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November 9, 2023
As RSV cases have begun to “inch up” in Michigan, a national shortage of a new shot that protects against the deadly respiratory virus could put babies at risk. “The priority was for those most at risk, and we can’t even protect all of those babies,” said Aarti Raheja, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics.
Bridge Michigan -
November 9, 2023
“There’s no way to actually talk about solving questions of racial inequality in America without talking about the arts. … The arts can level the setting, so that individuals can begin to comprehend and conceive of a world where they actually think they’re talking about the same thing, even if they enter into that space from different vantage points,” said Earl Lewis, professor of history, Afroamerican and African studies, and public policy, and director of the Center for Social Solutions.
WEMU Radio -
November 8, 2023
“I think that this really moves us in the direction where young people can feel like they can understand what’s going on, they can make choices for themselves, they can have their voices heard — and that’s really important,” said Kimberly Thomas, co-director of the Law School’s Juvenile Justice Clinic, about a fleet of bills in Michigan’s Legislature aimed at reforming how the state approaches and administers juvenile justice.
Detroit Free Press -
November 8, 2023
“There are many Democrats and quite a few Republicans that don’t like Trump who believe that, should Trump be kept off the ballot, it’s just going to continue to fuel his MAGA movement, and that the best thing that could happen to defeat MAGA Trumpism in the Republican Party is for him to lose at the ballot box and not in the courts,” said Ken Kollman, professor of political science.
WWJ Radio -
November 8, 2023
Eve Brensike Primus, professor of law, says it’s not surprising that some public defenders oppose taking guns from people under restraining orders: “You could look at it and say that’s not ‘progressive’ of them. But in a way it very much is, and it’s in line with the anti-carceral mission that a lot of public defender offices have.”
Reuters -
November 7, 2023
“We’ve done everything we can to grow our capacity and to find new ways to be efficient and scale up our classes over the years. Our faculty have the conviction across the board that we should teach everybody,” said Michael Wellman, professor and chair of computer science and engineering, noting that U-M is among the last of its peer institutions to require computer science students to apply for the major separately.
Inside Higher Ed -
November 7, 2023
“One of the main hurdles is that people can feel attached to tradition (but) this name doesn’t have a very long tradition. There really isn’t a strong reason to keep the name, other than convenience,” said Sally Oey, professor of astronomy, on calls to rename the Magellanic Clouds, named for Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who murdered and enslaved indigenous people while circumnavigating the globe in the early 1500s.
Space -
November 7, 2023
New research shows that anger is more helpful at motivating people to overcome obstacles and meet their goals than a neutral emotional state. Anger often results after you have experienced an offense “and you still believe that you can right the ship. It can be energizing,” said Ethan Kross, professor of psychology and of management and organizations, and director of the Emotion and Self-Control Lab.
The New York Times -
November 6, 2023
Neurologists Stephen Goutman and Eva Feldman have developed an environmental risk score for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. “For the first time, we have a means of collecting a tube of blood and looking at a person’s risk for ALS based on being exposed to scores of toxins in the environment,” said Goutman, director of the Pranger ALS Clinic. Feldman, director of the ALS Center of Excellence, said their results “emphasize the importance of understanding the breadth of environmental pollution and its effects on ALS and other diseases.”
UPI -
November 6, 2023
While the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in college admissions could interfere with environmental justice policies, it is not likely, says Oday Salim, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic: “There are not that many environmental justice laws on the books that are race-conscious, at least not expressly race-conscious.”
Great Lakes Echo
