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May 10, 2024
“I think that the name of the bridge should reflect the community of Baltimore and Maryland’s aspirations for where they want to go in the future. So, I think it’s a completely reasonable question to ask, what should the name be in 2024?” said Mark Clague, professor of music, on a potential name change of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the slave-owning composer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Washington Post -
May 10, 2024
“Smells within products can enhance the memory of other attributes. You remember brand names, what the shape of the product was, where you used it. The smell is uniquely related to the product,” said Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, on brands’ use of distinctive custom smells, or signature scents, to sell their products.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
May 10, 2024
“Given that we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in global warmth over the last 11 months, it is not surprising to see worsening climate extremes so early in the year. If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability.
The Associated Press -
May 9, 2024
“In the early days of bone marrow transplantation … cardiotoxicity leading to heart failure was a major concern. This concern has persisted in contemporary BMT,” said Salim Hayek, associate professor of internal medicine, whose research team created a novel tool that predicts a person’s risk for cardiovascular complications after bone marrow transplantation.
Healio -
May 9, 2024
“We hope that our data will ultimately improve winter storm forecasts and tell western cities when to expect a drought because of insufficient snowpack,” said Claire Pettersen, assistant professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, who is leading a multi-university field campaign on the impact of climate change on snowpack and water availability in the western United States.
DBusiness -
May 9, 2024
“It’s not really all that clear what’s going to happen with broker commissions. … At least initially, we’re likely to see the percentage commission system continue,” said Brian Connolly, assistant professor of business law, about a new real estate rule that no longer requires sellers’ agents to offer commissions to buyers’ agents.
CNN -
May 8, 2024
“This is a gateway for someone right now who has some or no college education. They’re ambitious and smart, but they’re working in a gig or a retail job. And we’ll create a gateway for that person to an entry-level job in potential career paths,” said Scott Shireman, director of the U-M Innovation Center, who would like to see 30,000 Detroiters enrolled in job certification programs each year at the new center.
Bridge Michigan -
May 8, 2024
“The firms would see fuel cost reductions … an increase in productivity and there would be safety and environmental benefits. It would be the government asking truck operators to share some of the gains they would make from automation,” said Parth Vaishnav, professor of environment and sustainability, on the benefits of self-driving semitrucks.
E&E News -
May 8, 2024
“The faster you’re going, the farther down the road you have to be able to see the thing that (the system) is assessing. It’s a harder job for the sensor,” said Carol Flannagan, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, on a federal rule that requires automatic emergency braking systems in vehicles — with enhanced speed and nighttime requirements — by 2029.
Automotive News -
May 7, 2024
Transnational grief — experiencing the loss of someone you love while in another country — is “one of the most difficult parts of being undocumented in the United States,” said Kristina Fullerton Rico, predoctoral fellow at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy’s Center for Racial Justice. “If we pass laws that prioritize a fast path to citizenship, we could avoid having people go through these experiences.”
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