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March 17, 2016
“When business schools are missing out on a large share of female college graduates, they are missing out on an extremely large share of the top qualified college graduates. … They are going to have to make changes that will make them more attractive to women,” said Betsey Stevenson, associate professor of public policy and economics.
Bloomberg Business -
March 16, 2016
Silvia Lindtner, assistant professor of information, and art and design, was quoted in an article about Shenzen, China, the world’s largest manufacturer of electronics and hotbed of high-tech innovation.
Forbes -
March 16, 2016
“The biggest long-term threat to American manufacturing isn’t foreign competition. It’s our own lack of interest,” said Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering.
Detroit Free Press -
March 16, 2016
“March Madness brackets provide ample opportunities for basketball mavens to believe that they can make accurate predictions — even though that may not be the case. … It is the excitement from overconfidence that brings people back to the bracket every year,” said Dae Hee Kwak, assistant professor of sport management.
The Conversation -
March 15, 2016
“The inequality, the income inequality, racial inequality, suburban/city inequality, job inequality — we could just go on and on and on — is far worse and that is a deeply racialized inequality. … The question remains: ‘What do we do next?'” said Heather Ann Thompson, professor of Afroamerican and African studies and the Residential College.
Michigan Radio -
March 15, 2016
Research by Dr. Julie Lumeng, associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, and nutritional sciences, found that kids who are an only child by the time they are in first grade are more often obese at that age than children who gained a sibling by ages 3 or 4.
ABC News -
March 15, 2016
“(The Flint water crisis) is the one thing that people know about him. … (Gov. Rick Snyder) is the face of Flint, fair or not. He has no political future,” said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science.
The Washington Post -
March 14, 2016
“The gender gap in promotions is almost twice as large when your bosses are conservative, compared to when your bosses are predominately liberal,” said Seth Carnahan, assistant professor of strategy.
The Washington Post -
March 14, 2016
Associate professor Anish Tuteja and doctoral student Kevin Golovin, both of materials science and engineering, have developed a spray-on coating that could be used to keep everything from airplanes and power lines to car windshields and fridge freezers ice free.
Daily Mail (U.K.) -
March 14, 2016
Mathieu Despard, assistant professor of social work, co-wrote a column on why physical banks are still necessary to maintain financial health in poor communities.
The Atlantic
