In the News
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October 28, 2024
Lightweight plastic packaging generally outperforms cans and glass from a climate impact perspective because it uses fewer materials and less supply chain energy, says Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability: “Even with the lack of recycling infrastructure, the climate impacts of plastic are generally going to be lower.”
TASTE -
October 25, 2024
“We know that firearm injuries are a major cause of death and disability, but what’s often missing in the conversation is that firearm injuries are preventable,” said Hsing-Fang Hsieh, research associate professor at the Institute for Firearm Injury and Prevention. “One of our main goals is to use data available to inform evidence-based practices to implement effective prevention programs that prevent firearm injury, especially in historically marginalized communities.”
Second Wave Michigan -
October 25, 2024
“We are proud to have the opportunity to partner with the Michigan Department of State and highlight the university’s commitment to elevating expertise and applying research that increases understanding, fosters transparency and enables democracy to flourish,” said Andrea Forte, professor and dean of the School of Information, about a new online dashboard where voters can access data on early and absentee voting.
Michigan Advance -
October 25, 2024
Michael Traugott, research professor emeritus at the Center for Political Studies, says lawsuits claiming election offices in three swing states created loopholes that could allow ineligible people to vote through overseas absentee ballots are part of a strategy by Republican leaders aimed at sowing doubt in the election results: “They do this in a very careful and systematic way and it’s worked.”
ABC News -
October 24, 2024
“Scientists have been pondering and researching a genetic basis for sex ratio for decades, yet no unambiguous evidence for a genetic variation that alters the human sex ratio” from approximately 50:50 has been found, says Jianzhi Zhang, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, whose research shows that a rare genetic mutation increases the likelihood of babies being born female by 10%.
Reuters -
October 24, 2024
“She’s right that his tariffs are like a sales tax, in the sense that consumers everywhere are going to end up paying,” Alan Deardorff, professor emeritus of economics and public policy, said of claims by Kamala Harris that Donald Trump’s push for higher tariffs on foreign goods will inflate consumer prices.
NBC News -
October 24, 2024
“Economic independence for women is a bedrock for every other form of human flourishing,” said Greta Krippner, professor of sociology. “Career choices, relationship choices, choices over parenting or not — you know, everything that determines a life is conditioned on having some level of economic independence.”
Marketplace -
October 23, 2024
Research professor Margaret Kivelson and professor Xianzhe Jia, both of the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, helped develop NASA’s Europa Clipper, a device that will use the magnetic field of Jupiter’s moon to study its ocean hidden beneath 100 kilometers of ice. “We would like to understand how deep this ocean is, how thick this ocean might be, and how salty this water might be,” Jia said.
WEMU Radio -
October 23, 2024
“Where people were in their lives during lockdown — whether starting college, beginning a job search, stepping into a managerial role, or juggling remote work with parenting — has shaped who they are today. Leaders need to be attuned to these dynamic forces and adapt to the different needs and challenges their teams face,” said Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, professor of organizational behavior and human resource management.
Harvard Business Review -
October 23, 2024
Indigenous communities, who have relied on a deep understanding of their environments to survive, have already been through an environmental “apocalypse” because of the theft of customary lands, says Kyle Whyte, professor of environment and sustainability and of philosophy: “Going back several centuries, it was Indigenous peoples’ lands that were first sacrificed to make way for mining and other industries that we now know are responsible for human-caused climate change.”
Voice of America
