Media reports have suggested that many young athletes who become injured abuse prescription painkillers and may move to heroin. One of the first studies to look at this suggests otherwise.
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Uber did everything right in China. That’s where it really went wrong and why it should serve as a cautionary tale for Western CEOs looking for growth in China.
The Obama administration wants to regulate methane leaks from oil and gas operations. Here’s why we can’t count on market forces to make it work.
Hillary Clinton’s health care plan includes a public option and lowering the age limit for Medicare. Both would be hard to get through Congress.
A scholar who grew up in Turkey explains the important role Turkey’s academics play and why, following the recent coup, the government went after them.
We don’t know much about fear during childbirth and its effects on outcomes for women and their newborns in the United States.
Research suggests lower blood alcohol concentration limits and interventions like ignition interlocks can make a big difference.
C'est énoncé comme une évidence : les femmes sont plus sujettes à la dépression que les hommes. Et si c'était plus compliqué ? Soumis au même niveau de stress, ce sont eux qui craquent les premiers.
Recent tragedies have shown the depth of racism in society. As we ask ourselves how to move forward, we also need to ask how these events affect African-American children through vicarious racism.
Thousands of people acquire infections while hospitalized. Many are caused by urinary catheters, a routine part of a hospital stay. But cutting back on their usage can lower infection rates.
The FDA recently advised people not to eat raw cookie dough because raw flour with E. coli in it had sickened 38 people. Do we really have to forgo our favorites?
How much privacy are we willing to give up in the name of cutting-edge science? And do we care about the kinds of research that will be done with our donations?
The European Union faces a crisis of legitimacy, and its rules on fiscal governance are at the heart of it.
A historian examines what it means to value black life, then and now.
Research shows that even four-year-olds feel better after an apology and view people who apologize as nicer than those who don’t.
New research shines light on whether creating such a haven as a new type of exchange that slows trading down a bit could attract enough traders to be effective.
Not all internet traffic is the same. Despite the recent legal win for network neutrality, many questions remain.
Losing weight is hard enough to do without myths interfering in the process. Information based on evidence, not legend, is important. Doctors aren’t enough. Friends, family, media need to be on board.
Companies are excellent at offering apps and services in exchange for users’ data. This approach can also be a big boost to scholarly research.
Because Muslim Americans are an extreme ‘outgroup,’ they’re all the more vulnerable to discrimination, especially in the wake of negative media coverage.
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Assistant Professor in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
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Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Information, University of Michigan
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Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Digital Academic Initiatives (University of Michigan Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (University of Chicago Law School) | Visiting Lecturer (UCLA School of Law), University of Michigan
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Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan
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Research Investigator at the Survey Research Center at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Michigan
