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November 14, 2018
“I think they have to completely reinvent the brand, and I don’t know if they can do it. … My generation viewed Harleys as American fast, loud, muscle. We liked that stuff. (My students) view it as the tired old folks who screwed up America,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business.
Gizmodo -
November 13, 2018
“We don’t know the best way yet to identify folks because there’s been virtually no research in this field for 20 years,” said Rebecca Cunningham, professor of emergency medicine, and health behavior and health education, on the lack of research funding that has made it difficult to pinpoint factors that could create a potential mass killer.
WDET Radio -
November 13, 2018
Julian Davis Mortenson, professor of law, was interviewed about Google’s decision to waive forced arbitration in cases of sexual harassment and assault — a first step toward ending sexual harassment in workplaces, say many employee advocates.
ABC News -
November 13, 2018
Hoyt Bleakley, associate professor of economics, was quoted in a story about how people today living near the ruins of Jesuit missions built in 18th-century South America complete more education and earn more income than residents of equivalent towns without missions.
The Washington Post -
November 12, 2018
“Social deprivation is bad for brain structure and function. Sensory deprivation is bad for brain structure and function. Circadian dysregulation is bad. Loneliness in itself is extremely damaging,” said Huda Akil, professor of neurosciences and psychiatry, on the severe, long-lasting damage that solitary confinement can cause to the brain.
Scientific American -
November 12, 2018
Comments by Karandeep Singh, assistant professor of information, learning health sciences and internal medicine, were featured in a story about the higher cost of cardiac devices, like pacemakers and stents, in the United States than in Europe.
Reuters -
November 12, 2018
Jianzhi Zhang, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, said “the predictions of nearly neutral theory have been confirmed very well,” despite growing pushback by some scientists who say that genomes show much more evidence of evolved adaptation than the neutral theory of molecular evolution would dictate.
Quanta Magazine -
November 11, 2018
“I think we’ve come a long way. We’re finally at a place in society where not only are black men talking more about their deepest, darkest, emotional thoughts and feelings but we as a society are more open to hearing what they have to say,” said Daphne Watkins, associate professor of social work, and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research.
XXL Magazine -
November 11, 2018
Patients who are prescribed opioids for post-surgical pain only use a quarter of their prescriptions on average, but the larger the amount of pills prescribed, the more a patient was likely to use, according to research by Joceline Vu and Ryan Howard, residents in general surgery.
Michigan Radio -
November 11, 2018
“Donald Trump won the 2016 (election) by a grand total of 107,000 votes in three key swing states — or about the same number of people who attend a home Michigan Wolverines football game. … From a statistical perspective, not all that much is required to determine the winner of an election, especially given the surprising power of computer hacking and malware,” co-wrote Nadiya Kostyuk, doctoral student in political science and public policy.
The Washington Post
