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March 22, 2022
Federal COVID-19 relief funds alone aren’t enough to improve working conditions in schools, says Elizabeth Koschmann, director of TRAILS: “The environment inside our schools is one of unimaginable stress, pressure and relentless competing demands that all present as urgent priorities. … Burnout is driving staff away from the entire field of education and districts can’t find enough people willing to take open jobs.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
March 22, 2022
“There is uncertainty about what ultimately causes long COVID and how to adequately respond to it,” wrote Abigail Dumes, assistant professor of women’s and gender studies. “Patients … can often feel unseen and unheard, and their providers often feel frustrated that they can’t do more.”
The New York Times -
March 21, 2022
“The sleep disruption that results from changing the clocks twice a year can affect the amount of sleep we get and our ability to maintain a consistent sleep-wake schedule,” said Anita Shelgikar, clinical associate professor of neurology. “Sleep disruption and poor sleep quality can worsen symptoms of many mental health conditions.”
AccuWeather -
March 21, 2022
“With inflation levels at a 40-year high and the conflict in Ukraine threatening even more economic turmoil, we need an all-hands-on-deck approach to stabilize prices and provide relief to the American people,” wrote Betsey Stevenson, professor of public policy. “If we are going to effectively reduce inflation, Senate Republicans must end their partisan obstruction and allow a vote on President Biden’s extremely qualified slate of Federal Reserve nominees without delay.”
The Hill -
March 21, 2022
“It will broaden access to law school beyond the subset of applicants who score well on one very particular kind of test,” said Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean at the Law School and member of a Law School Admission Council committee overseeing the design of a program to enable would-be law students to apply without taking the LSAT or GRE.
Reuters -
March 18, 2022
“It is not a zero-sum thing. So you can think about cutting up the pie and giving a piece to everybody. Or you can think about leaving some to make more pie,” said Stephanie Leiser, lecturer of public policy, commenting on the complexity of government budgets, which can actually increase for certain types of spending, such as economic development investments that increase tax revenue.
WXYZ/Detroit -
March 18, 2022
Research by Maxwell Woody, a researcher at the Center for Sustainable Systems, and colleagues found that battery-electric vehicles emit nearly two-thirds less cradle-to-grave life-cycle greenhouse gases than internal-combustion-engine vehicles on average.
WDET Radio -
March 18, 2022
While Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s plans to wipe out residential blight by the end of his third term is a welcome goal, it may be tough to achieve, said Margaret Dewar, professor emeritus of urban and regional planning: “Even if everything that was now blighted was repaired, rehabbed or demoed, then there’d be more. It’s kind of a moving target, as we’ve seen with the past demolitions.”
Bridge Detroit -
March 17, 2022
Unchecked carbon emissions could mean pollen season starts earlier and lasts longer, says Yingxiao Zhang, a doctoral candidate in climate and space sciences and engineering: “Current data is very limited, and it’s not enough for us to understand the effect that increased carbon dioxide has on pollen. But we do currently know that temperature increases pollen, and we’re already seeing that now.”
NBC News -
March 17, 2022
“My job isn’t just to help (students) learn,” said Melissa Borja, assistant professor of American culture. “I really see the work I do, teaching in the classroom, mentoring a group of researchers, … I see it all as helping them live. Not just to learn. I want to give them skills to live. I want to affirm their value every day.”
The Indianapolis Star
