According to Public Policy
professor Brendan Nyhan, fake
news may have a more complex
impact on the American public
than
experrts
previously
thought.
For the last several years,
Nyhan has been working on
a
comprehensive
study
of
U.S. fake news consumption,
aiming to determine the scope
and influence of fake news
on the political leanings of
Americans. Nyhan presented
the
facts
and
implications
of
his
research
Monday
afternoon at the School of
Information’s seminar “Who
Reads Fake News?” About
25 faculty members were in
attendance.
Media
literacy
has been of interest to many
on campus in the wake of the
2016 election. Last fall, the
University offered a one-credit
class on fake news to at help
students dispel bias in the
media, while computer science
researchers
are
building
an
algorithm
deisgned
to
detect fake news better than
human reviewers.
Introducing his research,
Nyhan said he wanted to
investigate
the
tangible
University
of
Michigan
expenditures
on
research
reached a record high for
the third year in a row in
fiscal year 2018, and the school
remained No. 1 in research
volume
across
all
public
universities for the eighth
year in a row, according to the
National Science Foundation.
The
report
stated
the
volume of research at the
University increased by 4.4
percent from fiscal year 2017
— from July 1, 2017 to June 30,
2018, the volume of research
at the University totaled $1.55
billion.
The
highest
volume
of
research was at the Medical
School, with $624.4 million
dedicated
to
the
school,
followed by Engineering, LSA
and the Institute of Social
Research, all of which had
research expenditures totaling
greater than $100 million.
In a press release from
Michigan
News,
University
President Mark Schlissel said
the No. 1 research volume
With the renovation of the
Michigan Union estimated to
continue until early Winter 2020
and renovation of the Central
Campus Recreational Building
beginning in 2021, these facilities
will
remain
closed
due
to
construction.
The University of Michigan
Board of Regents approved both of
these
multimillion-dollar
renovation
projects,
most
recently the CCRB in September.
The temporary closing of these
facilities affects students across
campus, including those who
worked in these locations.
The
estimated $85,200,000 Michigan
Union
Renovation
Project
includes updates to the building’s
exterior, increased student space,
improved disability accessibility,
an expansion to the Counseling
and Psychological Services space
and gender-neutral bathrooms.
The CCRB project has a $150
million budget and will create a
new 200,000 square foot space for
recreational sports and exercise.
The University Unions and
Recreational Sports — a subset
of the CCRB — are both large
providers of student employment.
Susan Pile, the senior director
of the University Unions, said
approximately
100
students
worked at the Union, excluding
the
employees
of
leased
operations such as Starbucks or
Panda Express.
Every
year,
Student
Life
employs
about
4,000
students in part-time, work-study,
and temporary positions. These
positions encompass customer
services, rec sports, Michigan
dining, information technology
and more.
According
to
Director
of
Recreational Sports Mike Widen,
Recreational Sports as a whole
employs more than 600 students
per year.
Student employees at the Union
were informed of the renovation
plans years before the building
closed for construction.
“We knew a few years prior to
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CAMPUS LIFE
Closure of
‘U’ buildings
affects work
for students
Former Chief Official White House
Photographer takes on resistance
NATALIE STEPHENS/Daily
Pete Souza, former Chief Official White House Photographer for the Obama Administration, signs copies of his book “Shade” after speaking at Rackham Auditorium
Monday night.
Before renovations, the Union held a job
fair for new employment opportunities
SAYALI AMIN
Daily Staff Reporter
Pete Souza speaks before sold-out Rackham audience on Obama versus Trump
On Jan. 22, 2017, two days after
President
Donald
Trump
was
inaugurated into office, former
White House photographer Pete
Souza posted a picture on Instagram
of President Barack Obama sitting
on his desk with red curtains in the
background with the caption “I like
these drapes better than the new
ones. Don’t you think?”
This photo came shortly after
Trump redecorated his office with
gold ornate drapes. After posting
the picture, Souza recalls someone
commented he was “dropping
shade” at Trump.
After looking “shade” up in the
dictionary, he agreed.
“Yep,” Souza said. “That’s exactly
what I’m doing.”
Souza’s series of “Shady”
Instagram posts have since been
compiled into a book titled “Shade:
A Tale of Two Presidents,” which he
discussed before a packed Rackham
Auditorium
Monday
night
at
the University of Michigan. The
photobook he presented consists of
headlines referencing the Trump
administration on the right side,
juxtaposed by a photograph of the
Obama Administration on the left.
Over the course of the night,
Souza highlighted several of his
most pertinent moments with the
Obama
administration,
ranging
from iconic photographs of the
former president with children to
the worst day in Obama’s presidency
to his hopes for the future.
Souza’s report in photojournalism
spans decades before being Obama’s
White House photographer. In
the early 1980s, he worked for the
Chicago-Sun Times and in 1983
became a junior White House
photographer at the request of the
Ronald Reagan administration’s
senior photo editor.
While Souza noted he wasn’t
initially sure if he should take the
position, he decided it would be an
incredible opportunity to pass up.
“I was not politically aligned
with Reagan,” he said. “I was
essentially being hired by the
JULIA FANZERES
Daily Staff Reporter
The
Senate
Advisory
Committee
on
University
Affairs met Monday to discuss
students’ resolutions to combat
climate change, as well as
converse with guest speakers
about initiatives the University
of Michigan administration is
employing to improve student
and faculty life on campus.
The
meeting
began
with
a
discussion
of
the
recent
Central
Student
Government
resolution
to
encourage the University to
achieve
carbon
neutrality
by 2035. CSG recently asked
SACUA to join this effort to
persuade the University to
establish
clear
benchmarks
and goals on its commitment
to carbon neutrality.
SACUA
debated
the
accuracy of statistics cited in
the CSG proposal, mentioning
the
necessity
to
ensure
the
proposal
used
reliable
facts. After deliberation, the
assembly agreed to support the
goals of the proposal, but did
not endorse it until it has been
Assembly
addresses
enviroment
resolution
ACADEMICS
CSG asks faculty body to
clarify ‘U’ commitment on
carbon neutrality by 2035
DANIELLE PASEKOFF
Daily Staff Reporter
MATT VAILLIENCOURT/Daily
Public Policy professor Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist, discusses his research into who reads fake news and the
role of Facebook in exposing people to it in a seminar at North Quad Monday.
Ford prof. discusses impact of fake
news on 2016, 2018 election cycles
Nyhan asserted media influence on elections more complex than many make out to be
BEN ROSENFELD
Daily Staff Reporter
U-M no. 1
in research
volume for
eighth year
RESEARCH
Expenditures on public
universities research up
along with federal funding
MOLLY NORRIS
Daily Staff Reporter
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