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November 24, 2015
“I think many of the doctors out there would disagree with the things (Ben Carson) says as a politician, but understand him as a person as a very decent person. The person and the doctor are very separate from the politician,” said Dr. Karin Muraszko, professor of neurosurgery, who has shared patients with Carson.
The New York Times -
November 24, 2015
“If he were to write this on an exam for me? That’s an F,” said Andrei Markovits, professor of political science, sociology, and Germanic languages and literatures, on Bernie Sanders’ assertion that police and fire departments are socialist institutions.
Marketplace -
November 24, 2015
“Many of the Republican presidential candidates say they want to rein in Wall Street,” but their proposals involve getting rid of agencies and laws with exactly those goals, said Michael Barr, professor of law. “That’s not real reform, that’s rollback.”
MSN Money -
November 23, 2015
Teens who take drugs like Adderall and Ritalin to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to be bullied as their peers who don’t have ADHD, according to a study by Quyen Epstein-Ngo, research assistant professor at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender.
CBS News -
November 23, 2015
“This proposal is not likely to encourage greater school attendance. In fact, withholding welfare payments from these families is likely to increase truancy,” said Percy Bates, professor of education, regarding a new law that allows the state to halt welfare benefits to families whose children are chronically absent.
The Detroit News -
November 23, 2015
Linda Lim, professor of strategy, was quoted in an article about how the U.S. and China are vying for dominance in the battle of the Asia-Pacific trade pacts.
South China Morning Post -
November 22, 2015
Debra Bezzina, project senior manager at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in an article about vehicle-to-vehicle communications and auto safety.
Car and Driver -
November 22, 2015
Ivette Perfecto, professor of natural resources and environment, and John Vandermeer, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and natural resources and environment, were interviewed about their research on coffee rust, a fungus wreaking havoc on coffee crops in Mexico and Central America.
Michigan Radio -
November 22, 2015
“Our view is that we got a pretty weak number in the third quarter for GDP, but that really masked a stronger domestic economy,” said Gabriel Ehrlich, associate director of the U-M Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, whose 2016 U.S. forecast predicts the fastest growing economy in 10 years.
The Washington Post -
November 19, 2015
“Refugees resettled to the U.S. must undergo an incredibly thorough vetting process before they are allowed to travel here. It is ridiculous for governors to rationalize their isolationist posture on security grounds,” said James Hathaway, professor of law and director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law.
U.S. News & World Report
