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Supreme Court Decision on LGBTQ+ Rights Will Have 'Monumental' Impact on Community

Q&A with Gary Harper

Gary Harper discusses the implications of the recent 6-3 Supreme Court decision that states that LGBTQ+ individuals are protected from job discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Harper was among a group of researchers who wrote two amicus briefs in support of the employees in the case.

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India's Coronavirus Cases Increase as National Government Relaxes Rules

Q&A with Bhramar Mukherjee

Despite India's drastic nine-week shutdown and amid relaxing restrictions, the country now has the fourth-largest number of coronavirus cases in the world. Professor and chair of Biostatistics Bhramar Mukherjee offers an update on the trend and how a group of researchers are developing models to visualize the data.

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NSF-Funded Project to Focus on Improving Security, Privacy of Smart Homes

Q&A with Denise Anthony

A team of researchers from seven universities including the University of Michigan are working together on a national research project to address the entire life cycle of security, privacy and usability challenges from the perspective of the everyday consumer in a residential setting.

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Essential but Expendable? Protecting Farm Workers During COVID-19

Q&A with Alexis Handal and Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios

State and federal executive orders have deemed seasonal and migrant farmworkers "essential." Yet, few protections have been granted to this population, which may be at higher risk of exposure to coronavirus, according to a policy brief by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.