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December 7, 2016
“Yes, in Cuba one had access to doctors and medicines but not to freedom of speech. But how far does freedom of speech really get you if your health insurance deductibles are so large that you have had to forgo your heart medication and are in a state of atrial fibrillation?” wrote Daniel Herwitz, professor of comparative literature, history of art, philosophy, and art and design.
The Hindu -
December 7, 2016
Comments by Ram Mahalingam, associate professor of psychology, and Sriram Mohan, doctoral candidate in communication studies, were featured in a story about the legacy of Jayaram Jayalalitha, one of India’s most flamboyant and controversial politicians.
The Economic Times (India) -
December 7, 2016
Michelle Segar, director of the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls, says that instead of trying to hold yourself to a mental promise to work out, put it in your calendar as a way to stay accountable: “It is an appointment — with yourself.”
Self -
December 7, 2016
Ronald Inglehart, professor of political science, says the economy has a lot to do with the millennial generation’s feelings of disaffection toward government.
The Washington Post -
December 6, 2016
Research by Dr. Patrick Carter, assistant professor of emergency medicine, shows that after Michigan repealed its helmet law, motorcycle riders who crashed were 24 percent less likely to be wearing a helmet and 14 percent more likely to suffer a head injury.
Reuters -
December 6, 2016
NASA will launch satellites created by Chris Ruf and Aaron Ridley, professors of climate and space sciences and engineering, that will improve hurricane forecasting. It is the first time NASA has let outside scientists run and control one of its missions.
WXYZ-TV (Detroit) -
December 6, 2016
Jon D. Miller, director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at the Institute for Social Research, says that many are hopeful the federal government will continue its support of STEM education and vocational and technical schools under a Trump presidency.
Scientific American -
December 5, 2016
“What difference will Castro’s death make to his legacy? For a long time, Cuba has been like a slow-moving chess game where the pieces struggled to move. Now that the king has moved, other pieces have room to move, too. What moves they will make, though, remain to be seen,” wrote Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture.
CNN -
December 5, 2016
“Supporting this kind of applied science is a really good use of our tax dollars. It helps us over time to become more effective at managing this natural resource,” said Jennifer Read, director of the U-M Water Center, on the construction of several fish-spawning reefs in the Detroit and St. Clair rivers.
Detroit Free Press -
December 5, 2016
Comments by Ellen Katz, professor of law, were featured in a story about the enormous power Donald Trump will have to shape future policy on voting once he assumes the presidency.
The New York Times
