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October 14, 2021
“If radiation exposure makes your metal like Swiss cheese instead of a good Wisconsin cheddar, you would know it’s not going to have structural integrity,” said Kevin Field, associate professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, who helped create a new machine learning platform that uses augmented reality to detect and quantify radiation-induced defects of parts and testing materials in nuclear reactors.
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October 13, 2021
“Semiconductors are a very large segment of our life. They’re in every car, phone, microwave and refrigerator. We do depend on it, and we need to make sure we have investment to keep that alive,” said David Blaauw, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who has several projects focused on increasing the ability of chips to perform more than one function.
The Detroit News -
October 13, 2021
“I think that this year may be different than last year in that we were going into flu season last year without a COVID vaccine and so I think people were much better about masking and were a little more worried. The fears were a little higher last year,” said Payal Patel, assistant professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases. “My advice to my patients and the general community is definitely to get the flu vaccine.”
WXYZ / Detroit -
October 13, 2021
New York City is giving every public school kindergartner $100 in a college savings account, which can significantly increase a child’s likelihood of pursuing higher education, says William Elliott III, professor of social work: “They feel like they can change their destiny and their future. … One of the really important things these kinds of programs do is they provide the infrastructure to transfer wealth to lower-income families.”
The New York Times -
October 12, 2021
“We hope … that at the end of the day, once we’re done with this, that we’ll have a model that can be replicated elsewhere in the nation,” said Earl Lewis, professor and director of the Center for Social Solutions, which is working to ensure a “just future” for Black and Native communities in the form of reparations. Jessica Cruz, managing director of the Just Futures initiative, said, “I think repair, redress, acknowledgement and accountability are in the spirit of … trying to break the cycle of intergenerational harm.”
MLive -
October 12, 2021
“I’m a public health practitioner and it’s very exciting to see this inoculation rollout. … It’s a privilege and an honor to be able to protect myself and my community by doing something so simple,” said Alicia Kalsi, COVID-19 community sampling and tracking program site coordinator at the School of Public Health, commenting on the administration of the vaccine booster.
CNN -
October 12, 2021
“Can we possibly justify teaching students to go out and profit their investors by depleting society and the rest of the planet?’ It’s just not a viable ethical position,” said Tom Lyon, faculty director at the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, who believes businesses should play an active role in tackling social and environmental challenges.
TIME -
October 11, 2021
“Unless you get it through, the whole $3.5 trillion infrastructure package collapses, and that is the main agenda of the administration. I think the administration would not object to compromising on tax things,” said Reuven Avi-Yonah, professor of law, discussing potential issues in the latest international tax proposals spearheaded by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and their impact on President Biden’s budget plan.
Forbes -
October 11, 2021
Riana Elyse Anderson, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, says a change in our optimal functioning is a red flag we need help: “If it typically is a breeze for you to get up in the mornings or complete your to-dos throughout the day, but now it feels like a ton of bricks are lying on you when getting out of bed, or you’re agitated at everybody while you’re completing your errands, it means you’re functioning differently than your baseline.”
Self -
October 11, 2021
“We’re at about 7.5 billion people right now, and at 2050 we could be at 10 billion. Can everyone have a hamburger? No they simply can’t. And if companies (like McDonald’s) keep pushing the idea that we can, then frankly we’re doomed,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise, noting the climate impact of cattle in the U.S. alone is equivalent to the greenhouse gases released by about 22 million cars.
VICE
