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December 13, 2017
“You can’t have surgery in the U.S. without being prescribed opioids. This has to change. We write too many prescriptions, and we’re trying to change that,” said Michael Englesbe, professor of surgery.
The New York Times -
December 12, 2017
“We engage in transparent and long-term partnerships with Indian institutions, with the aim to be the best international partner they can have. … Engaging with India brings unique perspectives and knowledge that benefits India and benefits Michigan,” wrote James Holloway, vice provost for global engagement and interdisciplinary academic affairs.
Democracy News Live -
December 12, 2017
“There’s a proposal to tax the tuition waivers that graduate students receive, and the impact of this would be to double or triple the income tax that these young people pay. It would simply make it impossible for many, many students to go to graduate school unless they had an independent source of wealth,” said Mary Sue Coleman, U-M president emerita.
Michigan Radio -
December 12, 2017
Research by Renuka Tipirneni, clinical lecturer in internal medicine, suggests that there is no pandemic of Medicaid enrollees who are avoiding work to stay on the program’s rolls, even as the Trump administration prepares to institute work requirements in some states that have requested them.
Vox -
December 11, 2017
David Gerdes, professor of astronomy and physics, was quoted in an article about whether Planet Nine actually exists, a year-and-a-half after the giant mystery planet was proposed.
The Atlantic -
December 11, 2017
Nicole Bedera and Miriam Gleckman-Krut, both doctoral students in sociology, discussed the politics of campus sexual assault, why national standards are changing under the Trump administration, and how they are shifting protections and resources to the accused.
Scholars Strategy Network -
December 11, 2017
Research by Sarah Krein, research professor in internal medicine and faculty member at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, suggests that nursing home infections can be reduced by adhering to a national preventive program: “Our research lays out how collaborative efforts can be strengthened and thus more powerfully used to promote change in the nursing home setting.”
Life Science Daily -
December 10, 2017
“American parents are really protective of their young kids’ privacy and social interactions. … As a parent, I would not be interested in a messaging product for my kids. Do children really need that yet?” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, commenting on Facebook’s new Messenger Kids app.
WDIV-TV (Detroit) -
December 10, 2017
“Having a White House official also serving as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director — and also therefore as a board member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Financial Stability Oversight Council — not only violates Dodd-Frank, but undermines financial regulator independence and weakens oversight,” wrote Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and professor of law and public policy.
Fortune -
December 10, 2017
Research by Jeffrey F. Horowitz, professor of kinesiology, and colleagues shows that a single session of exercise may change the molecular workings of fat tissue in ways that, over time, should improve metabolic health.
The New York Times
