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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.
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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said Michigan residents shouldn’t panic over what may happen if major tenets of the Affordable Care Act are repealed: “It’s one thing to have a lot of campaign rhetoric, principles and statements.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.”
MLive -
November 15, 2016
Harry Mobley, professor of microbiology and immunology, and colleagues designed a vaccine that dramatically reduced E. coli in the urine and kidneys of mice.
Science -
November 15, 2016
Dean Yang, professor of economics and public policy, said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to implement a high tariff on imports from Mexico could hurt the Mexican economy and cause “an increase overall in net migration to the U.S.”
The Washington Post -
November 14, 2016
“As president, Donald Trump will pretend climate change does not exist. … His energy policy will encourage investment in high-carbon energy sources that will look foolish in retrospect. And he will anger much of the rest of the world by reneging on policies designed to address global challenges,” said Tom Lyon, professor of natural resources and environment, and economics and public policy.
The Guardian, (U.K.) -
November 14, 2016
Comments by Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies, and Frederick Conrad, professor of psychology and research professor at the Survey Research Center, were featured in an article about how the big national polls got the presidential election wrong.
Scientific American -
November 14, 2016
The price of gas is really low, which is putting tremendous pressure on nuclear plant operators. But if there were a carbon tax — some kind of penalty attached to greenhouse gas emissions — this would radically change the economic landscape, making coal and gas radically more expensive. Nuclear, by comparison, would be the cheapest form of energy available,” said Gary Was, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, and materials science and engineering.
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November 13, 2016
An article on India’s efforts to combat corruption by de-monitizing its two largest denomination bank notes featured comments by Puneet Manchanda, professor of marketing; Vikramaditya Khanna, professor of law; and M.S. Krishnan, professor of technology and operations.
The Hindu (India) -
November 13, 2016
Mark Barteau, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and director of U-M’s Energy Institute, was quoted in a story about efforts by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to defuse tensions between Dakota Access pipeline protesters and law enforcement in southern North Dakota, despite the pipeline’s developer refusal to cooperate.
The Associated Press
