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Don't eat raw cookie dough in a house, with a mouse, or here, there or anywhere, wrote the FDA commissioner last week. A public health scholar sees – and tastes – things differently.
Private companies – many based in the US – are blocking access to their websites from particular countries around the world. It's contributing to a splintering of the global internet.
Some observers have blamed recent wildfires on poor forest management, while others point to climate change. In fact, a climate scientist explains, reducing fire risks means tackling both issues.
Vehicles made before 2001 could suffer fuel system or engine damage if they're run on E15.
Donald Trump may have executed a hostile takeover of the Republican party, but the GOP has been laying the groundwork for decades.
Before augmented reality products and apps take over the world, they'll have to get out of their own way.
Las tareas de los padres están cambiando, pero las expectativas de la sociedad no están al día. Muchos papás usan grupos de discusión en línea, blogs y videos para explorar su nueva identidad
White men hold more racial bias toward blacks than white women do, and this harms blacks' health in significant ways. It not only can lead to some diseases but also impedes treatment.
Over the past 20 years, the number of American households that have grandparents, their kids and their grandkids living under the same roof has nearly doubled.
The Iffy Quotient measured misinformation on social media in the run-up to the recent elections. Facebook has gotten better at combating untrustworthy links, but Twitter still struggles.
How do women decide whether – and what – to say about their pregnancy loss experiences on social media?
Outed. Denied care. Openly harassed. These are just a few of the experiences reported by American transgender and non-binary individuals when seeking medical care or social services.
There are some good explanations for the mismatch between regional support for climate action and the areas where renewable energy is making the biggest inroads.
Convincing people to see and appreciate the threats posed by climate change is one of the great challenges of our day. Insurers may be able to succeed where scientists and educators have failed.
Polio can be circulating through a community long before anyone is paralyzed. Monitoring sewage for the virus lets public health officials short-circuit this 'silent transmission.'
There are different ballots, voting machines, registration and eligibility requirements and procedures for counting votes across the country. That's a recipe for occasional confusion and miscounts.
William Nordhaus showed that the market offers the best chance for preventing global catastrophe form climate change.
How do you know whether to trust a poll? Look carefully at how it was conducted – and examine your own biases.
Two neural systems record traumatic memories, meaning they can be remembered in both conscious and unconscious ways.
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Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, University of Michigan
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Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Director, W.E. Lay Automotive Laboratory, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Associate Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
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Samual A. Graham Dean, and William B. Stapp Collegiate Professor of Environmental Education, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Sponsored Affiliate at Mi2 Lab, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Information, University of Michigan
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Information, University of Michigan
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Senior Project Manager, Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP); Project Manager, National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE), University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Michigan
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Ph.D. Candidate in Information, University of Michigan
