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April 6, 2015
“The teaching profession lacks shared professional knowledge and a common specific curriculum for preparation. … There currently exists no common standard for entry to independent practice with young people. If this were pediatricians we were talking about, there would be outrage,” said Deborah Loewenberg Ball, professor and dean of the School of Education.
Michigan Radio -
April 6, 2015
In their book “Legacies of the War on Poverty,” editors Martha Bailey, associate professor of economics, and Sheldon Danziger, professor emeritus of public policy, contend that looking only at changes in the poverty rate over the past 50 years is a simplistic approach to assessing the war on poverty.
The New York Review of Books -
April 6, 2015
“In the workforce, women encounter many aspects of competition. I’ve often felt that’s part of the benefit of girls participating in sports in high school — to make them comfortable with competition in the way that men are,” said Betsey Stevenson, associate professor of public policy.
Elle -
April 5, 2015
“I’m so happy to be here in Flint. People here really care about the relationship between the city and the university,” said UM-Flint Chancellor Susan Borrego, who began her tenure last August. “I love the opportunity to provide leadership at a place that has such a great team of faculty, staff and students.”
My City Magazine -
April 5, 2015
Dr. Gregory Dalack, associate professor of psychiatry, says it’s important to encourage others to seek help if you believe they may be suicidal: “Family members, friends and significant others have an opportunity to help in a way that’s not judgmental — even if it’s just helping them get to appointments, take medications or stick to a daily routine.”
The Huffington Post -
April 5, 2015
“In the early days of the Ebola outbreak, a lot of people got into the forecasting business. … But in the end, most of those predictions turned out to be overstated,” said Aaron King, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
The Daily Mail (London) -
April 2, 2015
Goncalo Abecasis, professor of biostatistics, was interviewed about his Facebook app that anonymously tracks the health of individuals — leading to free genetics testing — and provides data that can help researchers better understand the origins of disease.
WDIV-TV (Detroit) -
April 2, 2015
John Woodrooffe, director of the Commercial Vehicle Research and Policy Program at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, said electronic stability control is one of the most effective crash avoidance technologies for heavy trucks, but that industry opposition to mandated implementation is costing lives.
Bloomberg Business -
April 2, 2015
Recent pay increases at big companies like Walmart, McDonald’s and Starbucks could be driven more by political pressure or fear of unionization than the labor market, says economist Donald Grimes, senior research associate at the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy.
The Wall Street Journal -
April 1, 2015
“I don’t think any other economy, even the other Asian tigers, have that good a statistical record of rapid growth, full employment, with very good social indicators — life expectancy, education, housing, etc. — in the first 20 years,” said Linda Lim, professor of corporate strategy and international business, referring to Singapore, one of the richest places on earth.
National Public Radio
