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January 16, 2018
Most people make resolutions in a bubble of self-disgust and over-optimism, says Michelle Segar, director of U-M’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center: “Then the bubble bursts within weeks by real life’s needs and urgencies.”
Fast Company -
January 16, 2018
“It is beyond dispute that the state of parent representation remains in disarray over 35 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in Lassiter,” wrote Vivek Sankaran, clinical professor of law, referring to a 1981 Supreme Court case that declared a mother did not have a right to an attorney in court proceedings that would determine whether to terminate her legal standing as a parent.
The Nation -
January 15, 2018
Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, was featured in an extensive interview about her research on middle-aged African-American women and the effects of weathering — the accelerated deterioration of the body due to chronic and repeated exposures to stress and the high effort of coping with them.
National Public Radio -
January 15, 2018
Research by Jessica Moorman, doctoral student in communication studies, found that preschoolers who spend more time watching television, playing video games or using computers get less sleep — especially if they’re sneaky about their technology use at bedtime.
Xinhua (China) -
January 15, 2018
“One nice thing is that’s going to translate into increases in real purchasing power. So even adjusting for inflation, we’re going to start to see healthier increases in wages and incomes,” said Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, commenting on his forecast for a steadily improving Michigan economy.
Michigan Radio -
January 14, 2018
Research by Amiyatosh Purnanandam, professor of finance, suggests that high levels of predatory lending in poor neighborhoods can be linked to rules like the Community Reinvestment Act that focus more on quantity of loans than quality of service.
CNN Money -
January 14, 2018
Nilton Renno, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, says recent research makes a strong case for the presence of ice blocks a few feet below the surface of Mars, but further confirmation is needed.
Gizmodo Australia -
January 14, 2018
Reuven Avi-Yonah, professor of law, was quoted in a story about how a loophole in the new U.S. tax law could allow multinational corporations to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on profits stashed overseas.
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January 11, 2018
A new kind of artificial cartilage that could alleviate joint pain and potentially spare many people from having to undergo joint replacement surgery is being developed by Nicholas Kotov, professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials science and engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering, and his colleagues.
Science News -
January 11, 2018
“My intuition is that the problem is at least as bad in medicine as elsewhere. And the data show that the problem for female physicians is certainly bad enough that the profession must work together to correct it,” said Reshma Jagsi, professor of radiation oncology and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, regarding sexual harassment and inequality in the medical field.
Los Angeles Times
