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April 27, 2015
The earthquake in Nepal was “definitely not a surprise,” occurring at the boundary between two pieces of Earth’s crust where the plate supporting India is moving nearly two inches a year under the Eurasian plate, said Marin Clark, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences.
The Associated Press -
April 27, 2015
“The recovery in Michigan’s auto industry has been good, but it’s not going to make us relatively rich again,” said Don Grimes, assistant director of the Center for Labor Market Research at the U-M Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy.
MLive -
April 27, 2015
L. Rowell Huesmann, professor of communication studies and psychology, was quoted in an article about new research suggesting that violent video games have no immediate effect on people with autism.
U.S. News & World Report -
April 26, 2015
“Reconciliation of Armenians, Kurds and Turks — who are fated to live next to each other — will require both an acceptance of their shared history and mutual suffering and a hard look backward in order to move forward,” said Ronald Suny, professor of history and political science.
The New York Times -
April 26, 2015
Brian Jacob, professor of education, economics and public policy, was quoted in a story about the accuracy of the National Institutes of Health peer-review scoring system in predicting how impactful proposed research will ultimately become.
The Scientist -
April 26, 2015
David Moran, clinical professor of law and co-founder of the Michigan Innocence Clinic, said state legislation requiring payment to people wrongfully imprisoned will succeed because many states have already passed such laws.
Detroit Free Press -
April 23, 2015
Kathryn Dominguez, professor of economics and public policy, was interviewed for a story about how the world has changed since the last time a contentious trade deal, like the current Trans-Pacific Partnership, was in the works — the NAFTA deal in 1993.
Marketplace -
April 23, 2015
Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women’s studies, was featured in a Q&A about philosophical ideas that underlie recent debates about inequality.
The New York Times -
April 22, 2015
Sonya Dal Cin, associate professor of communication studies, was quoted in a story about the link between alcohol use in movies and teen drinking.
Reuters -
April 22, 2015
Research by Martin Schmalz, assistant professor of finance, suggests that institutional investors reduce competition and increase prices for consumers by owning large stakes in multiple firms.
The Economist
