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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.
Smart Business -
April 7, 2016
“It’s very dangerous. He’s done a tremendous disservice to many people who look at this and think they can possibly do it,” said Dr. Hera Kim-Berman, clinical assistant professor of dentistry, regarding a college student with no dentistry training who straightened his own teeth.
The Washington Post -
April 7, 2016
“We looked at (sports) helmets and determined that when it comes to protecting the skull and mitigating force, they do well. But when it comes to lowering the impulse or removing the energy of the impact, they did very little in dissipating that energy,” said Ellen Arruda, professor of mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering.
Michigan Radio -
April 7, 2016
A new study by Dave Schwab, research scientist at the U-M Water Center, shows more than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if the pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures.
Detroit Free Press -
April 6, 2016
Research by David Meyer, professor of psychology, shows that switching what you’re doing mid-task increases the time it takes you to finish both tasks by 25 percent.
Forbes -
April 6, 2016
“America’s ongoing diversity explosion should be greeted with optimism because of the opportunities it presents for revitalizing our country, energizing our labor force and providing greater connectivity to the global economy. But there is a hidden danger lurking in the form of an emerging generation gap with strong racial overtones that, left unchecked, could become a significant obstacle to progress,” said William Frey, research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
CNN
