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September 9, 2018
“Wouldn’t it be interesting if our gubernatorial candidates would come up with some kind of college guarantee — you work hard, you get accepted, we’ll help you pay. Wouldn’t that be a nice gift to give to the next generation?” President Mark Schlissel said at the Detroit Economic Club last week.
Crain’s Detroit Business -
September 6, 2018
Magdalena Zaborowska, professor of American culture and Afroamerican and African studies, was interviewed about the life and legacy of American novelist and social critic James Baldwin.
BBC -
September 6, 2018
“There’s not really anything important about the candidate that the Senate doesn’t already know. It’s really unlikely that any senator’s mind is going to be changed by anything the nominee says. … The real function of the confirmation hearings now is for the benefit of the senators,” said Richard Primus, professor of law, on this week’s confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
WDET Radio (Detroit) -
September 6, 2018
In a study of more than 900 oil and gas executives since 1992, Catherine Hausman, assistant professor of public policy, found that a 10 percent increase in oil prices raises executive compensation by 2 percent — strong evidence of a “pay-for-luck” dynamic, with large rewards to executives who happen to be in the industry at the right time.
The Washington Post -
September 5, 2018
Angela Kane, professor of dance, penned an obituary about Paul Taylor, one of America’s greatest modern dancers and choreographers who recently passed away at age 88.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
September 5, 2018
“The best way to keep track of medications is to use the tool you have within reach, and more often than ever, that involves an app,” said Karandeep Singh, assistant professor of information and learning health sciences, regarding findings that smartphone apps could help heart patients stick to a prescribed regimen.
Reuters -
September 5, 2018
Research by Michelle Moniz, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, shows that expanded Medicaid coverage is increasing access to family planning and birth control for poor women in Michigan.
Michigan Radio -
September 4, 2018
Earth’s forests, deserts, landscapes and vital ecosystems risk a “major transformation” in the next century due to climate change, according to research by Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, and colleagues.
Agence France Presse -
September 4, 2018
Research led by Jihyoun Jeon, assistant research scientist in epidemiology at the School of Public Health, suggests that colon cancer screening guidelines may need revising.
Scientific American -
September 4, 2018
A story on election dynamics in Zimbabwe cited a study on ethnic voting in urban Ghana by Noah Nathan, assistant professor of political science and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies.
The Washington Post
