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December 19, 2022
Baking shows can soothe us after a day of being constantly stimulated and stressed by our surroundings, says Kristen Harrison, professor of communication and media: “Our built-in environment is getting more and more dysregulating, so when we come home from being out there … we want to put on our leggings and our soft clothes and cuddle up in a comfortable space and put on some kind of content that’s just going to be like a warm bath for our entire nervous system.”
USA Today -
December 16, 2022
Americans who have yet to get a flu shot — only about a quarter of adults have — should seek one soon, says Preeti Malani, professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases: “The sense is that this year’s vaccine is actually a pretty good match to the strain circulating. And much like COVID vaccines, flu shots don’t prevent all infections, but they can help prevent hospitalizations, deaths, as well as transmission.”
National Public Radio -
December 16, 2022
“If your go-to strategy is to distract them or get them to be quiet by using media, then this study suggests that is not helping them in the long term,” said Jenny Radesky, associate professor of pediatrics, whose research shows that pacifying tantrum-throwing kids with a digital device takes away a teaching moment and reinforces that big displays of difficult emotions are effective ways to get what they want.
CNN -
December 16, 2022
“If we want to prevent further climate change, we are going to need diverse options of energy production to deploy. And nuclear energy — both fission and fusion — really must be a part of that equation. We’re not going to get there with renewables alone,” said Carolyn Kuranz, associate professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
The Associated Press -
December 15, 2022
“When faculty are doing their annual evaluations, nobody is going to ask me, ‘How many students have you supported with their mental health struggles?’ … Caring for students is invisible labor that is asked for and is needed. At the same time, there’s no acknowledgment that you’re doing it,” said Rosemary Perez, associate professor of education.
Inside Higher Education -
December 15, 2022
“It comes with considerable risks for the Belarusians. … Belarus is such a small country. It has such limited military resources. Losing a few hundred troops or a couple thousand would be devastating for them,” said Javed Ali, professor from practice in public policy, on the prospect of Belarus joining Russia in its war against Ukraine.
Newsweek -
December 15, 2022
“When vape products enter the mouth, the nicotine, heat and other organic compounds involved are immediately broken down by bacteria. And in terms of dental health, that process is the equivalent to exposing your teeth and gums to a supersized McDonald’s meal every day,” said Purnima Kumar, professor of dentistry.
U.S. News & World Report -
December 14, 2022
“We want to put these objects back into the hands of people who made them meaningful. We want them to live again, not only as museum pieces but as part of Uganda’s public culture,” said Derek Peterson, professor of history and African and Afroamerican studies, who is working with colleagues to repatriate objects from the University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology to the Uganda Museum in Kampala.
The Daily Mail (U.K.) -
December 14, 2022
Michigan’s labor force is missing more than 100,000 workers with a participation rate of just 60%. “We have more job openings than people looking for work, and that hasn’t happened since the ’40s. So under that environment, rises in unemployment take a longer time to recover because of weak labor force attachment,” said Hoyt Bleakley, professor of economics.
Crain's Detroit Business -
December 14, 2022
Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management, says it will take a deep cultural shift for WNBA players to earn more money without having to play basketball overseas: “We need … comprehensive business plans that will grow the market, that will grow their fan base, that will engage them with corporate partners. … All of these things is what the NBA has been doing for years, and we need to have the same type of intentionality for the WNBA.”
National Public Radio
