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November 19, 2018
Facebook is making progress on rooting out hate, fake accounts and other objectionable content, but it could be doing more, said Cliff Lampe, professor of information: “Some of this is tempered by (the fact that) they are a publicly traded company. Their primary mission isn’t to be good for society. It’s to make money. There are business concerns.”
The Associated Press / The Detroit News -
November 18, 2018
“The science is very strong. This is what the tobacco industry was saying a couple of decades ago about lung cancer — the science wasn’t strong enough. If you would remove it, you would avoid many smoking-caused deaths,” said Ken Warner, dean emeritus of public health and professor emeritus of health management and policy, referring to the proposed ban on putting menthol in cigarettes.
The New York Times -
November 18, 2018
Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was interviewed about her urine diversion research project that turns human urine into an environmentally friendly fertilizer for agriculture.
WEMU Radio -
November 18, 2018
Research by Kim Cameron, professor emeritus of management and organizations, and education, points to four essential qualities for cultivating positive leadership and having a positive impact on your organization: fostering social connections, displaying empathy, going out of your way to help others, and encouraging people to express themselves, even if it is difficult.
Forbes -
November 18, 2018
Projects that follow a “pay for success” funding model, in which financing for a program is provided by private investors who are paid back by the government if the program proves successful, help deliver health interventions to disadvantaged populations, say Samantha Iovan, project manager for the U-M Policies for Action Research Hub, and Paula Lantz, professor of public policy and health management and policy.
DBusiness Magazine -
November 15, 2018
“The court will still have a Republican majority, but the center of the court will now be pretty firmly in the hands of two well-qualified and relatively non-ideological Republicans. So the behavior of the court as a whole may be less ideologically driven than it has often been in recent years,” said Richard Primus, professor of law, regarding the new makeup of the Michigan Supreme Court.
Bridge Magazine -
November 15, 2018
To deal with acute stress, “practice deep breathing — mindful breathing in which you’re aware of every intake and exhale of breath. Just changing your position — sitting back, for example — can have a huge effect on your body and curtail the immediate physiological stress reaction,” said Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Everyday Health -
November 15, 2018
“Education abroad provides students with opportunities to grow in many dimensions. Intercultural engagement is one, of course, and learning to work across and to value difference is vital in today’s world. These experiences also help students develop other skills critical for success, such as creativity and self-agency,” said James Holloway,vice provost for global engagement and interdisciplinary academic affairs.
MLive -
November 14, 2018
Richard Hirth, professor of health management and policy, and internal medicine, discussed how the rollout of the Affordable Care Act five years ago has affected public health in Michigan, where he thinks the ACA has fallen short, and his thoughts on the future of the state’s Medicaid expansion.
Michigan Radio -
November 14, 2018
Daniel Fisher, curator of the Museum of Paleontology, and professor of earth and environmental sciences, and ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in a story about the vital role of a centuries-old Russian zoological collection in helping to unlock genetic information to aid species survival.
The New York Times
