5/31/2021

Needed labor reform or driving a hard bargain?

Economics Professor Bruce Pietrykowski shares what the federal PRO Act aims to do, the historic role of labor unions in the workplace and what the research data show about organized bargaining....
4/26/2021

What鈥檚 going on with voting rights in Michigan?

Two UM-Dearborn political science professors break down the policy and politics of new proposals to change how voting works in Michigan....
3/29/2021

Would free college reduce income inequality?

Access to post-secondary education has been listed as a government priority. Is this the answer to reducing the country's wealth gap? Economics Professor Patricia Smith shares what the research says....
3/22/2021

Do undocumented immigrants pose a criminal threat?

Assistant Professor Maya Barak shares her 鈥渃rimmigration鈥 research to give a better understanding of why deviant behavior and immigration are connected in political rhetoric, media messages and the American consciousness 鈥 and what the evidence says about...
3/17/2021

Grading the vaccine rollout

Two UM-Dearborn experts explain why equity and vaccine hesitancy are proving to be such persistent challenges....
3/17/2021

With inflation, the Fight for $15 should now be the Fight for $17

Looking at this and what academic research says about the economic impact of paying workers more per hour, Economics Professor Bruce Pietrykowski provides insight into the federal minimum wage debate....
3/1/2021

How will redistricting reshape Michigan politics?

Two UM-Dearborn experts say undoing gerrymandering is a crucial step for maximizing representation. But it's not a magic bullet....
2/15/2021

How we鈥檒l ultimately learn to trust autonomous vehicles

People are still extremely skeptical of letting machines do the driving. Here鈥檚 how we might get past that....
1/20/2021

Crossing the great divide: How can a split Senate represent 鈥榃e, the People鈥?

UM-Dearborn political science experts Nancy Kursman and Julio Borquez break down what partisan-split power in the Senate means for our country and how we can begin to repair political polarization. ...
12/2/2020

What would a 鈥渏ust鈥 rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine look like?

The next phase of the pandemic could be a test of how much we鈥檝e learned about inequity in America....