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February 14, 2019
Nicholson Price, assistant professor of law, was interviewed about the regulations and legal liabilities of “black box medicine,” in which doctors increasingly rely on sophisticated algorithms to make health care recommendations.
Forbes -
February 14, 2019
Research by Valerie Vaughn, assistant professor of internal medicine, found that doctors frequently send discharged patients home with a prescription for risky antibiotics — even when the patients were taking less risky antibiotics in the hospital.
Michigan Radio -
February 14, 2019
Computer simulations run by Michael Meyer, professor of astronomy, and colleagues suggest Earth has a moderate climate because a massive star in the vicinity of the primordial solar system provided radioactive elements that evaporated some of the water: “But radioactive heating may not be enough. How can we explain our Earth, which is very dry, indeed, compared to planets formed in our models?”
New Atlas -
February 13, 2019
Nell Duke, professor of education, said responsibility for supporting a high-quality literacy education cannot just fall to teachers: “District central administration also has important responsibilities, such as to ensure that every teacher has access to the tools that they need to support literacy development.”
The Detroit News -
February 13, 2019
“Greater state investment in direct-to-student, need-based financial aid would lead to greater degree attainment, growth in the Michigan economy and increased per-capita income. It would also allow students to decide where they wish to study in Michigan worrying less about expense, and encourage schools to compete for the best students, regardless of their family income,” said President Mark Schlissel.
Crain’s Detroit Business -
February 13, 2019
Research by Afton Hassett, associate research scientist in anesthesiology, found that soldiers who displayed high optimism before deployment were less likely to develop chronic pain after being sent to Afghanistan or Iraq than those who were more pessimistic.
Reuters -
February 12, 2019
“Poverty and racism force black and brown people — often women and children — to the frontlines of climate change. … To address these inequities and rising global temperatures, the Green New Deal must challenge the global capitalist activities that amplify racial and gender disparities in how people experience the effects of climate change,” wrote Terri Friedline, associate professor of social work.
The American Prospect -
February 12, 2019
Richard Rood, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and earth and environmental sciences, says record cold on a warming planet may seem contradictory, but it’s not: “We seem to want to amplify our experience of coldness — to declare that we are cold, but we know the planet is warming up.”
The Washington Post -
February 12, 2019
Jeremy Moghtader, manager of the U-M Campus Farm, says the cost of organic foods tends to be higher because the government has very specific rules for what “organic” means, rules which “have real benefits to the animal, the consumer and environment, but they do increase the price of production.”
The Associated Press -
February 11, 2019
Matthew Johnson-Roberson, associate professor of engineering and co-director of U-M’s Ford Center for Autonomous Vehicles, was interviewed about the benefits and limitations of self-driving cars developed by Waymo, a driverless ride-sharing company, and Nuro, developer of an autonomous delivery mobile.
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