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February 23, 2024
“We know when people feel empathy, when they want to help. But we’re not seeing it in these times of crisis, globally, locally, in our own partisan politics in America,” said Stephanie Preston, professor of psychology. “What a utopian vision would be for me is where people are able finally to see the fellow humanity in people from all different cultures and races and situations.”
Quanta Magazine -
February 23, 2024
“Washington is going to be looking for endeavors and ambitions in Asia … and as long as it looks at Asian countries as terrain for competition with China, it will give Prabowo some latitude to make initial goodwill,” said Dan Slater, professor of political science, about Indonesia’s next president, Prabowo Subianto, an ex-army general once banned from the U.S. over alleged human rights violations.
CNN -
February 22, 2024
Arab Americans who have worked for years to establish ties to the Democratic Party power structure are now questioning their commitment because of the gravity of the war in Gaza, says Hani Bawardi, associate professor of history at UM-Dearborn: “That will override any other concern at the moment, and Biden seems to know that.”
USA Today -
February 22, 2024
“Trump has been very effective previously at using wedge issues. Whenever he comes to the state, this comes up. And this is not abstract in Michigan, it’s a real question. ‘What plant am I going to be working in?’” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy and environment, on Donald Trump’s focus on the anxiety over electric vehicles that pervades Michigan autoworkers.
The New York Times -
February 22, 2024
A strong grounding in digital literacy and social-emotional skills will help students learn to use AI-powered tools responsibly, says Tiffany Munzer, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics: “The most important things we want our children to take from us right now are kindness, equity and critical thinking skills to challenge the information that they are seeing. It’s about imparting those key skills.”
EducationWeek -
February 21, 2024
“If someone calls you up and says, ‘Do you think unemployment’s gone up or down since Biden became president?’ It could be that you want to give a negative answer, not because you think that’s really the truth, but that in some sense, you’re just sort of trolling. If people aren’t answering polling questions sincerely, it’s really hard to know what to make of the polls,” said Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, and of sociology.
KCBS Radio (San Francisco) -
February 21, 2024
“Over half of the tweets we looked at simply denied that climate change was real, that it was a hoax. It wasn’t surprising but it was disappointing. I would hope that more and more Americans would believe in climate change and the importance of addressing it,” said Joshua Newell, professor of environment and sustainability, who found that nearly 15% of Americans don’t believe climate change is real.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
February 21, 2024
“The former president who dodged the draft, who has mocked Gold Star families, who just recently mocked Nikki Haley, asking where Major Michael Haley, her husband, was. The level of disconnect is staggering,” said Nadine Hubbs, professor of music and of women’s and gender studies, on the irony of Donald Trump’s use of late country singer Toby Keith’s pro-military tune “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.”
National Public Radio -
February 20, 2024
“Having metal detectors at every access point to a building, having cameras throughout campus might reduce the amount of response time … but a lot of the work we’re trying to do talks about prevention strategies or other surveillance strategies that will identify someone before they make the decision to bring a weapon to campus,” said Justin Heinze, associate professor of health behavior and health education.
The Detroit News -
February 20, 2024
“When politicians have no commitment to truth, over time, voters become angry, then cynical and finally numb, to the point where they disengage from politics — just where the authoritarian wants them,” wrote Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law.
Detroit Free Press
