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November 12, 2024
“China has been much more involved with their native (social media) applications than we would see in the U.S. … and has a closer relationship with them. There are likely some downsides to that, but an upside is that they create strong channels to reach out to people — especially younger generations who have given up mainstream media,” said Cliff Lampe, professor of information.
Forbes -
November 12, 2024
Ronald Suny, professor emeritus of history, says Azerbaijan’s hosting of a United Nations climate change conference this week and next is an elaborate propaganda campaign to sanitize the image of a fundamentally authoritarian and oil-committed nation: “This is a staging of an event to impress people by the normality, the acceptability, the modernity of this little state.”
The Atlantic -
November 11, 2024
“Tariffs will lead to more jobs for U.S. workers at component suppliers and higher costs for car buyers, who already suffer from sticker shock,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business. “People will keep cars longer, and that will be good for the replacement parts and service industries.”
Detroit Free Press -
November 11, 2024
“Many of the new Latin American immigrants in Florida come from places … where they had an encounter with socialism, communism. This pushes them into the hands of the Republican Party,” said Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, explaining why, in part, the Sunshine State has become “deeply red.”
Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) -
November 11, 2024
“While some Americans likely believed these false claims, others, no doubt, simply go along with the con to advance their political agenda or their own careers. Like a child who no longer believes in Santa Claus, best to pretend and keep the gifts coming,” wrote Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law, on Donald Trump’s strategy to feed the electorate disinformation to stoke fear and division in society.
TIME -
November 8, 2024
“The X-ray data traces a unique picture that you can’t see in any other wavelength,” said David Bogensberger, postdoctoral researcher in astronomy, whose team scoured decades-old data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and found bright, lumpy features dotting a jet of energy spit out by a nearby black hole.
Space.com -
November 8, 2024
“This bias creates echo chambers, online spaces characterized by homogeneity of opinion and insulation from opposing viewpoints,” said Justin Huang, assistant professor of marketing, whose research documents political bias in user-driven content moderation due to lack of guidelines or oversight.
Detroit Free Press -
November 8, 2024
“Daytime clenching is more significantly associated with stressful events than sleep-related bruxism (the grinding or clenching of teeth),” said Elizabeth Rae Hatfield, clinical assistant professor of dentistry. “But we do think that anxiety can increase that activity (at night).”
NBC Today -
November 7, 2024
“There’s a lot of initiatives and activities going on throughout the state, throughout the nation, as well as globally. What we want to do here is to to pull it all together into some sort of coordinated, cohesive approach at the state level,” said Thomas McKenney, clinical associate professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, who is leading a statewide project to figure out ways to make cargo shipping, recreational boating, commercial fishing, ports and ferries more sustainable.
WCMU Radio -
November 7, 2024
“As well as being a means to expend calories, exercising regularly seems to modify your fat tissue in a way that allows you to store your body fat more healthfully if and when you do experience some weight gain — and nearly everyone does as they get older,” said Jeffrey Horowitz, professor of movement science.
The Telegraph (U.K.)
