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February 6, 2024
“I’m terrified of the ability that we have to fill our homes up with stuff that we don’t need, and the ability of capitalism to convince you that … if you buy something, you can run faster or think better, be stronger,” said Kiley Reid, assistant professor of English language and literature, whose new book looks at the unsettling dynamics of college campus capitalism.
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February 5, 2024
“If you need to keep a secret for 20 years, and you think that quantum computers that break your cryptography might emerge within 20 years, you have a problem today,” said Chris Peikert, professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
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February 5, 2024
“There are great benefits to resistance training that are really similar at times to what you get from aerobic. Or at times where aerobic is a little bit better for certain risk factors, resistance can add a little something to that as well,” said Abbi Lane, assistant professor of exercise science.
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February 5, 2024
Astronomers have for the first time directly imaged planets on solar system-like orbits around white dwarf stars. The discovery, if confirmed, would be “very exciting,” says Mary Anne Limbach, assistant research scientist in astronomy: “We’re going to be able to build up a sample of planets that look exactly analogous to Saturn and Jupiter in our system.”
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February 2, 2024
“Water security and wildfire will become bigger problems until climate change is stopped. These impacts were predicted long ago and are now becoming clear,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability.
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February 2, 2024
“Being able to use isometric exercise as a therapeutic tool for those with hypertension is wonderful. I really think it’s a great way to get more individuals involved in being active,” said Laura Richardson, clinical associate professor of kinesiology.
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February 2, 2024
“Perhaps … the C-suite has a fundamental misunderstanding of what marketing actually is. If they had a better frame to describe marketing and a shared lexicon to discuss its contribution to the business, there is no way they’d dare consider reducing its role within the senior leadership team,” wrote Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing, on UPS eliminating its chief marketing officer role.
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February 1, 2024
“The jury is entitled to some deference, and the court has to be convinced that no reasonable jury could have made the award they did. … It is not common for courts to fiddle with jury awards,” said Don Herzog, professor of law, on whether Donald Trump will be required to pay $83 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll in a New York defamation case.
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February 1, 2024
“Michigan’s child welfare system made significant and noteworthy progress in recent years, particularly with regard to face-to-face visits with children in foster care,” said Joseph Ryan, professor of social work and co-director of the Child and Adolescent Data Lab. “I anticipate continued progress and benefits to Michigan families as the state expands prevention efforts.”
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February 1, 2024
Research by Katherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy, found that children exposed to the Earned Income Tax Credit at a young age were kept out of poverty for years after and were less likely to receive public assistance: “This is a powerful finding because it suggests that investing in children today can have long-term societal benefits in the form of reducing poverty and public assistance use.”
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