In the News
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March 31, 2022
“The (Supreme Court) protects its reputation in large part through goodwill and by acting like a respectable institution. Ginni Thomas is burning through that goodwill at a rapid pace — making the court and its justices appear corrupt,” said Leah Litman, assistant professor of law, regarding the role of Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The Washington Post -
March 30, 2022
The growing gap in educational attainment means that for U.S. women, the concept of “marrying up” is not that prevalent, says Elizabeth Armstrong, professor of sociology: “Demographics are just demographics in the sense that if women are getting more educational credentials than men and are outperforming — and even outearning, in some cases — you can’t just conjure men into existence that don’t exist.”
BuzzFeed News -
March 30, 2022
Most states imposed COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings and businesses, issuing stay-at-home orders and masking mandates, but many red states — with much higher post-vaccine death rates — lifted restrictions too soon, says Peter Jacobson, professor emeritus of health management and policy: “Blue states took this entire outbreak more seriously. … You can’t underestimate the messages that were being sent to the public.”
ABC News -
March 30, 2022
“When you live together, you kind of enable people to work. So if a grandparent can help with child care, for example, then maybe the parent generation has an easier time remaining in the labor force,” said Natasha Pilkauskas, associate professor of public policy and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research, on the financial benefit of multigenerational households.
Marketplace -
March 29, 2022
“Just when difficult decisions need to be made about monetary and fiscal policies, consumers have expressed loss in confidence in government economic policies. Moreover, most consumers are uncertain about the ultimate impact Putin’s war will have on their personal economic situation,” said Richard Curtin, director of the Surveys of Consumers.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
March 29, 2022
While encouraged by the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of several tobacco-flavored vaping products by the company Logic, Clifford Douglas, director of the U-M Tobacco Research Network, hopes the FDA’s efforts approach a point “where we transition from the polarized war over these complex issues to a regulated marketplace that carefully provides more support and alternatives for addicted adult smokers” while protecting young people.
The Washington Post -
March 29, 2022
“Hollywood, for about a century, has really stood on the labors and talents of so many queer people who have felt the need to conceal their queerness. And these are two young, brilliant actresses who are brave enough to be out in Hollywood,” said Nadine Hubbs, professor of women and gender studies, about Oscar nominees Kristen Stewart and Ariana DeBose.
USA Today -
March 28, 2022
“Often we’re just going, going, going. We’re not really focused on our heart rate until we get into bed at night and learn that our heart is racing and that we’re very tense,” said Deirdre Conroy, professor of psychiatry and clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic. “If we practice meditation more often, we’re training our brain to be able to calm itself, like a self-management strategy.”
BuzzFeed News -
March 28, 2022
Sandra Gunning, professor of American culture and Afroamerican and African studies, says cultural references to “passing” — light-skinned Black Americans living life as a white person — have been around since the 18th century: “You might have people doing it not because they shun blackness necessarily but because at the time, it’s something that they needed to do … for survival.”
Michigan Radio -
March 28, 2022
“Every day there’s more things that have to be investigated, and the conflict itself is a significant obstacle to the investigation,” said Karima Bennoune, visiting professor of law, on war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. “It’s very positive that there has been such a strong reaction to the reports of war crimes … public outrage and response is critical to actually trying to stop further war crimes.”
Christian Science Monitor
