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November 8, 2018
“Kemp is doing this, but the state (and national) Republican parties are silent, as are his state’s leading public authorities. This is a democratic failure much bigger than one craven office seeker,” said Robert Mickey, associate professor of political science, regarding the actions of Brian Kemp, the Georgia governor candidate accused of using his current position as secretary of state to launch investigations into Democratic “hacking” of the election and placing a disproportionate number of black voters’ registrations on hold.
Vox -
November 8, 2018
“STDs are everywhere. We have to figure out how to … prevent the spread of these infections. And it’s necessary to be able to treat multiple people at once,” said Cornelius Jamison, clinical lecturer of family medicine.
CNN -
November 8, 2018
Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, was quoted in a story about a Texas judge who is suspected of delaying a ruling on whether the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional — for fear that it would hurt Republicans in the midterm elections.
Mother Jones -
November 7, 2018
“2016 was a wake-up call. We learned that threats of foreign interference and nation-state attacks were a real threat. But, unfortunately, the improvement has been largely about awareness of security and initial steps to improve security preparedness. There’s still a long way to go in terms of closing off vulnerabilities of registration systems and voting machines,” said J. Alex Halderman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
The Washington Journal (C-SPAN) -
November 7, 2018
People with fond memories of their childhood tend to be healthier — not just in young adulthood but throughout their lives, according to research by Robin Edelstein, associate professor of psychology, and colleagues.
MSN Lifestyle -
November 7, 2018
An article on the best “firework” music featured the work of Michael Daugherty, professor of music composition, whose violin concerto titled “Fire and Blood” is described as “full of suspense, hissing and flickering like a flame, and the movement ends with a bang.”
BBC Music Magazine -
November 6, 2018
Using artificial intelligence to detect when someone is lying, Rada Mihalcea, professor of computer science and engineering, achieved a 75 percent accuracy rate, but believes that technology is best used to augment what humans can do.
Popular Science -
November 6, 2018
“The U-M College of Engineering is becoming a more diverse and inclusive environment and Ciara’s story is a wonderful example of what we can achieve,” said Sara Pozzi, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, regarding Ciara Sivels, the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering at U-M who knew she was going to make history: “It was something that I thought about, but I tried not to make it the focus because I didn’t want to add more stress to the rigor of the program.”
HuffPost -
November 6, 2018
“Rating systems are all over the place, and several studies have shown that hospitals use these ratings as a marketing strategy. We’re in real danger when we start replacing measures of quality with rating systems that may not measure or define what quality should be,” said Nicholas Osborne, assistant professor of surgery.
Reuters / Business Insider -
November 5, 2018
“We want our work to impact policy, practice and activism. A key component of energy justice is procedural justice, ensuring meaningful public participation. Our hope is that our findings encourage people to get involved in the energy decision-making process and to be the voice of the voiceless,” said Tony Reames, assistant professor of environment and sustainability and founder of the Urban Energy Justice Lab.
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