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September 15, 2016
Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy, said Donald Trump’s gloom-and-doom depiction of the economy doesn’t match the current realities of the recovery: “There was a period of great economic anxiety. That moment has passed.”
NBC News -
September 15, 2016
While Medicaid expansion does give more people health insurance, it’s not a silver bullet for states looking to improve the health of their residents, said Helen Levy, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, School of Public Health and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Bloomberg BNA -
September 14, 2016
“Although consumers increasingly expect a Clinton victory, consumers are nearly equally split on whether either candidate would actually improve overall economic conditions or their own personal finances,” said Richard Curtin, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 14, 2016
Clinc, a startup by Jason Mars, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and colleagues, is an app that gives people the tools to easily understand their financial story.
Business Insider -
September 14, 2016
“If you think about it, higher education has been one of the most successful social experiments in world history, in terms of driving social mobility, in terms of building productive citizens, advancing society and how we work together,” said Scott DeRue, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and professor of management and organizations.
Financial Times -
September 14, 2016
New research led by Dr. Michael Bachman, assistant professor of pathology, could open new avenues in order to fight the superbug bacteria K. pneumoniae and prevent infections and pneumonia from developing.
International Business Times -
September 13, 2016
Dr. Howard Markel, director of the Center for the History of Medicine and professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, psychiatry, history, English and health management and policy, was interviewed about how much personal medical data presidential candidates should make public.
PBS NewsHour -
September 13, 2016
“Contrary to Western images of China as a monolithic, top-down regime, China has been remarkably successful at improvising bottom-up solutions to its myriad problems as a developing country,” said Yuen Yuen Ang, assistant professor of political science.
The Straits Times (Asia) -
September 13, 2016
Jimo Borjigin, associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology, and neurology, was quoted in an article about what it feels like to die.
The Atlantic -
September 12, 2016
“When you are constantly blaming others for what happens to you, you can never, therefore, heal,” said Fatma Müge Göçek, professor of sociology and women’s studies, regarding Turkey’s century-old suspicion that Western powers are “out to get them.”
The New York Times
