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October 28, 2015
The market volatility that prompted the Federal Reserve to delay raising interest rates in September may have persuaded high earners to be more cautious with their finances, said Richard Curtin, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers.
BloombergBusinessweek -
October 27, 2015
Comments by Dr. Weiping Zou, professor of surgery, were featured in a story about how groundbreaking new cancer drugs still don’t work for most patients.
The Washington Post -
October 27, 2015
Pamela Fowler, executive director of financial aid, was quoted in an article about the importance of saving for college.
The New York Times -
October 27, 2015
Research by Joseph Bayer, doctoral candidate in communication studies, indicates that Snapchat is more enjoyable for its users than Facebook.
Business Insider -
October 26, 2015
“I’m really trying hard to dispel this idea that teaching is this thing you’re born to do and it’s somehow natural to everyday life. I don’t think either of those things is true,” said Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the School of Education.
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October 26, 2015
“At the end of the day, if we’re going to talk about labor trafficking, we’re all culpable. And nobody’s comfortable with that,” said Bridgette Carr, clinical professor of law and director of the Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic, regarding the ubiquity of forced immigrant labor in the American economy.
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October 26, 2015
“Because of (Detroit’s) rich history of invention, it really has all the right ingredients for architects to speculate about the city of the 21st century,” said Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, on the U.S. exhibit on Detroit at the 2016 Venice Biennale.
Detroit Free Press -
October 25, 2015
“Media often places far too much emphasis on polls taken weeks or months in advance of an election. In reality, voters do change their minds at the last minute,” said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science.
The Washington Post -
October 25, 2015
Comments by Rafael Meza, assistant professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Masahito Jimbo, professor of family medicine, were featured in an article about a Web module that helps patients decide if lung cancer screening is right for them.
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October 25, 2015
Research led by Jon M. Miller, professor of astronomy, provides new details about what happens when a black hole tears apart a star, giving scientists an extraordinary opportunity to understand the extreme environment around a black hole.
International Business Times
