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October 19, 2022
“Xi’s speech tried to project a firm stance with a somber tone. … China’s major diplomatic projects, mainly backed by its economic might, will face a conundrum of having to choose between austere domestic costs or diminished overseas influence,” said Jundai Liu, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent address to the Communist Party’s National Congress.
Nikkei Asia -
October 19, 2022
In Liberia, hospitals require pregnant women to provide baby or maternal supplies, which most new mothers can’t afford. But a new nonprofit program there provides supplies to patients at a maternal waiting home. “It is extremely valuable. (The policy) keeps some women from having a facility birth because they believe they must bring these supplies or they are just ashamed that they don’t have them,” said Jody Lori, professor of nursing and associate dean of global affairs.
National Public Radio -
October 19, 2022
Nearly half of people in their 20s don’t have a primary care physician but seeing a doctor regularly is essential, says Allison Ruff, clinical associate professor of internal medicine: “Having a relationship with a primary care doctor gives you someone to call when you need someone, even if you thought you never would need someone.”
The Washington Post -
October 18, 2022
“That was a great, spirited debate. I think both candidates held their own,” said Aaron Kall, director of Michigan Debate, who noted that he heard plenty of zingers from both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon in their Michigan gubernatorial debate, but no gaffes or devastating comments that would change the direction of the race.
USA Today -
October 18, 2022
“What we’ve seen over the past decade is a proliferation of courses and programmatic offerings around data science and data analytics, but often they’ve neglected the data ethics component of that work,” said James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of the Center for Academic Innovation.
Fortune -
October 18, 2022
“I do think that as living in a climate-impacted world increases our stress and precarity, we will see increases in aggression online as well,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information and associate research professor at the Institute for Social Research, about research showing that people are more prone to hate speech and hostile behavior when it gets hot out.
The Washington Post -
October 17, 2022
Research by Alexi Vasbinder, research fellow in internal medicine, and Salim Hayek, assistant professor of cardiology and internal medicine, found that obesity, smoking and diabetes brings greater risks of COVID-19 death than preexisting heart disease. “While patients with severe COVID commonly had signs of cardiac injury, our findings reinforce COVID-19 as a pulmonary disease with multi-organ injury related to systemic inflammation,” Hayek said.
Mint -
October 17, 2022
“Hopefully, people see themselves in the work and/or are inspired to take up a craft that they might have otherwise not even thought about as a possible creative outlet,” said artist Fatema Haque, academic program manager at the LSA Barger Leadership Institute, whose hand-embroidered portraits are on display in a new art exhibition focused on “radical change for a more just world.”
WDET Radio (Detroit) -
October 17, 2022
District leaders “were acting like rational decision-makers facing uncertainty. That’s a very different picture of school districts and school boards than, ‘They’re only focused on political partisanship,’” said Brian Jacob, professor of education, economics and public policy, whose research shows that perceived health risks, more than politics, drove most school reopening decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chalkbeat -
October 14, 2022
Matthew Bui, assistant professor of information, says EvenScore — a new crowdsourcing app that gamifies the experience of donating to political candidates and nonprofits and makes it a social one — is a creative way to address the need, but using technology to build trust in democracy can be a challenge. “It’s a ‘majority wins all’ strategy or ‘the most engaging content wins,’” he said.
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