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November 20, 2016
Nicole Ellison, professor of information, was quoted in an article about Twitter’s suspension of several high-profile alt-right accounts in an attempt to stop hate speech.
Christian Science Monitor -
November 20, 2016
Addressing the impact of income inequality on happiness, Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy, said, “It’s the basic marginal benefit of each extra dollar. Inequality reduces happiness — every social scientist has a strong presumption of this.”
The New Yorker -
November 20, 2016
Research by Yu Xie, professor emeritus of sociology, statistics and public policy, and Xiang Zhou, assistant professor of biostatistics, shows that inequality in China has been rapidly increasing due to stark differences between rural and urban, as well as regional, incomes.
Forbes -
November 17, 2016
Gautam Hans, a clinical teaching fellow at the Law School, was quoted in a story about Facebook’s ban on fake news sites in its advertising network.
Los Angeles Times -
November 17, 2016
Comments by Dr. Michele Heisler, professor of internal medicine, and health behavior and health education, were featured in an article about patient-centered medical homes, which coordinate care under the leadership of a primary-care doctor in a centralized location.
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November 17, 2016
“Many voters claimed they cast their ballots for Trump because of his experience as a businessman. One of the biggest ironies of the election may end up being that the private sector becomes a firewall between a Trump-led White House and President Obama’s strong pro-sustainability leadership that preceded it,” wrote Joe Arvai, professor and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.
Business Insider -
November 16, 2016
“Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t make abortion illegal per se. It would turn it back to the states to decide, and we would see patchwork availability — legal in some states, illegal in others,” said Dr. Lisa Hope Harris, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
Scientific American -
November 16, 2016
Rada Mihalcea, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was quoted in a story about sexism and today’s virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana.
Refinery29 -
November 16, 2016
“So, what could the Trump presidency mean? It could mean the wholesale dismantling of every step taken since the financial crisis to make the financial system safer and fairer. It could mean exposing every American to greater risks from another financial crisis and to abuses from financial charlatans,” said Michael Barr, professor of law and public policy.
CNBC -
November 15, 2016
Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation, said Michigan residents shouldn’t panic over what may happen if major tenets of the Affordable Care Act are repealed: “It’s one thing to have a lot of campaign rhetoric, principles and statements. It’s another to write detailed policy and put something into effect.”
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