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.@UMich experts are available to comment on a potential repeal of the 2009 declaration that greenhouse gas emissions are harmful to human health—known as the endangerment finding. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly considering this action. More experts:…
U.S. businesses may thrive in the long run, said Erik Gordon, a professor at @MichiganRoss. If North American tariffs settle at 25 percent, U.S. companies "will move a lot of their manufacturing and assembly to the U.S. from Mexico and Canada." #InTheNews washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
"By luring workers w false promises, it resembles the contemporary populist appeal to the people by an oligarchic elite. The goal is never to empower these people, but to control them. In the case of fascism, to terrorize them." @umich Johannes von Moltke. myumi.ch/jJrZN
Next January, join @MichiganRoss professor Aneel Karnani as he hosts this #MichiganAlumniTravel trip to Morocco. You'll explore Morocco’s rich heritage, experience stunning landscapes, and visit five UNESCO World Heritage sites. Learn more, and book now: myumi.ch/P39EV
There are estimates that more than 24 million people have experienced improved vision and independence from glasses and contact lenses, thanks to bladeless LASIK, discovered by researchers at @UMichMedicine's @UMKelloggEye more than 30 years ago. myumi.ch/n1E4N
An international research team, including members with ties to @UMich, has witnessed the earliest moments to date of planets beginning to form around a star beyond the #sun. 🇺🇸 news.umich.edu/astronomers-wi… 🇧🇷 news.umich.edu/pt-br/astronom…
Imagine a self-driving car navigating downtown traffic. To avoid a collision, it must judge whether the pedestrian at the corner is about to cross. Or consider an investment algorithm trading stocks—it needs to anticipate how human investors will react... news.umich.edu/ai-that-thinks…
A groundbreaking endeavor in hearing health research is being conducted by @UMichSPH in partnership with @Apple and the World Health Organization (@WHO) is focused on advancing our understanding of how hearing could be impacted over time by exposure to sound at certain levels.…
The Trump hokey cokey is back. Tariffs on, tariffs reduced - now they're heading back up again. @umich Justin Wolfers, professor of Economics and Public Policy, talks to @BBCWorld. He is one of the experts discussing #TrumpTariffs. bbc.com/audio/play/m00…
Can Musk’s ‘America Party’ succeed? @profjennabednar says, “Mr. Musk likes to build big and has ambitions for a national party. I don’t see it becoming a serious rival to the two parties,” in an interview with @timesofindia. Full story: myumi.ch/A14eQ
A new @umich study finds gender minorities, women and disabled individuals—especially those who are neurodivergent or living with mental health conditions—hold more negative attitudes toward AI than their majority-group peers. news.umich.edu/marginalized-a…
Asian Americans are often stereotyped as quiet, passive and conflict-avoidant—but a new @umich study challenges that narrative. @um_psychology Understand how here: news.umich.edu/breaking-the-s…
Economist Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers @umisr, which indicates that Americans feel bad about prices, business conditions, their incomes and job security, and the housing and stock markets. via @Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Our @fordschool prof Javed Ali talked to @folha about Iran and the US. "The Iranian and other countries' response must have been better than the president himself predicted — that is, the fact that Iran ..." More here 👇www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2025/06/…
Solar radiation modification—techniques designed to cool the earth by reflecting a portion of the sun's energy back into space—has generated wide-ranging reactions from experts and the public. @fordschool #umichresearch news.umich.edu/fear-trust-and…
33 Online and Weekend MBA students recently traveled to Verona, Italy. From touring industry leaders like Dallara, Illy Coffee, and Technogym to savoring espresso and gelato, the residency was a perfect blend of business and culture.
“Pillar 1 is dead, what we get instead is a set of digital services taxes, that might increase in number,” said @umich Reuven Avi-Yonah. “The administration might try to impose tariffs, do other things in order to dissuade more countries from continuing.” thehill.com/business/53738…
Hint for newbs: If you're planning to inflate the debt away, don't tell the bond market first.
Consumer sentiment improved for the first time in six months, climbing 16% from last month but remaining about 18% below December 2024, when sentiment had exhibited a post-election bump. @umisr #consumersentiment news.umich.edu/sentiment-up-f…
