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March 21, 2019
Because of Michigan’s auto insurance laws, “legal car ownership is extremely difficult for the vast majority of Detroiters and thousands of low-income Michiganders, erecting a huge barrier in their paths to economic opportunity,” co-wrote Joshua Rivera, data and policy adviser at Poverty Solutions, and Pat Cooney, associate director of the Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility for Poverty Solutions.
The Detroit Free Press -
March 21, 2019
“The potential eviction of tribal, indigenous households from their traditional lands is an unethical act adversely affecting millions of impoverished people,” wrote Arun Agrawal, professor of environment and sustainability, on a Supreme Court case in India that pits individual household-based rights against communities’ rights to protect and manage their customary forests.
The Washington Post -
March 20, 2019
While many parents recognize the intrinsic benefits of student participation in extracurricular activities, Sarah Clark, associate research scientist in pediatrics, worries many may be deterred if they don’t believe there are other, tangible benefits — like getting into college: “I do think it contributes to some kids not necessarily having the same encouragement and opportunity to engage in some of these things.”
MarketWatch -
March 20, 2019
Phoebe Ellsworth, professor emerita of law and psychology, says people who still support the death penalty are less fervent about it now: “It used to be that people who supported the death penalty would always check strongly agree or very much approve of it. Now, even the supporters are closer to the middle than they used to be. Those extreme values aren’t being endorsed anymore.”
TIME -
March 20, 2019
(Editor’s note: The Record is republishing an amended version of this item to clarify the faculty member’s position.)
Emily Wilcox, assistant professor of modern Chinese studies, addressed Chinese dance history in an article investigating the U.S.-based performing arts group Shen Yun. The group claims to perform ancient Chinese dances to international audiences, but Wilcox disputes that assertion.
The New Yorker -
March 20, 2019
Daniel Herbert, associate professor of film, television and media, was quoted in a story about Scarecrow, an iconic Seattle video store that has amassed more than 132,000 titles — many of them not available on the internet or anywhere else — but is beset by money woes.
The New York Times -
March 19, 2019
(Editor’s note: This item has been amended from its original version to clarify the faculty member’s position.)
Emily Wilcox, assistant professor of modern Chinese studies, addressed Chinese dance history in an article investigating the U.S.-based performing arts group Shen Yun. The group claims to perform ancient Chinese dances to international audiences, but Wilcox disputes that assertion.
The New Yorker -
March 19, 2019
“While federal reform efforts are important both for federal prisoners and because of the leadership role the federal government can play, only 12 percent of prisoners are in federal prisons. Truly wide-reaching national reform also requires the federal government to incentivize states and localities to change,” co-wrote Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and public policy and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
The Hill -
March 19, 2019
Research by Kyle Sheetz, resident in general surgery, and colleagues found that just because a flagship hospital gets good marks for patient care doesn’t mean results will be equally good in affiliated hospitals in the same network: “For simple care in straightforward patients it may not make a difference. But if you’re having a heart operation or a colon removed for cancer, you want to talk to your doctor about it and ask the surgeon what kind of experience he has.”
Reuters -
March 18, 2019
“The album references there’s pain in the healing, but part of it is acknowledging. You have to know something is there to heal,” said Andy Milne, assistant professor of music, whose album “The Seasons of Being” — a musical suite based on the diagnostic principles of homeopathic healing — was created while he unknowingly had prostate cancer.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
