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September 29, 2016
“Air pollution is causing millions of deaths per year, mostly but not exclusively in the developing world, due to very poorly controlled combustion as well as indoor air problems from the use of biomass fuels indoors, such as wood, dung and coal,” said Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences, and civil and environmental engineering.
CNN -
September 28, 2016
“It’s just nonsense to say NAFTA is responsible for the decline of manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,” said Alan Deardorff, professor of economics and public policy.
CNN Money -
September 28, 2016
Brian Dunnigan, associate director of the William L. Clements Library, commented on the significance of a rare, hand-drawn 1790 map of Detroit discovered in an Ontario home.
Detroit Free Press -
September 28, 2016
Aaron Kall, U-M director of debate, said Donald Trump did well early in the debate with Hillary Clinton but seemed to flag in energy later in the evening: “It just shows the contrast in debate preparation styles. He has to change his preparation.”
USA Today -
September 27, 2016
“(Clinton’s) raising of numerous hypotheses about why Trump was not releasing his tax returns was brilliant stagecraft. By raising the ideas as questions, rather than making assertions, the presentation can set the stage for days of questioning about the topic,” said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science and research professor at the Center for Political Studies.
The New York Times -
September 27, 2016
A new study by Suzanna Zick, research associate professor of family medicine and environmental health sciences, found that self-administered acupressure reduces the burdensome fatigue often experienced by breast cancer survivors after treatment is completed.
Chicago Tribune -
September 27, 2016
Teenagers’ exercise habits may be easier to solidify if parents start teaching them about fitness long before kids reach high school, said Dr. Venkatesh Murthy, assistant professor of internal medicine and radiology.
Reuters -
September 26, 2016
Andrew Martin, dean of LSA, and colleagues say current Democratic appointees on the U.S. Supreme Court are clustered together on the ideological spectrum, but Republican appointees are more widely dispersed — something that probably won’t change much regardless of who becomes the next president.
The New York Times -
September 26, 2016
“For so long, the stigma of mental health has prevented people from seeking treatment and talking about a problem, but I think this generation of parents really has a different attitude, and they see schools as a partner to help,” said Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
Boston Globe -
September 26, 2016
Research by H. Nejat Seyhun, professor of finance, suggests corporate general counsels are not effective in a compliance role: “GCs don’t make good gatekeepers because they’re too close to the gate, they’re too close to the CEOs because they need to be able to do their jobs.”
Bloomberg
