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September 21, 2022
“One of the great things about a debate is seeing a candidate have to deal with a question maybe that they didn’t think of or they didn’t plan for and, under pressure, how they address that,” said Aaron Kall, U-M director of debate, on Republican candidates ducking out of televised political debates.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
September 21, 2022
Romesh Nalliah, associate dean for patient services and clinical professor of dentistry, and colleagues found that heart attack patients who receive periodontal maintenance care have shorter hospital stays, while those with no dental care have the longest: “Our results add weight to the evidence that medical and dental health are closely interrelated.”
U.S. News & World Report -
September 21, 2022
“Playground insults have made a big showing since 2016 and maybe they are testing to see whether they still work or maybe they haven’t gotten the memo that these playground insults are starting to lose their luster with voters,” said Nadine Hubbs, professor of women’s and gender studies, on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric used by some Republican candidates.
MLive -
September 20, 2022
“Research volume is an important metric that highlights our reputation as the nation’s leading public research university, but what is even more important is how we use this funding to spark new discoveries, generate new knowledge and create positive change in communities worldwide,” said Rebecca Cunningham, vice president for research, on U-M’s record $1.71 billion in research expenditures during fiscal year 2022.
MLive -
September 20, 2022
Although the protection afforded by the flu vaccine wanes over time, it is still a good idea to get a flu shot and to wear a mask in crowded indoor spaces, says Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology: “Masking helps reduce the spread of a lot of respiratory viruses, not just flu.”
The New York Times -
September 20, 2022
The major credit card companies will adopt a new “merchant code” to categorize gun purchases, making it easier to flag suspicious sales. But the combination of law enforcement with wide-ranging surveillance over purchase histories teeters on “terrifying and potentially dystopian,” says Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy, who believes it could have unintended consequences.
National Public Radio -
September 19, 2022
“The clearest avenue for action, to relieve the current rise in hardship and ensure the lessons of the pandemic safety net are not lost to history, is to revive the expanded child tax credit. Most wealthy Western nations use a universal child allowance or child benefit. … For the final six months of 2021, the U.S. finally joined this group, and the results, as we now know, were staggering. Child poverty, child food insecurity, and other measures of material hardship all fell sharply. … We can, and should, bring it back,” wrote H. Luke Shaefer, professor of social work and public policy and faculty director of Poverty Solutions; Patrick Cooney, assistant director of policy impact at Poverty Solutions; and Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy.
Vox -
September 19, 2022
According to state and national test scores, math learning grew worse during the pandemic. But changing test scores do not equate with learning loss in math, says Deborah Loewenberg Ball, professor of education: “They’ve lost school math. School has a very narrow view of math. It comes down to what we test. It’s not what kids would be doing at home with families. … This is about a larger question about what we want kids to do in math.”
The Detroit News -
September 19, 2022
“I would consider this a stunning example of the Solar Orbiter mission succeeding in its objective. It’s really tying what’s happening in the sun to consequences in the solar wind,” said Justin Kasper, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, on new images from the sun-orbiting spacecraft that may explain strange phenomena within the sun’s atmosphere that have puzzled solar physicists for decades.
Science -
September 16, 2022
A $5 million federal grant to build out virtual reality software will “supercharge” Mcity’s capabilities well beyond its testing grounds on campus, says Henry Liu, director of Mcity. “This investment will increase access to the state-of-the-art test facility, providing more equity to researchers across the country … navigating the transition to a new world of safer, greener, more equitable and accessible mobility for all,” said Alec Gallimore, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering.
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