremely impressive, but it’s not clear yet that it’s sustainable.”
The Detroit News -
March 27, 2018
“Today, students are actively organizing around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. This new group of DEI champions wants something different, including more formalized recognition for their knowledge, skill and efforts; more advanced training; and professional opportunities for leadership roles,” wrote Deborah Willis, academic program manager for professional and academic development at the Rackham Graduate School.
Inside Higher Ed -
March 27, 2018
“Urban air quality can vary sharply over short distance due to non-uniform distribution of emission sources. More data and more rigorous analysis are required to evaluate the true impacts,” said Ming Xu, associate professor of environment and sustainability, and civil and environmental engineering, commenting on the effectiveness of the world’s tallest air-purifying tower in Xi’an, China.
NBC News MACH -
March 26, 2018
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death in children, and about 40 percent of kids killed in crashes are unrestrained. But when car seats are used effectively, they can reduce the risk of fatal injury by as much as 71 percent, says Miriam Manary, senior engineering research associate at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
The New York Times -
March 26, 2018
“We are carpet-bombing the sky to see what falls out. Two years on, the first thing we can say about Planet Nine is that it’s not low-hanging fruit, but we’re still shaking the tree,” said David Gerdes, professor of physics and astronomy, on the search for a planet 10 times the size of Earth believed to be lurking in the depths of the outer solar system.
Scientific American -
March 26, 2018
“The tween stage brings new challenges for parents as they often must balance their child’s desire for more freedom and independence with supervision. … Establishing family rules around the use of social media, and discussing the reasons for those rules, is an important part of parenting tweens,” said Sarah Clark, associate research scientist in pediatrics and communicable diseases.
Independent Online (South Africa) -
March 25, 2018
“The real challenge is you need to distinguish the difference between people and cars and bushes and paper bags and anything else that could be out in the road environment. The detection algorithms may have failed to detect the person or distinguish her from a bush,” said Matthew Johnson-Roberson, assistant professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science, on the recent fatal crash involving an autonomous car.
Bloomberg -
March 25, 2018
Rachel Niemer, director of strategic initiatives in the Office of Academic Innovation, was quoted in an article about the challenges faced by university innovation teams in explaining their mission to other campus stakeholders.
EdSurge -
March 25, 2018
Alan Deardorff, professor of economics and public policy, says a 25-percent tariff on steel will make the Mexican border wall more costly: “The wall would be made in large part of steel, the price of which is intended to rise by close to 25 percent. That’s the purpose of the tariffs, since that is how it helps the U.S. steel industry, though Trump and his advisers like to suggest that the tariff can help them without raising prices.”
CBS News -
March 22, 2018
Research by Martin Heller, research specialist at the Center for Sustainable Systems, and colleagues found that 46 percent of the total emissions from food in the U.S. comes from the diets of just one-fifth of the population — mostly those who eat a lot of meat.
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