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January 24, 2024
“We refer to them as microrestaurants because each of them are very independent,” said Martin Folk, assistant director of Michigan Dining, about South Quad’s 10 food stations in its massive dining hall. Executive chef Frank Turchan says he enjoys being introduced to diverse cuisines by students. “I have new customers every year. They have new ideas, fresh ideas. Obviously, with social media, they have new, crazy things that they’re picking up globally that challenge myself and the chef team, so it’s great.”
CBS Detroit -
January 24, 2024
“You should never conflate laxatives with weight loss. Laxatives are not intended for weight loss. Don’t even go there,” said William Chey, professor of gastroenterology and nutritional sciences, on the popularity of using laxatives like a “budget Ozempic.”
NBC Today -
January 24, 2024
Coffee farms that maintain shade trees and use fewer agrochemicals can support a diversity of creatures, says Ivette Perfecto, professor of environment and sustainability. “Shade coffee can contribute to supporting plant, insect, spider, lizard, bird, bat and mammal diversity,” she said.
Knowable Magazine -
January 23, 2024
Wild animals have a plethora of mechanisms and behaviors to help them survive cold weather. “It’s definitely a shock for wildlife but they’re generally really good at overcoming and making it through,” said Cody Thompson, mammal collections manager at the Museum of Zoology. Ben Winger, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and birds curator at the Museum of Zoology, said, “There are some populations that might have more mortality in a really cold year, but for others, so long as there’s food, they’ll be OK.”
Detroit Free Press -
January 23, 2024
“Everywhere you look on the internet, there’s 30 quick and easy ways to go green. And often, they’re trying to sell you something. They’re trying to sell you a slightly better version of what you already have. … But the greener alternative is never going to be as green as the thing we don’t buy,” said Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability.
WEMU -
January 23, 2024
Despite the recent bitter cold, there’s been a “perceptible” reduction in the intensity of cold snaps, says Richard Rood, professor emeritus of climate and space sciences and engineering: “The size of the Arctic cold pool is decreasing. Though at spots it is still quite cold, extreme cold is becoming a rarer event.”
The Washington Post -
January 22, 2024
“Michigan lost a lot more jobs at the start of the pandemic. The historical pattern is when the national economy catches a cold, Michigan gets the flu,” said Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics. “We’re not going to see prices go back to where they were before the pandemic, but we can see the prices get back to where the Federal Reserve wants (them) to be.”
Crain's Grand Rapids Business -
January 22, 2024
Language ideologies are “the connections we make in our heads between the language features a speaker uses and our social perceptions of what that speaker’s like,” said Jessi Grieser, associate professor of linguistics, who notes that dialects affect Americans on a largely subconscious level, often perpetuating stereotypes.
Smithsonian Magazine -
January 22, 2024
Frigid temperatures can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. “Pretty much anything that’s a chemical substance slows down when you get to a low temperature. That’s just something that nature has given us, and we have to deal with that,” said Neil Dasgupta, associate professor of mechanical and materials science engineering.
The Associated Press -
January 19, 2024
“From a clothing standpoint, this is what my mom told me and what everyone’s mom tells them: Dress warmly, cover up. It’s the exposed skin that’s at risk for frostbite,” said Brad Uren, associate professor of emergency medicine, whose emergency department has seen several cases of frostbite this past week.
The Detroit News
