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April 8, 2018
The Law School Admission Test “provides a common measure for all applicants,” said Christina B. Whitman, professor of law, and women’s studies, and chair of the board of trustees of the Law School Admissions Council, which oversees the LSAT. “How else could admissions directors evaluate students, like me, who attended massive state universities.”
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April 8, 2018
“They used to be much more viewed as the Darth Vader of investing, just taking over the market, and they seem to be adopting much more progressive stands on social and environmental issues,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and environment and sustainability, regarding BlackRock’s continued investment in First Quantum Minerals.
Bloomberg -
April 5, 2018
Kristin Seefeldt, assistant professor of social work, and public policy, said that some people in poverty don’t want to access help such as food pantries because they feel others are worse off and need those resources more: “There’s this idea that as long as you have a roof over your head, you shouldn’t be availing yourself of those things.”
Marketwatch -
April 5, 2018
“History shows that regulations work, and the fact that car manufacturers have clearly improved safety and cut emissions even while vehicle sales reached new highs contradicts the industry’s argument that regulations force them to build cars that customers don’t want to buy,” wrote John DeCicco, research professor at the U-M Energy Institute.
The Conversation -
April 5, 2018
“Conventional wisdom is that the current vaccine is the problem, but that’s not consistent with what we see,” said Aaron King, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and mathematics, about a new study on whooping cough.
Forbes -
April 4, 2018
President Mark Schlissel said he wants to raise the percentage of students receiving Pell Grants and preserve the in-state majority on campus. “As a public university, we should be much more representative of all kinds of diversity,” he said.
The Washington Post -
April 4, 2018
“The Reciprocity Ring is built around asking for and giving help. It taps the collective knowledge, networks and energy of a group to meet each person’s request,” said Wayne Baker, professor of organization behavior and resource management, and sociology. It’s similar to the Kula Ring, a form of ritualized gift exchange used by New Guinea’s Tobriand Islanders.
Forbes -
April 4, 2018
Mousumi Banerjee, research professor of biostatistics at the School of Public Health and Comprehensive Cancer Center, grew up listening to the music of Indian songwriter, poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, and is working to make his music and lyrics more accessible to the world.
Michigan Radio -
April 3, 2018
“There shouldn’t be a reaction such as ‘Oh, goodie, it’s the lowest levels ever in Flint, what a wonderful thing, let’s just back off now.’ That would be just horrendous,” said Hernan Gomez, associate professor of emergency medicine, whose new study shows the amount of lead in the blood of Flint children dropped to a historic low in 2016.
The Detroit News -
April 3, 2018
William Frey, research professor at the Institute for Social Research’s Population Studies Center, was quoted in a story about the intent of several states to sue to block the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, arguing that the change would cause fewer Americans to be counted and violate the Constitution.
The New York Times
