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March 11, 2022
Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology, says we are getting better at predicting COVID’s patterns, much like forecasting the weather: “Weather sometimes disrupts our lives, but we usually have a little bit of warning, and we know what to expect and we know what actions that we take when there’s a storm coming.”
Michigan Radio -
March 11, 2022
“One thing that is true in the state of Michigan is that homeless, unaccompanied minors are not able to consent for their own health care,” said Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at U-M’s Poverty Solutions. “Youth who are homeless (are) at greater risk … for all sorts of negative health outcomes. And yet, we are legally preventing them from accessing services that could help to bridge that connection to care.”
WDET Radio -
March 11, 2022
A decision by a federal judge to strike down the lead felony charge — obstructing an official proceeding — “throws a monkey wrench into the DOJ’s efforts to hold accountable the people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law. “This decision will likely delay all cases where this offense has been charged or could have been charged, including against Donald Trump.”
The Washington Post -
March 10, 2022
“What we really need is transformational change. … We need to take radical action. We cannot avoid the fact that we have created a risky world and we need to find ways to live in that world,” said Paige Fischer, associate professor of sustainability and environment, who along with Kyle Whyte, professor of environment and sustainability, contributed to the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
MLive -
March 10, 2022
“The amount of money that athletes can make throughout other parts of the world is incredible and almost a no-brainer depending on how good you are and your overall market appeal,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of kinesiology. “Foreign countries treat their athletes well, and there’s a level of protection they have when in other countries.”
CNBC -
March 10, 2022
While children are the most vulnerable to getting very ill from lead, the toxin’s damage can show up years later as chronic and age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease and dementia, said Sung Kyun Park, associate professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences. “Lead is a never-ending story,” he said.
NBC News -
March 9, 2022
Volker Sick, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Global CO2 Initiative, says consumers will need reassurance that new products made from captured carbon are safe: “This is somewhat of a problem — not that we haven’t done this on a large scale with many industries over the centuries, but because we have to do it really fast.”
The Wall Street Journal -
March 9, 2022
Nonpolicing strategies can complement law enforcement, particularly programs that help people lead healthy, productive lives, says Sara Heller, assistant professor of economics: “If we hopefully bring the right package and right resources to other social programs, we can have similar or better effects at lower costs and let police focus on doing a more limited job well.”
The New York Times -
March 9, 2022
“Putin has really thrown all the cards up in the air. How they’ll land, we can hardly tell. What seems to be happening is that the Ukrainians, in their resistance, and with their new hero, President Zelensky, are in fact now more united and more hostile to Russia,” said Ronald Suny, professor of history and political science. “It would be very difficult for Vladimir Putin to conquer, occupy and subdue Ukraine.”
Michigan Radio -
March 8, 2022
Despite monumental advances in physics, computing and artificial intelligence, the engineering problem of nuclear missile interception has yet to be solved. “There’s no law of physics against the prospect of intercepting them, but the laws of physics make it extremely challenging — and create all of these constraints on how difficult it is to intercept it,” James Wells, professor of physics.
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