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April 18, 2024
“The bad news is the decline of RenCen, the most identifiable building in Detroit’s skyline. It’s going to be difficult to find tenants for all that space, and they are unlikely to be as prestigious as GM,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, on the news that General Motors will move its global headquarters from the Renaissance Center.
The Detroit News -
April 18, 2024
“Not having the EPA doing its job is hugely damaging, not only to the public who are being harmed by noise but also to the research community. We don’t have access to a stream of funding that should be there,” said Rick Neitzel, professor of environmental health sciences, lamenting the lack of financial support from the federal government to research and regulate noise control.
Scientific American -
April 18, 2024
Singapore’s new prime minister, U-M alum Lawrence Wong, is taking over at a time when the city-state faces many new challenges, says Linda Lim, professor emerita of corporate strategy: “This is the opportunity for (Wong) and the rest of his leadership team to show that they can meet these challenges with fresh ideas and a more participatory democracy and inclusive economy than has hitherto characterized the nation’s political system.”
Financial Times -
April 17, 2024
“Students and families from Michigan and around the world understand the profound impact and value of a University of Michigan education,” said Adele Brumfield, vice provost for enrollment management, after the university received more than 105,000 applications for fall 2024 — an all-time high and 11% jump from the year before. Erica Sanders, executive director of undergraduate admission, said, “Our aim is to attract and develop a dynamic and diverse incoming undergraduate class by … highlighting the impact a U-M education can have on future achievements.”
MLive -
April 17, 2024
“We’re detecting a lot of these chemicals in people’s bodies and we don’t really know the health effects. It’s pretty early stages in understanding this,” said Justin Colacino, associate professor of environmental health sciences and nutritional sciences, on the potential for harm associated with fragrance ingredients in personal care and beauty products.
Bloomberg -
April 17, 2024
The United States must lead in the global transition to electric vehicles or there will be consequences, says Alan Taub, professor of materials science and engineering and director of the Electric Vehicle Center: “It is moving at a pace that’s faster than the automotive industry has ever experienced. … If we don’t target to lead in it, we’re putting the entire domestic automotive industry at risk.”
U.S. News & World Report -
April 16, 2024
Ariella Shikanov, associate professor of biomedical engineering, working with Jun Li, a professor of human genetics, helped create a comprehensive “atlas” of the cells in the human ovary.. “This new data allows us to start building our understanding of what makes a good egg — what determines which follicle is going to grow, ovulate, be fertilized and become a baby,” Shikanov said.
LiveScience -
April 16, 2024
A new federal rule mandates that people who sell firearms online or at gun shows conduct background checks on their customers. “We expect that when people have to do this, have to go through that background check, it (will) make people less likely to try to buy a gun by lying,” said April Zeoli, associate professor at the School of Public Health and Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.
WXMI/Grand Rapids -
April 16, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice agreed with a Wisconsin tribe that Enbridge is trespassing on its lands by operating an oil and gas pipeline there, but stopped short of telling the Canadian company to move. “From the point of view of the tribe and its allies, this is incredibly concerning that the U.S. is not advocating for the shutdown or removal of that pipeline,” said Matthew Fletcher, professor of law and of American culture.
Grist -
April 15, 2024
About 60% of people ages 50 to 80 have visited an urgent care center or retail health clinic in the past two years, according to U-M’s National Poll on Healthy Aging. “These kinds of clinics, which typically offer walk-in convenience, expanded hours and self-scheduling of appointments … (have) transformed the American health care landscape,” said Jeffrey Kullgren, associate professor of internal medicine.
U.S. News & World Report
