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October 3, 2016
“Part of what goes into the decision calculus is the visceral reaction people get from the candidate, not necessarily a policy. The model American voter is much more concerned about [impression] than the GDP,” said Vincent Hutchings, professor of political science and Afroamerican and African studies.
Undark -
October 2, 2016
More than half of Flint’s homes could be connected to the city’s water system through a lead service line, a figure much higher than originally estimated, according to a new report by Martin Kaufman, UM-Flint professor of earth and resource science; Troy Rosencrants, manager of UM-Flint’s Geographic Information Systems Center; Jacob Abernethy, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science; and Eric Schwartz, assistant professor of marketing.
Detroit Free Press -
October 2, 2016
Dr. Sofia Merajver, professor of internal medicine and of epidemiology, was quoted in a story about Delta’s annual Breast Cancer One dinner, in which it flies company employees who are also breast cancer survivors to dinner on a pink Boeing 767.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 2, 2016
An exhibition at U-M’s Kelsey Museum of Archaeology highlighting the beauty and importance of failure is curated by Carla Sinopoli, professor of anthropology and curator of Asian archaeology at the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology.
The Associated Press -
September 29, 2016
Research by Dr. Katherine Gold, assistant professor of family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology, indicates that physicians often avoid treatment for depression and other mental illnesses — wary of the stigma and toll that such a diagnosis might have on their careers.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 29, 2016
Dr. Michael Englesbe, associate professor of surgery, recommends that all patients train for elective surgery, much like they would before athletic competition: “The reason many patients don’t do well is because they are already deconditioned as couch potatoes, and then they get a big operation which makes them even more frail.”
The Wall Street Journal -
September 29, 2016
“Air pollution is causing millions of deaths per year, mostly but not exclusively in the developing world, due to very poorly controlled combustion as well as indoor air problems from the use of biomass fuels indoors, such as wood, dung and coal,” said Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences, and civil and environmental engineering.
CNN -
September 28, 2016
“It’s just nonsense to say NAFTA is responsible for the decline of manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,” said Alan Deardorff, professor of economics and public policy.
CNN Money -
September 28, 2016
Brian Dunnigan, associate director of the William L. Clements Library, commented on the significance of a rare, hand-drawn 1790 map of Detroit discovered in an Ontario home.
Detroit Free Press -
September 28, 2016
Aaron Kall, U-M director of debate, said Donald Trump did well early in the debate with Hillary Clinton but seemed to flag in energy later in the evening: “It just shows the contrast in debate preparation styles. He has to change his preparation.”
USA Today
