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January 7, 2018
Allison Alexy, assistant professor of Asian languages and cultures, and women’s studies, was interviewed for a story about a social media star who posted a controversial video of a forest in Japan where many people commit suicide.
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January 4, 2018
“Social media platforms have always operated under a veil of neutrality, and it’s becoming increasingly clear that these companies will need to take a stand on major issues and rewrite their policies accordingly,” said Lindsay Blackwell, doctoral student in information, regarding ineffective responses by Facebook and Twitter to stop online harassment by their users.
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January 4, 2018
Research by David Cordova, assistant professor of social work, suggests that teens who engage in risky behaviors are at increased risk for HIV as adults.
UPI -
January 4, 2018
Ariella Shikanov, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering, was quoted in an article about efforts to create artificial ovaries that could provide female cancer survivors a new option for conceiving a child.
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January 3, 2018
Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, says as global warming has weakened polar vortex winds — which insulate the rest of the Northern Hemisphere from freezing Arctic temperatures — it’s gotten easier for freezing Arctic air to swoop further south.
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January 3, 2018
Heather Ann Thompson, professor of Afroamerican and African studies, of history, and in the Residential College, contends that the Trump administration’s “doubling down on the most draconian aspects of our nation’s criminal justice system” has effectively put an end to bipartisan reform of the system.
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January 3, 2018
Bruce Belzowski, managing director of Automotive Futures at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in a story about China’s latest move to reduce emissions by suspending the production of more than 500 car models and model versions that don’t meet its fuel economy standards.
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December 17, 2017
“There is this myth that if you are really being harassed or assaulted, you will get angry and get the hell out of there. People say: Why didn’t she just report him? Why didn’t she just leave? They don’t understand all the complicated reasons why leaving is not an option,” says Lilia Cortina, professor of psychology and women’s studies.
USA Today -
December 17, 2017
Arul Chinnaiyan, professor of pathology and urology and director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, and colleagues discovered a novel gene named “THOR” that could be the ultimate weapon to fight cancer.
International Business Times -
December 17, 2017
Michelle Riba, professor of psychiatry, and Ricks Warren, clinical associate professor of psychiatry, provided tips on ways they cope with holiday stress.
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