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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.
National Public Radio -
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.
Christian Science Monitor -
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.
Reuters -
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 -
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.
Fortune -
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.
Reuters -
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
