In the News
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July 11, 2017
A story about the need for more doctors with disabilities and their positive impact on patient care featured medical student Molly Fausone; Philip Zazove, professor of family medicine; and Michael McKee, assistant professor of family medicine.
Slate -
July 11, 2017
“It’s relatively easy and painless for businesses to pledge their allegiance to the Paris climate accord. For one thing, the agreement is nonbinding and has no enforcement mechanism, so talk can be sold on the cheap. We also live in a time when it makes decreasing economic sense for companies to rely on greenhouse gas-intense fuel sources when more climate-friendly options, such as natural gas and renewables, are cheaper,” wrote Joe Arvai, professor of environment and sustainability and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.
The Globe and Mail (Canada) -
June 27, 2017
The Senate health care bill will “either mean coverage for fewer people or fewer services. And if those essential health benefits like maternity care and contraception aren’t protected, women and children could be in real danger of losing care,” said Michelle Moniz, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
Time -
June 27, 2017
“Self-driving vehicles are constantly monitoring the roads, and they’re never drunk or distracted,” said Brandon Schoettle, project manager at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
The Wall Street Journal -
June 27, 2017
“A common reaction to kids who are living in lower socioeconomic-status environments and going to lower socioeconomic-status schools is to sort of remediate or make the curriculum lower order or less challenging. I think pretty much the opposite is the way to go,” said Nell Duke, professor of education.
The New York Times -
June 27, 2017
“Most Democrats expect a recession over the next year, and most Republicans expect economic growth. That has been the big news: about how Democrats and Republicans shifted almost totally and instantly with the election of Trump,” said Richard Curtin, director of the Surveys of Consumers at the Institute for Social Research.
The Washington Post -
June 27, 2017
“In reality, the travel ban remains largely enjoined. If (travelers) didn’t have a real connection — a job, or enrollment at a school, or a family member — they wouldn’t be able to get visas. Most of the travel that’s covered by the travel ban remains stayed. I think the Trump administration is spinning,” said Margo Schlanger, professor of law.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
June 27, 2017
Jowei Chen, associate professor of political science, says the clustering of Democrats in urban areas creates some “unintentional gerrymandering” that works against them: “But overt partisan gerrymandering is certainly a big part of the explanation, as well.”
The Associated Press -
June 27, 2017
Research by Joshua Stein, associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, shows health care providers are overprescribing antibiotics for a common eye infection that typically clears up without medication.
The New York Times -
June 20, 2017
Kathryn Dominguez, professor of public policy and economics, says the United States is paying close attention to China’s fast-rising level of debt, housing bubble and the build-up of risk in the financial system as any stumble by the world’s second largest economy would bring a chain reaction globally.
South China Morning Post
