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November 17, 2016
Comments by Dr. Michele Heisler, professor of internal medicine, and health behavior and health education, were featured in an article about patient-centered medical homes, which coordinate care under the leadership of a primary-care doctor in a centralized location.
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November 17, 2016
“Many voters claimed they cast their ballots for Trump because of his experience as a businessman. One of the biggest ironies of the election may end up being that the private sector becomes a firewall between a Trump-led White House and President Obama’s strong pro-sustainability leadership that preceded it,” wrote Joe Arvai, professor and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.
Business Insider -
November 16, 2016
“Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t make abortion illegal per se. It would turn it back to the states to decide, and we would see patchwork availability — legal in some states, illegal in others,” said Dr. Lisa Hope Harris, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
Scientific American -
November 16, 2016
Rada Mihalcea, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was quoted in a story about sexism and today’s virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana.
Refinery29 -
November 16, 2016
“So, what could the Trump presidency mean? It could mean the wholesale dismantling of every step taken since the financial crisis to make the financial system safer and fairer. It could mean exposing every American to greater risks from another financial crisis and to abuses from financial charlatans,” said Michael Barr, professor of law and public policy.
CNBC -
November 15, 2016
Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation, said Michigan residents shouldn’t panic over what may happen if major tenets of the Affordable Care Act are repealed: “It’s one thing to have a lot of campaign rhetoric, principles and statements. It’s another to write detailed policy and put something into effect.”
MLive -
November 15, 2016
Harry Mobley, professor of microbiology and immunology, and colleagues designed a vaccine that dramatically reduced E. coli in the urine and kidneys of mice.
Science -
November 15, 2016
Dean Yang, professor of economics and public policy, said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to implement a high tariff on imports from Mexico could hurt the Mexican economy and cause “an increase overall in net migration to the U.S.”
The Washington Post -
November 14, 2016
“As president, Donald Trump will pretend climate change does not exist. … His energy policy will encourage investment in high-carbon energy sources that will look foolish in retrospect. And he will anger much of the rest of the world by reneging on policies designed to address global challenges,” said Tom Lyon, professor of natural resources and environment, and economics and public policy.
The Guardian, (U.K.) -
November 14, 2016
Comments by Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies, and Frederick Conrad, professor of psychology and research professor at the Survey Research Center, were featured in an article about how the big national polls got the presidential election wrong.
Scientific American
