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July 20, 2022
“While having a Black leader doesn’t appear to matter to the average Jane Doe, the decisions a hospital executive makes absolutely impacts the quality of care for Black patients,” said Ebbin Dotson, assistant professor of health management and policy. “Black leaders have a better perspective on addressing health equity because of the cultural experience they have lived.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
July 13, 2022
“That we find estimates with close to half of U.S. children having intergenerational exposure to crime and justice is a wake-up call to the failures of our public policy to date,” said Michael Mueller-Smith, assistant professor of economics and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research. “Even if the justice system were completely overhauled today, we will be living with the damage done to our current and former generations for decades to come.”
The Hill -
July 13, 2022
“I think we’re starting to understand a lot more how data can be tied very closely to people’s bodies and what that means for bodily autonomy,” said Patricia Garcia, assistant professor of information and digital studies, advising caution about websites and apps that track reproductive health. “I think it’s more important now than ever for women, trans people and people with uteruses who are seeking abortions to protect themselves.”
Michigan Radio -
July 13, 2022
“The incredibly vast majority of judges throughout American history have been conservative white men,” said Matthew Fletcher, professor of law. “They established centuries of negative precedents before BIPOC judges and legislators came along. There’s almost no way to undo that groundwork, except with radical lawmaking. And that’s not happening for progressive people right now.”
Atmos -
July 13, 2022
“We wanted to attract students who normally wouldn’t think about studying film or media, because maybe they thought that it was too expensive,” said Yeidy Rivero, professor and chair of film, television, and media, on a scholarship funded by the founder of Columbia Pictures Television and his wife that helps students from lower-to-middle-class backgrounds launch careers in Hollywood and New York.
MLive -
July 13, 2022
Retractions of published studies in academic journals correct the record and remove faulty information from circulation, but they fail to reduce the reach of misinformation, says Daniel Romero, associate professor of information and complex systems: “They remain important, but they’re not serving the purpose of reducing the amount of attention that we pay to these problematic papers because, by the time they come, the public is no longer paying much attention to the original paper.”
The Washington Post -
July 6, 2022
“They might exercise less, or drink alcohol excessively, or have trouble staying socially connected,” said Leah Richmond-Rakerd, assistant professor of psychology, whose research links many kinds of mental illness with dementia and shows that this population may find it difficult to lead healthy lives. Kenneth Langa, professor of internal medicine, and health management and policy, says in an ideal world, efforts to prevent dementia would begin in childhood with strong investments in education and the inculcation of healthy habits.
Scientific American -
July 6, 2022
“I think at times there’s a very thin line between what’s permissible and what’s not, depending on how it’s packaged, how it’s positioned. So it is becoming an issue for many athletic departments,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management, on the right of college athletes to earn money off their name, image and likeness, collectively known as NIL.
WXYZ/Detroit -
July 6, 2022
“Sure, the Supreme Court could chuck the case law in the trash. But that’s what it would take: radical change — with implications far beyond abortion,” said Julian Davis Mortenson, professor of law, on whether the court would invalidate a reworked federal abortion law that could prohibit states from penalizing women who seek abortions in another state — thereby reinterpreting the Constitution’s commerce clause, which gives Congress exclusive authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Los Angeles Times -
July 6, 2022
While lower home prices might attract them initially, “making sure that their children come into contact with other Black people like them is critical. Living in a community where Black professionals are present in large numbers means their children grow up with the perception that successful Black people are normal, not outliers,” said Karyn Lacy, associate professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies, commenting on the high-income Black suburban areas of Washington, D.C.
The Washington Post
