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April 20, 2014
Jim Sayer, research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted about how the university is turning Ann Arbor into the world’s largest lab for wireless vehicle communication.
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April 20, 2014
Regarding the long-term unemployed, Don Grimes, a senior research area specialist at the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy, said, “We in this country are going to need those people working. We’re going to need their income, and the tax revenue from their income, going forward. Otherwise, we’re going to be supporting the people who are not working, in one way or another.”
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April 17, 2014
Jeffrey Veidlinger, professor of history and Judaic studies, discussed the lengths to which Jews in the post-WWII Soviet Union would go to secretly bake and eat matzah to commemorate Passover.
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April 17, 2014
Sean McCabe, research associate professor at the Substance Abuse Research Center and Institute for Research on Women and Gender, was interviewed about the increased use of “study drugs” among college students.
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April 17, 2014
Aaron Sandel, a doctoral student in biological anthropology, was quoted in a story about where chimpanzees choose to sleep.
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April 16, 2014
“In the ’50s, corporations were supposed to take care of society. That was the managerial perspective. In the last few decades, there’s been a shift to more of a shareholder perspective. Managers are agents of the shareholders. Government is supposed to take care of the rest,” said Aneel Karnani, associate professor of strategy.
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April 16, 2014
Research by Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, suggests that food that is either hard or has a rough texture is perceived to have fewer calories.
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April 15, 2014
Susan Gelman, professor of psychology and interim dean of LSA, was quoted about the development of children’s concept of ownership over possessions.
South China Morning Post -
April 15, 2014
Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology, was quoted in a story about the discovery of a new way to prevent flu infections that potentially could be used to fight an epidemic long before a vaccine is ready.
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April 15, 2014
“Finance is the most awesome thing created by humanity. If you’re not interested in finance, something’s wrong with you,” said Gautam Kaul, professor of finance, in an article about his popular online courses.
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