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October 22, 2024
“We have to change how we build. The real estate sector moves so slowly, particularly in the home building area. Almost everything we build is stick frame, which is dumb because it is not the most solid or strong construction technique, especially if you don’t use proper bracing to hold down the roof and walls,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise.
InsuranceNewsNet Magazine -
October 22, 2024
“The reasons we haven’t seen improvements in blood pressure control in the United States over recent years are unclear, but likely relate to rising rates of obesity, difficulty accessing physician care and trouble affording medications and medical care. … High blood pressure is the most important risk factor for stroke, and it is important for patients to be monitoring their blood pressure at home,” said Deborah Levine, professor of internal medicine and neurology.
WDIV/Detroit -
October 22, 2024
“Abortion care is extremely safe, and none of those surgical facility laws have ever been shown to make abortion care safer,” said Halley Crissman, adjunct clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, about state laws that require abortion facilities to be licensed surgical centers with strict building codes, including hallway widths, ceiling heights, and sizes of bathrooms and janitors’ closets.
Fast Company -
October 21, 2024
“We have to recognize that health isn’t just the absence of disease. Positive mental health, economic health and social connections contribute to the ability for people to thrive. These are all critical components of health,” said Laura Power, director of the Office of Public Health Practice and clinical associate professor of epidemiology and infectious diseases.
Second Wave Michigan -
October 21, 2024
“Selling accessible parking to the highest bidder, without consideration of disability status, disregards the medical and social necessity of these accommodations and marginalizes the people these spaces were intended to support,” wrote Christopher Connolly, a resident in pediatric and medical genetics at Michigan Medicine.
Chicago Tribune -
October 21, 2024
There’s a difference between loneliness and simply being by oneself, says Kira Birditt, research professor at the Institute for Social Research. In a study on well-being and solitude, she found that older adults experienced fewer strong emotions — positive or negative — during time spent alone, but didn’t feel lonelier. “That’s a really important point: Being alone is not being lonely.”
The Washington Post -
October 18, 2024
Both presidential candidates support easing restrictive zoning laws and building houses on federal land, says Brian Connolly, assistant professor of business law: “It’s not super clear how they would do that, because a lot of regulation of the housing market happens at the local level. Just because the federal government wants to cut regulation doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s going to be able to do that.”
WCMU Radio -
October 18, 2024
Interest in career and technical education has grown over the past several years, says Brian Jacob, professor of public policy, education and economics: “Regular four-year college costs have gone up and concerns about student debt load have gone up. … (CTE) courses themselves can be more engaging. They’re more kind of applied, hands on, real world. And I think for many students that can be a motivating factor to stay in school.”
Michigan Public -
October 18, 2024
“There is certainly a coherent case for making interest on car loans tax deductible. It is the same case as that for making any loan interest deductible,” said James Hines, professor of economics and law and research director of the Office of Tax Policy Research. “Of course, you only get the benefit of interest deductibility if you itemize your deductions,” which only about 10% of taxpayers currently do.
Detroit Free Press -
October 17, 2024
“On the one hand, we want (judges) to be nonpartisan, unbiased people who are lawyers, who apply the law without fear or favor. On the other hand, we know that judging is an activity — especially at the (state) Supreme Court level — that entails a lot of political judgment,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law. “That ambivalence … has really scrambled our elections, and put us into this, I think, unfortunate spot.”
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