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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 -
December 7, 2017
“There’s quite a number of people who are either temporarily uninsured or they move into different plans” each year. And I’m guessing this year that will be much greater, given all the changes that are happening in the marketplace plans,” said Marianne Udow-Phillips, director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation, on consumers switching health coverage during open enrollment.
The Washington Post -
December 7, 2017
Employees who do not have job security are significantly more likely to meet the criteria for depression than employees who feel secure in their careers, according to research by Sarah Burgard, associate professor of sociology, epidemiology and population studies, and Lucie Kalousova, doctoral student in health management and policy and sociology.
Business Insider -
December 7, 2017
Juan Cole, professor of history, calls the Trump administration’s announcement to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem “the creation of a deadly and dreary reality that will get Americans blown up.”
Slate -
December 6, 2017
A story about Patagonia denouncing the Trump administration’s decision to shrink two national monuments quoted Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, and of sociology, as saying the stand “seems highly consistent with Patagonia’s values and those of its employees and customers.”
CBS News -
December 6, 2017
Daniel Fisher, professor of earth and environmental sciences, and of ecology and evolutionary biology, and director of the Paleontology Museum, explains the importance of a second dig for mammoth bones on a farm near Chelsea.
Newsweek
