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March 13, 2016
A study by James Jackson, professor of psychology, suggests that nearly half of American adults report being treated very unfairly or being severely discriminated against, in everything from their careers to their access to health care.
Business Insider -
March 13, 2016
Michigan Merit Curriculum, a statewide college preparatory curriculum, has had little impact on student outcomes, according to research by Brian Jacob and Susan Dynarski, both professors of education, public policy and economics.
Michigan Radio -
March 10, 2016
“The (Chinese) government will be put in a very hard position as the economy slows — there will be renewed pressure from local governments to allow polluting industries to flourish because it will boost economic growth and employment,” said Mary Gallagher, associate professor of political science.
Bloomberg Business -
March 10, 2016
Noel Tichy, professor of management and organizations, says that new leaders in an organization are better off hiring their own management team, rather than retaining the old one, which rarely embraces change.
Fortune -
March 10, 2016
Stefan Szymanski, professor of kinesiology, was quoted in a story about the English Premier League’s new price cap for tickets at away games.
International Business Times -
March 10, 2016
“Depression is a recurring illness. When it’s there, it’s often present for months. It needs a lot of active management and multiple treatments,” said Sagar Parikh, professor of psychiatry and associate director of the U-M Comprehensive Depression Center.
Huffington Post -
March 9, 2016
Many women treated for early breast cancer overestimate the odds of it spreading to another organ, and those fears can diminish their quality of life, according to research by Sarah Hawley, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy.
U.S. News & World Report -
March 9, 2016
Comments by Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, were featured in an article about a recent Supreme Court ruling that will make health care comparison shopping more difficult.
Los Angeles Times -
March 9, 2016
“It is time to re-examine our policies and practices around lead exposure so that what happened in Flint is an isolated incident rather than a harbinger of more preventable tragedies that may be silently unfolding across the country right now,” wrote Dr. Tammy Chang, assistant professor of family medicine, and Dr. Nicole Gergen, clinical lecturer in pediatrics and communicable diseases, and internal medicine.
The Conversation -
March 8, 2016
An op-ed by Tom Lyon, professor of natural resources and environment, and business economics, takes issue with investor Warren Buffett’s claim that climate change poses no risk to insurance companies.
The Guardian (U.K.)
