8/9/2021

How to manage the transition back to the office

Professor Marie Waung explores what’s on the horizon for the 21st century workspace, and gives suggestions for supervisors on how to support their teams’ return-to-work shifts....
6/7/2021

Cryptocurrency: Should you invest?

What’s an investor to do? Here’s what UM-Dearborn finance expert (and sometimes skeptic) Vivek Singh has to say about cryptocurrency....
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....
5/27/2021

An Update from the Office of Research, June 2021

Browse the latest funding opportunities, see whose work is getting funded and learn about free research-focused services....
4/4/2021

$4+ trillion in COVID packages: Can we really afford it?

Looking at the federal government’s recent stimulus and relief packages, COB Faculty member Mercedes Miranda relies on economics research, history and her financial expertise to put the debt into perspective and share what the long-term economic effects m...
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 “crimmigration” research to give a better understanding of why deviant behavior and immigration are connected in political rhetoric, media messages and the American consciousness — and what the evidence says about...
3/22/2021

UM-Dearborn researchers land $475K automotive cybersecurity grant

Hafiz Malik and Alireza Mohammadi are in a race against hackers to build a comprehensive threat detection system for connected and autonomous vehicles....
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....
3/15/2021

2021 Faculty Award Recipients Named

See who is named the best of the best for the 2020-2021 academic year....