In the News
-
December 12, 2018
High-achieving, low-income students who are encouraged to consider U-M and other top-tier universities with a promise of free tuition are more than twice as likely to apply and enroll, according to research by Susan Dynarski, professor of public policy, education and economics, and colleagues.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
December 12, 2018
“One kind of feels like a lucky fluke. Two feels like we’re becoming a society that’s capable of exploring interstellar space,” said Justin Kasper, associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, on the announcement that NASA’s Voyager 2 became the second operating spacecraft in history to go interstellar after Voyager 1 did it in 2012.
Scientific American -
December 12, 2018
Research by Kevin Platt, chief medical resident in internal medicine, and colleagues shows that people with type 2 diabetes don’t need to test their blood at home if they have well-controlled symptoms and don’t take medications that can cause dangerously low blood sugar: “This needless behavior causes unnecessary pokes, worry and costs. More is not always better when it comes to medical care.”
Reuters -
December 11, 2018
“Some politicians and voices in the media believe immigrants should not receive any public benefits because they believe immigrants do not pay into these benefits. But, the data are clear that immigrants pay taxes and contribute to the growth of the economy beyond any cost of the public benefits they receive,” co-wrote Paul Fleming, assistant professor of health behavior and health education.
Detroit Free Press -
December 11, 2018
“Until recently, no party has tried to hamstring their opponents’ future power the way the Republicans are doing it now. They are a bad sign that state politics is being infected by the toxic national political environment,” said John Chamberlin, professor emeritus of political science and public policy.
NBC News -
December 11, 2018
Jonathan Levine, professor of urban and regional planning, says parking is too cheap and plentiful in most cities, and if developers replaced parking with housing, the result would be a denser environment that enables people to walk, bike and take public transportation to where they work and shop.
Lansing State Journal -
December 10, 2018
“I think the impact is corrosive in many ways to the democratic process over time. It certainly leaves many voters feeling like their vote doesn’t count,” said Tom Ivacko, associate director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, on the disproportionate power that rural voters hold over urban voters.
The New York Times -
December 10, 2018
“If we are going to improve our state’s education system, we need to figure out how to help kids get to school. The data show that to do that we have to address the impact of homelessness and poverty,” said Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at Poverty Solutions, whose study shows one in six Michigan students are chronically absent from school.
WXYZ / Detroit -
December 10, 2018
“Once partisan goals trump democratic commitments, everything is on the table. Scholars of democratic erosion know how dangerous this situation can be,” said Brendan Nyhan, professor of public policy, commenting on the actions by Republican-controlled state legislatures to limit the power of newly elected Democratic administrations.
Vox -
December 9, 2018
Andrew Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and of environment and sustainability, discussed the risk climate change poses to the economy, and how that risk might help convince people skeptical about climate change to change their mind: “A lot can happen between now and 2100.”
Michigan Radio
