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  “The bad news is the decline of RenCen, the most identifiable building in Detroit’s skyline. It’s going to be difficult to find tenants for all that space, and they are unlikely to be as prestigious as GM,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, on the news that General Motors will move its global headquarters from the Renaissance Center.

  The Detroit News
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  Singapore’s new prime minister, U-M alum Lawrence Wong, is taking over at a time when the city-state faces many new challenges, says Linda Lim, professor emerita of corporate strategy: “This is the opportunity for (Wong) and the rest of his leadership team to show that they can meet these challenges with fresh ideas and a more participatory democracy and inclusive economy than has hitherto characterized the nation’s political system.”

  Financial Times
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  “Not having the EPA doing its job is hugely damaging, not only to the public who are being harmed by noise but also to the research community. We don’t have access to a stream of funding that should be there,” said Rick Neitzel, professor of environmental health sciences, lamenting the lack of financial support from the federal government to research and regulate noise control.

  Scientific American