In the News
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March 20, 2018
“Black men aren’t doomed, but the work to be done falls upon us — the critical thing is what we must do, not simply what they must do. I would not argue there’s a simple or even immediate way of transforming the condition we live in now around black men. It’s going to take consistent investment and thinking differently about them,” said Alford Young, professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies.
National Public Radio's "On Point" -
March 19, 2018
Rebecca Haffajee, assistant professor of health management and policy, discussed past cases against opioid drugmakers and recent lawsuits filed by hundreds of U.S. communities against the makers and distributors of such drugs.
The Associated Press / The New York Times -
March 19, 2018
David Dunning, professor of psychology, says we repeatedly and consistently fool ourselves into thinking we know more than we do and convince ourselves that our opinion or choice is right — even when there’s absolutely no evidence to support this: “Unfortunately, we’re programmed to know enough to cobble together an answer.”
Quartz -
March 19, 2018
New measures to bolster security for Michigan’s 2018 midterm elections — hand-counting ballots and replacing all election equipment — are not enough to fully reassure Alex Halderman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who says post-election audits occur after results are already certified, rendering the practice moot when it comes to disputing a race’s outcome.
The Detroit News -
March 18, 2018
Comments by Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women’s studies, were featured in a story about the monitoring of employee health and fitness via wearable technology.
The Christian Science Monitor -
March 18, 2018
“It does seem there is a place for compensated plasma donation in the U.S., in some form — it is not inherently morally objectionable. But what’s concerning is the extent to which many ‘voluntary’ donations are anything but, with people depending on them in the absence of an adequate social safety net,” wrote H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and associate professor of social work and public policy, and Analidis Ochoa, doctoral student in sociology and social work.
The Atlantic -
March 18, 2018
A Chinese space station that some believe could fall to Earth over Michigan in the next few weeks will mostly break up as it re-enters the atmosphere, and only some parts of it will land on Earth, says Aaron Ridley, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering: “Really, we would have to get super unlucky.”
WJBK-TV (Detroit) -
March 15, 2018
“By abandoning international cooperation and threatening to do economic damage to enemies and allies, Trump has started a trade cold war. Its duration is uncertain, the eventual winners, if any, are unclear, and the economic consequences could be overwhelmingly negative,” said Kyle Handley, assistant professor of business economics and public policy.
CNBC -
March 15, 2018
Less than 3 percent of medical students have disclosed a disability and are receiving formal accommodations — a low number due mostly out of fear of judgment, bias and skewed perception of ability, according to a national report co-authored by Lisa Meeks, clinical lecturer in family medicine.
National Public Radio -
March 15, 2018
“It’s a lot easier to take a moral stand when it’s likely to cost you 1 percent of your sales than when it could cost you 10 percent of your sales,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, commenting on the continuation of assault-style rifle sales at Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Gander Outdoors and other outdoor chains.
The Associated Press / The Washington Post
