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October 22, 2015
Reuven Avi-Yonah, professor of law, was quoted in an article about how car-hailing phenomenon Uber’s network of subsidiaries has been carefully pieced together to create a state-of-the-art structure for minimizing taxes.
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October 22, 2015
“There is a risk that someone will decide to get tested because they are interested in one disease but end up getting potentially disturbing information about another one, one that they perhaps were less prepared to consider,” said Brian Zikmund-Fisher, associate professor of health behavior and health education, regarding personal DNA testing.
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October 22, 2015
Gerald Meyers, adjunct professor of management and organizations, said the UAW learned a lot from its members’ rejection of the initial FiatChrysler labor contract proposal.
The New York Times -
October 21, 2015
“We don’t have a data problem anymore. We have a ‘too much data’ problem. Data is not information. The key is, when information is coming in so fast you can’t even store it for more than a few days, you have to decide what to retain,” said Fred Feinberg, professor of marketing and statistics.
International Business Times -
October 21, 2015
John Meeker, professor of environmental health sciences, was quoted in a story about a potentially hazardous chemical found in nail polish.
Thomson Reuters -
October 21, 2015
“When you return, you don’t get paid at the same level as your peers. It’s not gender-based. It would happen to anyone who stopped out, but women stop out a lot more,” said Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, on the pay gap between men and women with MBAs.
BloombergBusiness -
October 20, 2015
Dr. Michelle Riba, professor of psychiatry and director of the PsychOncology Program, said it’s essential for clinicians to spend time with their adult cancer patients who are parents, and to help them learn how to talk with their kids about cancer-related issues and risk.
CBS News -
October 20, 2015
Michael Cherney, doctoral student in geological sciences, and Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology, discussed their research of chemical samples from tusks of woolly mammoths that found signs the mammoths had accelerated their maturation process, a common evolutionary response to predation.
Christian Science Monitor -
October 19, 2015
About 70 percent of Americans believe in the science behind global warming — the highest level of acceptance in the U.S. since 2008, according to a new survey by Barry Rabe, professor of public policy and environmental policy.
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October 19, 2015
Dr. Vijay Singh, clinical lecturer in emergency medicine and family medicine, was quoted regarding a study that indicated positive peer influences are associated with decreased dating violence.
Business Standard
