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April 30, 2017
Research by Ethan Kross, professor of psychology, suggests that talking to ourselves can instill confidence: “Not only does non-first-person self-talk help people perform better under stress and help them get control of their emotions, it also helps them reason more wisely.”
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April 30, 2017
“Medical learners have a great need for practical, innovative methods to help them master the complexities of health care communication and develop excellent communication skills — both verbal and nonverbal. Ours is the first-ever research showing that it can be done effectively with virtual reality,” said Michael Fetters, professor of family medicine.
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April 27, 2017
Margo Schlanger, professor of law, was quoted in a story about a judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s attempt to strip funds from “sanctuary cities” that don’t cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities.
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April 27, 2017
Shannon Zachary, head of the Department of Preservation and Conservation at the U-M Library, discussed the best ways to preserve “historical treasures,” both old papers and pictures and newer digital photos, videos and other recordings.
Michigan Radio -
April 26, 2017
“It’s fine to be skeptical, but look at the evidence and judge for yourself,” said Adam Rountrey, collection manager at the Museum of Paleontology, who along with Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology, made available 3-D images of mastodon fossils they say suggest humans reached the New World more than 100,000 years earlier than previously thought.
The Washington Post -
April 26, 2017
Research by Akbar Waljee, assistant professor of internal medicine and gastroenterology, found that even short-term use of steroids can have serious side effects — increasing the risk of sepsis, blood clots and fractured bones.
The New York Times -
April 26, 2017
“The child tax credit has a major impact on poverty, lifting nearly one of every eight children above the poverty line. For millions of other children in working families, it brings them much closer to the poverty line. Yet it could do significantly more,” co-wrote H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and associate professor of social work and public policy.
The American Prospect -
April 26, 2017
Andy Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and natural resources and environment, directed six U-M graduate students in a 14-month project that helped a Catholic monastery in Virginia become more sustainable — a project that was turned into a PBS documentary.
National Geographic -
April 25, 2017
“The problem with scholarly writing is that we need to prove we are working hard in order to maintain our status in the academic hierarchy, and the usual way to do that is by writing complex, convoluted prose that only an elite group can read. … And yet, at the same time, there is a growing movement among academics who seek to write more accessibly, more vividly, more clearly,” said Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology.
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April 25, 2017
“Corporate social responsibility is either irrelevant or ineffective, either way it’s useless. There are two opposite sort of views here: One is the free-market view that companies should maximize the profits. The other is that they should pay attention to these values and also try and make a profit. But how can you do all these things and maximize them? You cannot have two bottom lines,” said Aneel Karnani, professor of strategy.
Mic
