In the News
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August 10, 2022
“Flexible thinking drives creativity and resilience in the face of challenges and unexpected sudden change. Studies generally find that when it comes to eating and exercise, being overly restrictive often backfires. However, flexible thinking enables us to better manage our food consumption and physical activity,” wrote Michelle Segar, research investigator at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and health policy fellow at the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation.
Thrive -
August 10, 2022
Kevin Boehnke, research investigator at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, says cannabis tends to be safer than anti-inflammatories and opioids for chronic pain: “That doesn’t mean it’s without risk (but) at this point, there’s not really a good justification from at least a pain-management standpoint of why that should not be an available tool.”
The New York Times -
August 3, 2022
Hoyt Bleakley, professor of economics, says rolling back tariffs on China as an inflation-fighting policy would not make much of a dent because the tariffed goods don’t make up a large enough share of the economy: “To some extent, tariffs get passed on to consumers. And so prices for some goods could drop. That’s going to be a measurable effect. It’s just not going to be a large effect.”
USA Today -
August 3, 2022
“Prevention is going to be key in trying to keep our numbers down. If you have been exposed … definitely getting a vaccine is a top priority. On top of that, trying to minimize skin-to-skin contact with folks you may or may not know if they have monkeypox, that’s going to be really important now as we continue to see more and more cases, not only in the U.S. but internationally as well,” said Payal Patel, assistant professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases.
CBS News -
August 3, 2022
“Scientists like me have been looking for new drugs for various diseases by purifying existing compounds in nature instead of synthesizing completely new ones in the lab,” wrote Ashu Tripathi, assistant professor of pharmacy. “Because natural products are already made to function in living creatures, this makes them especially attractive as a source for drug discovery.”
Economic Times (India) -
August 3, 2022
Research by Lindzey Hoover, doctoral student in psychology, and colleagues found that people whose parents have a history of alcohol abuse are at higher risk for developing an addiction to highly processed food: “Public health approaches that have reduced the harm of other addictive substances, like restricting marketing to kids, may be important to consider to reduce the negative impact of highly processed foods.”
The Hill -
August 3, 2022
“We have a fair amount of evidence that shows that when (children’s savings) accounts are in place, kids and families will talk more about the kid’s future and talk more about their post-secondary education. This is very important for them, having the sense that college, which is far off for many of them, is something you need to act on now,” said William Elliott III, professor of social work.
MLive -
July 27, 2022
For decades, campus-based museums across the U.S have played an outsized role in making the visual-arts ecosystem more equitable and accessible, says Christina Olsen, director of the U-M Museum of Art: “Campus museums are not without fault. … But they have unique freedoms and missions that they can leverage to make profound sector-wide change.”
Artnet -
July 27, 2022
“Europe has been the global leader on climate policy for at least the last 10 years. They have done the most in making their own adjustments. They’ve tried to find ways to put pressure on the U.S., the rest of the world and move this forward,” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy and the environment. “And despite all of these efforts — and some real emission reductions in Europe — they aren’t able to hide from the effects of (climate change) either.”
Politico -
July 27, 2022
“This is about mitigating risks, not eliminating them. There’s not one thing that takes care of all (COVID-19) risks. But when you layer those things like vaccination, testing and being thoughtful about mask wearing, it can help bring the risks down (when traveling),” said Preeti Malani, professor of medicine and infectious diseases.
Fortune
