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August 30, 2016
“If it is the case that African-American adolescent girls engage in lower levels of physical activity due to concerns about maintaining straight hair, then social norms and pressures are influencing black populations in ways that are likely detrimental to health,” co-wrote Dr. Susan Woolford, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases.
Time -
August 30, 2016
Biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are worse for the environment than fossil fuels, according to research by John DeCicco, research professor at the U-M Energy Institute.
The Telegraph (U.K.) -
August 23, 2016
Catherine Hausman, assistant professor of public policy, was interviewed about what she thinks can be done to minimize the environmental harm of natural gas leaks.
Michigan Radio -
August 23, 2016
Michael Paul Lempert, associate professor of anthropology, says Donald Trump’s formula for remaining in constant controversy seemed to help him win the Republican nomination: “This has been taken to an extreme that is unprecedented. Mavericks aren’t enough. An ostentatious outsider like Sarah Palin is not enough.”
Chicago Tribune -
August 23, 2016
“A lot of men have gotten away with sexual harassment with absolutely no consequences,” said Catharine MacKinnon, professor of law. No matter what companies say, “the real rule is that the more powerful a man is, the more he gets away with.”
The New York Times -
August 23, 2016
Research by Dr. Joshua Stein, associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and health management and policy, found that children from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, aren’t as likely as others to get vision screenings.
National Public Radio -
August 23, 2016
“There is so much creativity going on in Detroit neighborhoods in terms of what to do with empty spaces — community gardens are one example. But that has to be complemented with the advanced thinking that only trained architecture can supply,” said Robert Fishman, interim dean and professor of architecture and urban planning.
The Detroit News -
August 16, 2016
Almost 45 years after America’s bloodiest prison rebellion, a new book by Heather Ann Thompson, professor of Afroamerican and African studies and of the Residential College, names troopers and Attica, New York, prison guards that investigators believed fatally shot hostages and many unarmed inmates.
CBS News -
August 16, 2016
Comments by Jason DeBord, assistant professor of music, and Mark Clague, associate professor of music, were featured throughout an article about the use of minor chords in the rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner being played at the Rio Olympics — a version of the anthem that sounds darker and sadder.
The New York Times -
August 16, 2016
While Americans are living longer than ever, a study by Vicki Freedman, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, finds there’s still an important racial gap in health: Older black people are more likely than older white people to live their final years with disabilities.
U.S. News & World Report
