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October 1, 2024
“Immigrating is difficult. The children are … navigating the new culture. They’re navigating the new language for the parents as they are learning the language themselves,” said Fernanda Cross, assistant professor of social work, whose Latinx Youth Empowerment Series connects and provides mental health services to immigrant high school students.
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September 30, 2024
“Sometimes younger people think, ‘I don’t really need that because I’m not at high risk of complications or hospitalization or death.’ And while that’s true, a younger person might get sick and miss school or miss work. And not only do (COVID and flu) vaccines protect you, but they protect those around you, and that’s also a really important consideration,” said Preeti Malani, clinical professor of infectious diseases.
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September 30, 2024
“Both will probably do well to distance themselves somewhat from their respective presidential candidates at the top of their parties’ tickets. But, and this is critically important, Slotkin will have a much better chance of winning if turnout is high in Michigan for Harris,” said Ken Kollman, professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Studies, on Michigan’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers.
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September 30, 2024
While she’s excited about the possibilities of language learning app Duolingo’s new AI features, Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean of the Marsal Family School of Education, said she doesn’t believe an AI tool will ever be able to replace the intangible skills of human tutors: “It cannot see if a student is experiencing frustration. It cannot see body language. It cannot see joy.”
Forbes -
September 27, 2024
U-M is the first major U.S. university to create its own artificial intelligence tools. “We have two ways of looking at it at Michigan. One way was we could say, we’ll step back and let’s wait out and see what the world will do. … The other way was, let’s thoughtfully approach this technology and let’s lead,” said Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology. David Jurgens, associate professor of information, said, “We’re trying to figure out how to get students to engage with this in a productive, collaborative way, without sort of losing their critical thinking skills.”
PBS Detroit -
September 27, 2024
Among Michigan local governments that provide law enforcement services, 72% report having problems with recruiting qualified police officers, according to the Michigan Public Policy Survey. “One of the first and most important issues that chiefs of police, sheriffs and local government officials brought up was the need for better pay and benefits,” said Debra Horner, senior program manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy.
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September 27, 2024
“The Black experience isn’t singularly one of pain, trauma and suffering. And educators … and all those who operate within the sphere of influence for young people should not explicitly or implicitly tell students that to be seen, they must write about their most traumatic experiences. … I hope college advisers and counselors encourage students to write about what they love about themselves, their identities and their communities,” wrote Aya Waller-Bey, Ph.D. student in sociology.
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September 26, 2024
“The concern now is that this is greatly restricting the pool of qualified applicants because maybe half of people or more have smoked marijuana who are applying for these federal positions. … (This) makes it hard for the government to compete with private employers for the same employees,” said Mark Osbeck, clinical professor of law, about Senate legislation that would no longer disqualify government job candidates based on past marijuana use.
Michigan Public -
September 26, 2024
“They’re more likely to be explicit and stating their reason for the stop. For example, more likely to say, ‘Hey, I pulled you over because you ran a stop sign,’ rather than ‘Do you know why I pulled you over?’” said Nicholas Camp, assistant professor of organizational studies, whose research shows that training police officers to express concern for driver safety and offer reassurance significantly improves interactions.
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September 26, 2024
“(Lobbying is a) win-win for the legislators and the lobbyists, but there are losers. The loser here is the person who’s not in the room. And those are organizations that don’t have the resources to spend to gain access,” said Richard Hall, professor emeritus of political science and public policy, about the disparity between groups that can or cannot afford lobbyists to influence policymaking.
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