In the News
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April 28, 2022
“The people (who) are at the table doing biomedical research do not come close to representing the people who we are designing those technologies for,” said Lola Eniola-Adefeso, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, who believes the NIH can fund more Black scientists by retiring its grant-review criteria based on the resources and reputation of an applicant’s institution, which strongly favors institutions that historically have been well funded.
Nature -
April 27, 2022
Guns are now the No. 1 killer of kids in the U.S. due to a 34% increase in the number of children murdered by firearms in 2020, says Jason Goldstick, research associate professor of emergency medicine: “Our ultimate message is that a public health approach to violence prevention can work, but only if you fill in the evidence base and to do that, you need funding.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
April 27, 2022
“It is generally assumed that signaling status can strategically benefit people who want to appear high class — why else would people pay a premium for products with luxury logos that have no other functional benefits? But it can also backfire by making them seem more self-interested,” said Shalena Srna, assistant professor of marketing.
The Daily Mail (U.K.) -
April 27, 2022
Research by Jesse Capecelatro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and colleagues shows opening bus windows can help prevent the spread of COVID-19: “If the windows are closed, due to the recirculation of the air in the bus, whatever someone breathes out, in about 45 seconds, everyone in the bus is breathing in a portion of that.”
National Public Radio -
April 26, 2022
Testing a person’s blood for the presence of circulating melanoma cells may help identify skin cancer, while allowing the patient to skip invasive biopsies, according to research by Sunitha Nagrath, professor of chemical engineering: “Circulating tumor cells have the potential to pinpoint treatment resistance and recurrence. (They) can be a valuable biomarker to noninvasively monitor for disease progression.”
UPI -
April 26, 2022
“It’s all a function of where you’re going to be and how many people are going to be there, if it’s a closed or open space and of course the local conditions,” said Rafael Meza, professor of epidemiology and global health, who was not surprised by the decision to lift the mask mandate on public transit — a decision that has divided experts over whether it makes sense from a public health standpoint.
The Hill -
April 26, 2022
“It feels noisier than ever in terms of how people perceive the virus, its severity, its risks, the risks to others. We don’t have a consistent algorithm that we’re all following,” said Kate Cagney, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Research, on the transition from a world of stay-at-home orders, business closures and universal masking requirements to a choose-your-own-pandemic experience.
Vox -
April 25, 2022
“I think Putin has effectively abdicated from leading Russia. He put the pursuit of power, his imperial ambitions and his lingering desire to restore the Soviet Union above the future of the Russian people,” said Ukraine native Maxim Sytch, professor of management and organizations.
Poets and Quants -
April 25, 2022
Despite how sophisticated some wearables have become at tracking and interpreting data while we sleep, they can’t precisely measure what our brains are doing, says Cathy Goldstein, associate professor of neurology: “These are a proxy for sleep, not sleep as traditionally defined. … It’s kind of like when you track your calories. It doesn’t change anything, but it gives you recognition of the problem.”
The Washington Post -
April 25, 2022
Scott W. Campbell, professor of communication and media, said the video of a teen’s fatal fall at an Orlando amusement park may be important to an investigation, but is too graphic and doesn’t have enough of an educational purpose to be widely accessible: “Consumers have to steer social media companies to become better, more democratic places. That takes being mindful of how social media influences the way we think about and experience the world.”
The Wall Street Journal
