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March 16, 2017
Bruce Belzowski, managing director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute’s Automotive Futures group, says the progress automakers have made in bringing down the cost and increasing battery range of electric vehicles makes their CAFE complaints puzzling.
The Christian Science Monitor -
March 16, 2017
Research by Mackillo Kira, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and colleagues found a way to use ultrashort pulses of laser light that could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today’s electronics.
The Huffington Post -
March 15, 2017
“People with high-deductible health plans actually buy less essential medical services and have been shown to be particularly problematic in people with chronic diseases — who are socio-economically vulnerable. Improvements need to be made to these plans to make sure these limitations are being addressed,” said Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine, and health policy and management, and director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
The Washington Post -
March 15, 2017
Igor Jovanovic, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, and colleagues discovered a new technique that detects enriched uranium from a long distance with the help of lasers — which could prove useful in the search for illicit nuclear activity.
Fox News -
March 15, 2017
“The deterrence of prison is reduced by the use of public registries, because they have the effect of destroying the value of being out of prison by turning people into pariahs. Prison as a threat only works if you have something to lose,” said J.J. Prescott, professor of law.
Pacific Standard -
March 14, 2017
Two of the biggest tax cuts in GOP proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act — capital gains taxes and Medicare taxes — would benefit mostly high-income earners, says Joel Slemrod, professor of economics, and business economics and public policy.
CNBC -
March 14, 2017
“What will it take for Lansing to fix Michigan’s flawed and far-reaching emergency manager law? The poisoning of Flint should have been enough, of course. … Yet reforming the law — a key factor in the Flint crisis — is still not a priority in Lansing,” writes Thomas Ivacko, manager of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Detroit Free Press -
March 14, 2017
“In the United States, we have a bit of a tense role between government and the market or government and society. In (European) countries, there’s much more of a taken-for-granted attitude that government is part and parcel of society, and government is able to take actions that are needed to support markets, to support private property and in general to support society,” said Jonathan Levine, professor of architecture and urban planning.
USA Today -
March 13, 2017
Greater use of software is changing how schools approach accounting education. Basic bookkeeping skills are becoming less valuable as more companies use software and data analysis to boost their profits and reduce expenses, says Cathy Shakespeare, associate professor of accounting.
The Wall Street Journal -
March 13, 2017
“What happens when they actually have to talk to a stranger in real-life social space? Are they going to be able to carry on appropriate social interactions? Are they going to be limited just to the friends that they have in their virtual social network?” asked Daniel Kruger, research assistant professor at the Institute for Social Research, regarding today’s young people growing up in a world saturated with smartphones.
Michigan Radio
