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January 11, 2023
A new kind of solar panel that mimics a crucial step in natural photosynthesis by achieving 9 percent efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen has been developed by U-M researchers. “We believe that artificial photosynthesis devices will be much more efficient than natural photosynthesis, which will provide a path toward carbon neutrality,” said Zetian Mi, professor of electrical and computer engineering. Peng Zhou, research fellow in electrical and computer engineering, said, “Hydrogen produced by our technology could be very cheap.”
DBusiness -
January 11, 2023
“The fact that it was decreasing both prescription opioid use and use of other medicines was surprising to us,” said Mark Bicket, assistant professor of anesthesiology, and of health management and policy, whose research found that 3 in 10 adult patients dealing with chronic pain are turning to medical marijuana.
Michigan Radio -
January 11, 2023
Electric vehicles have a slightly harder time in cold weather than gas-powered cars since their massive lithium-ion batteries perform best around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. “Cars are like humans. They like room temperature,” said Anna Stefanopoulou, professor of mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science.
The Washington Post -
January 10, 2023
“It’s baffling to me that (the Child Tax Credit) wasn’t more popular,” said Natasha Pilkauskas, associate professor of public policy, who thinks the enhanced payment may have been lost in the wash of stimulus money Americans received at the height of the pandemic.
Los Angeles Times -
January 10, 2023
“The thing that stands out right now is the lack of buying even though prices have come down so much. That’s kind of a warning,” said Nejat Seyhun, professor of finance, on the dearth of executives and directors buying their companies’ shares in a declining stock market.
The Wall Street Journal -
January 10, 2023
Jenna Bednar, professor of political science and public policy, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s surprise announcement that she will not run for reelection in 2024 offers opportunities to both parties in Michigan. Democrats are “doing very well in a 50-50 state” and Republicans have “a huge opportunity” to recalibrate after a tough 2022 midterm, she said.
Newsweek -
January 9, 2023
“It’s not hard to see why some stagnation or even backsliding is happening across international education” because of the pandemic, a global economic slowdown and the war in Ukraine, said Adam Freed, global engagement project manager at the School of Information. “It’s going to feel harder moving forward, but there are still ample opportunities for growth and to extend (the) ‘golden era’” of internationalization.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
January 9, 2023
“It’s not at all clear that many or all or most pharmacies, or pharmacies in more rural areas, or pharmacies in red states will do so in ways that meaningfully increases access to medication abortion,” Leah Litman, professor of law, on the change to U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules that allow retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills.
CNN -
January 9, 2023
“The painting no doubt was produced to extol Muhammad’s prophecy and Quranic revelations, making it an Islamophilic artistic endeavor for its painter and viewers. The painting thus falls on the other side of the Islamophobia coin, in both intent and impact,” said Christiane Gruber, professor of Islamic art, on the firing of a college art history instructor who displayed a screen image of a painting of Muhammad.
Inside Higher Ed -
January 6, 2023
“Turning it into a street is a once-in-a-generation opportunity and we’re about to lock ourselves into a very old fashioned way of thinking about the streetscape, because we haven’t made investments in public transit,” said Bryan Boyer, assistant professor of practice in architecture, on plans to transform Interstate 375 into a six-lane boulevard that could replicate the feeling of a highway and do little to reconnect Detroit.
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