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February 7, 2025
“Trump announces tariffs, so markets fall. Trump walks back tariffs, markets rise. If this is a way of writing a TV show, it’s a pretty compelling script and I’m watching it pretty closely. But if this is a way of managing the economy, it doesn’t make any sense,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy.
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February 7, 2025
“Congress has no ability to really intervene and monitor what’s happening because these aren’t really accountable public officials. So this feels like a hostile takeover of the machinery of governments by the richest man in the world,” said Don Moynihan, professor of public policy, about the young, inexperienced engineers in Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency playing critical roles in seizing control of federal infrastructure.
WIRED -
February 7, 2025
“Innovative startups have the power to change lives — whether through medical breakthroughs or cutting-edge technologies — and they play a crucial role in driving Michigan’s economy forward,” said Kelly Sexton, associate vice president for research, innovation partnerships and economic impact, following the announcement that U-M will receive $10 million in new state funding for research commercialization.
DBusiness -
February 6, 2025
Craig Rodriguez-Seijas, assistant professor of psychology, says a federal court’s refusal to block a Michigan law that bans conversion therapy on LGBTQ minors follows the determination that conversion therapy is not a recognized practice: “It comes from this premise that sexual orientation or gender identity needs to be changed. … There is variability in sexuality and gender identity and that’s just the way things are.”
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February 6, 2025
“The most important check is the one that they’re attempting to smash through, which is an independent nonpartisan federal workforce. … If suddenly all of those employees could be fired on a whim by the sitting president or someone who identifies them as opposed to the administration, that’s just a totally different world,” said Kenneth Lowande, associate professor of political science and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies.
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February 6, 2025
Feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the constant flood of news is an increasingly common feeling in today’s media landscape, says Ariel Hasell, assistant professor of communication and media and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies: “People are battling the desire … to know what’s happening, that civic duty that a lot of people feel to stay informed, and the toll that being informed in digital environments can take.”
The Detroit News -
February 5, 2025
Nearly half of U.S. states have yet to establish an “energy-efficiency resource standard,” which can curb demand, lower costs and reduce emissions. “The decline in interest has in some degree coincided with the massive increase in natural gas use in the U.S.,” said Barry Rabe, professor emeritus of public policy, of environmental policy, of environment, and of political science.
Fast Company -
February 5, 2025
“Online platforms like Feeld demonstrate that when apps are designed with marginalized communities in mind, they not only create inclusive environments but also redefine how safer intimacy can be cultivated in a hybrid world,” said Apryl Williams, assistant professor of communication and media.
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February 5, 2025
Schools and parents should use all measures available to prevent school shootings, such as mental health counseling, proper storage of firearms, metal detectors and gun-detection AI technology, says Marc Zimmerman, professor of public health and psychology and co-director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. “I would argue that if you’re at that point where you’re preventing a gun from coming into school, you’ve already lost. You’ve already lost that child,” he said.
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February 4, 2025
“If you can extract it similar to the way you might extract petroleum or natural gas from the ground, you can save yourself a lot of energy and costs because you don’t have to separate it,” said Todd Allen, co-director of MI Hydrogen and professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, after federal research found that Michigan could have significant amounts of hydrogen gas underground — an untapped source for clean fuel.
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