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May 14, 2017
Dave Ulrich, professor of business administration, says Donald Trump may have fired FBI director James Comey as a deliberate strategy to distract from the Russia investigation, or to signal that he wants to shake up Washington, or that he’s in charge of the government bureaucracy — and that dissent and independence will not be tolerated.
MarketWatch -
May 14, 2017
Daniel Crane, professor of law, argues that franchise laws requiring manufacturers to sell through dealers have helped keep the auto industry in a 20th-century retail model that is inefficient and reduces choices for consumers.
Chicago Tribune -
May 11, 2017
“A new FBI director will have an uphill battle in trying to convince the American people that he is completely independent of the president. The only remedy for the crisis of confidence that Trump has created is an independent prosecutor,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the Law School.
The Detroit News -
May 11, 2017
A study by Megan Patrick, research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research, found that a quarter of people ages 19 and 20 say they have downed five or more drinks on a single occasion — and the percentage is even higher among college students.
Christian Science Monitor -
May 11, 2017
“It’s the drug industry back in trouble again over pricing. They just don’t seem to learn their lesson,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, regarding new pricing for a muscular dystrophy drug that could cost patients tens of thousands of dollars a year.
CNBC -
May 10, 2017
“For many patients with more severe age-related macular degeneration, the use of nutritional supplements can reduce the subsequent rate of worsening of AMD and vision loss,” said Paul Lee, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences and director of the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center.
Reuters -
May 10, 2017
Comments by Michelle Riba, professor of psychiatry and associate director of the U-M Depression Center, were featured in a story about depression-prone jobs — those with high stress, social isolation and lack of access to mental health services.
U.S. News & World Report -
May 10, 2017
“Even if (young children) can mimic what they see on the screen, they can’t always transfer that to the real world and the rest of their lives. Symbolic thinking and memory flexibility is something that apps haven’t been able to overcome, no matter how interactive they are,” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatric and communicable diseases, on language development apps for toddlers.
Time -
May 9, 2017
Nell Duke, professor of education, discussed how parents can do more than just read bedtime stories to their children to help them develop literacy.
Michigan Radio -
May 9, 2017
Joe Arvai, professor of natural resources and environment, and of business administration, says the Environmental Protection Agency’s dismissal of several members of its Scientific Advisory Board, as well as a new House bill to reform the SAB, are attempts to “pander to the president’s base by looking like they’re getting tough on all those pesky ‘liberal scientists.'”
The Washington Post
