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April 13, 2016
Mark Madama, associate professor of musical theatre, says students are excited about “Hamilton,” the hip-hop musical about founding father Alexander Hamilton: “It’s music they listen to when they are walking down the street. … It’s not music that is a little foreign to their ears like Rodgers and Hammerstein would be, or even Stephen Sondheim.”
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April 12, 2016
“It would be a disaster. We’d lose a tremendous amount of other jobs,” said Alan Deardorff, professor of economics and public policy, referring to presidential candidate Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs by 35 percent on things that come from Mexico.
CNN Money -
April 12, 2016
A study led by Paula Fomby, associate research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, found that children who live with step- or half-siblings are more likely to behave aggressively than kids who don’t.
Vice -
April 12, 2016
Rodney Fort, professor of sport management, was interviewed about a deal Twitter signed with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday night games this fall, at a reported price tag of $10 million.
Marketplace -
April 11, 2016
Dr. Katherine Freundlich, an instructor in pediatrics and communicable diseases, was quoted in a story about the lack of gun safety information available online, saying information on websites can be in complete or flawed “so it’s important when dangers are high to search carefully and seek expert guidance.”
Business Insider -
April 11, 2016
Andrew Hoffman, professor of of natural resources and environment, and of management and organizations, says companies try to stay one step ahead of the competition, not two, when it comes to environmental issues. “You think about it as a wave and it’s cresting, and you want to move just ahead of the competition.”
PRI's The World -
April 11, 2016
A story about how communities are affected when a dominant company leaves town quoted Donald Grimes, senior research area analyst for the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy: “Every town, municipality, village, region should be concerned about their employer base.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
April 10, 2016
“The dramatic increase in the cost of insulin in the United States may deny some people access to a life saving therapy,” said Dr. William Herman, professor of internal medicine and of epidemiology.
Time -
April 10, 2016
Stefan Szymanski, professor of sports management, was quoted in a story about the Panama Papers that revealed possible corruption in contracts with FIFA. ”We don’t yet know what these documents really mean, but this could be potentially devastating for FIFA.”
The New York Times -
April 10, 2016
Stella Wixom, executive director of the Business Engagement Center, explains how the center was established to make it easier to do business by creating a front door for industry.
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