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Clothing for doctors is more than just a matter of personal style. It’s also about making a good impression on patients.
Even though sepsis is growing more common, doctors still have trouble diagnosing it.
The pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’ tells us to protect nature and act on climate change for more than reasons of self interest.
How can we prepare children for a tech world while fighting the distractions it inevitably brings?
Researchers have estimated that 8% of the five million cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year in the US can be attributed to indoor tanning.
Inflation-adjusted wages for most private-sector workers are the highest since 1979.
The Women’s World Cup has become a hugely popular, global event. But what’s happening at the club level?
Universities may be facing a crisis of relevance but a growing number of academics are tackling this issue head on.
In May, the White House clarified the guidelines for contraceptive coverage, ending cost containment practices that made it hard for some women to access the method of their choice.
We cannot eliminate the inherent risks of nuclear power but it is rigorously monitored and has a proven performance of delivering zero-carbon electricity.
Predatory lending and the subprime mortgage crises as well as a history of economic injustice fueled the Baltimore protests.
Divestment campaigns aim to halt the use of fossil fuels, but the climate can be also stabilized through ‘recarbonization’ techniques, such as reforestation and changing agricultural practices.
The upcoming encyclical from Pope Francis can transform the climate change culture wars in America.
A law signed into effect last week seeks to reduce fertilizer runoff that causes toxic algae blooms. But to really address the problem requires taking a hard look at how America farms.
Labor unions dub the laws allowing unionized workers to avoid paying dues “right-to-freeload.”
Rancorous discussion over climate change is not about science; it’s about clashing world views.
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The company is bowing to pressure to take the food whitener titanium dioxide out of its powdered sugar.
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Doctoral Candidate in Movement Science, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sociology, 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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Research Professor, Michigan Transportation Research Institute, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, 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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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
