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November 5, 2021
Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy, says vaccine hesitancy is complex and sometimes may not be hesitancy at all: “There’s a lot more that can be done than simply lumping everyone together and focusing on convincing people or demonizing them.” Sarah Zimmerman, lecturer of business communication, says, “It really has to happen at the dinner tables of America. It’s going to happen on a person-to-person level with people they already know and trust in their community.”
MLive -
November 5, 2021
“As a president tries to use unilateral executive powers, there are immediately a set of hurdles. It’s not going to be an easy transition,” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy and the environment, on the Biden administration’s plan to limit methane coming from roughly one million existing oil and gas rigs across the United States.
The New York Times -
November 5, 2021
“If countries don’t get on board with us, leaving out the people who steward a lot of the lands, it’s not just a moral issue anymore. It will have a devastating effect on the speed at which the rest of the world will get to sustainability,” said Kyle Whyte, professor of environment and sustainability, whose research shows that centuries of forced migration has left native people more exposed to hazards posed by climate change.
NBC News -
November 4, 2021
Horror literature is useful in the ways that it reflects human anxieties, fears and biases, says Gina Brandolino, lecturer in English language and literature and at the Sweetland Center for Writing: “There are so many ways that we can understand more about ourselves by explaining who, and what, we consider monsters and, in a way, the monster shows us who we are more than it reveals anything about itself.”
WDET Radio -
November 4, 2021
“The scientific and medical community is finding that psychedelic drugs, often in combination with therapy, can be beneficial across various psychiatric and neurologic diseases,” said George Mashour, professor of anesthesiology, neurosurgery and pharmacology. “Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain are just a few areas of current focus. The science on psychedelics is exploding.”
PBS NewsHour -
November 4, 2021
“A public university is beholden to truth-seeking and truth-speaking, and neither can possibly be subject to direct political control. A university that bars its faculty from criticizing the government in court has abandoned its core mission and tossed what should be its most fundamental values to a foul-smelling wind,” wrote Silke-Maria Weineck, professor of German studies and comparative literature.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
November 3, 2021
Aliyah Khan, associate professor of English and Afroamerican and African studies, says Muslim horror films are fun and spooky but also offer a glimpse into social, religious and cultural issues facing Muslim societies all over the world: “Like all horror movies, they’re all about how, no matter how scary and bloody and horrible supernatural or otherworldly things are, the worst things that can happen to you are what your fellow man is doing to you.”
Religion News Service -
November 3, 2021
A Supreme Court challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate power plant emissions could undermine Congress’ authority to delegate power to federal agencies, co-wrote Charles Shipan, professor of political science: “It might unravel nearly every major law Congress has passed since World War II. Nearly every one of these laws involves delegating authority to U.S. agencies.”
The Washington Post -
November 3, 2021
“Given how much press the name change and the Facebook Papers are getting, I don’t think the change will have much impact on how the company is viewed … users will still think of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and not worry about which company is actually at the top,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information, associate director of the Center for Social Media Research, and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Forbes -
November 2, 2021
“It’s unfortunate that insurers will not continue to waive cost-sharing for those vaccinated individuals who did everything they could to prevent contracting the illness, the same way insurers reduce cost-sharing for participating in a wellness activity such as smoking cessation or enrolling in a disease management program,” said A. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy and director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
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