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October 14, 2022
Kate Bauer, associate professor of nutritional sciences, says attracting supermarkets can help solve food access issues in urban areas, but they’re not a cure-all: “I think it’s a good thing, but it needs to be a balance in the community. … It needs to be a mix of businesses so that people who do want to shop at the farmers’ market and garden can do that.”
The Detroit News -
October 14, 2022
Research by Jeffrey Horowitz, professor of kinesiology, shows that body fat can be metabolically healthy, regardless of someone’s weight or shape. “Healthy fat is not about the amount of fat” someone carries. It’s about how well that fat functions,” he says. What principally differentiates healthy from dysfunctional fat is the size of the fat cells. “The more small fat cells, the better.”
The Washington Post -
October 13, 2022
Research by Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy, and colleagues found the expanded child tax credit made it easier for families to pay bills and buy food — and did not lead to parents dropping out of the workforce. “It seems to be helping families improve their food security and it does not seem to be coming at the cost of reducing their labor supply as many people had feared,” she said.
Michigan Radio -
October 13, 2022
“There are ways to protect the participants but also call out the bad behavior in your company. And the NDA, the way that it has been used, I just think it is problematic. It enables abusive, misogynistic behavior to continue,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management, on the use of nondisclosure agreements to conceal sexual misconduct.
USA Today -
October 13, 2022
“While we do not know if people will come, how many, who they might be and where they might settle, it is important that Great Lakes communities prepare and plan for a potential future that includes new residents,” said Derek Van Berkel, assistant professor of environment and sustainability, whose research team is developing web-based tools in anticipation of a future influx in climate migration.
Michigan Radio -
October 12, 2022
“Double-blind peer review is something I would advocate for,” said Inna Smirnova, research fellow in information, whose research shows that a Nobel prizewinner’s paper is six times more likely than one submitted by someone less well known to be accepted by an academic journal. She believes the identities of both authors and reviewers should be concealed.
Nature -
October 12, 2022
Autonomous sensory meridian response — with its use of soft noises and whispers — is becoming increasingly popular on YouTube and TikTok as a way to help people sleep. “There does seem to be potential for ASMR to help people manage stress and mood,” said Tyler Grove, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry. Dawn Dore-Stites, clinical associate professor of pediatric psychology, says despite a lack of data on ASMR as a relaxant, “if it works for the patient, it works for them.””
MLive -
October 12, 2022
As much as Donald Trump wants to believe the Securities and Exchange Commission is unfairly investigating his social media company’s merger with a special purpose acquisition company, the SEC months ago released rules to overhaul how SPACs are regulated, said Adam Pritchard, professor of law.
Mother Jones -
October 11, 2022
New research shows that petting a dog can supercharge our frontal cortex, the part of the brain overseeing how we think and feel. “This is an interesting, rigorously conducted study that provides new insight into associations between human-animal interaction and regional prefrontal brain activity in healthy adults,” said Tiffany Braley, associate professor of neurology and expert on the connection between pet ownership and cognitive health.
CNN -
October 11, 2022
“As the need to attract foreign capital in the U.K. grows, its appetite for British assets diminishes, pushing down the pound even further without having to invoke the diminishing importance of Great Britain in world affairs, the decline of a formerly mighty empire or even the recently lousy performances of the Three Lions of England in soccer,” wrote Paolo Pasquariello, professor of finance.
The Hill
