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September 21, 2021
“Our findings suggest that many gas giants may form with extremely oxygen-poor (carbon-rich) atmospheres, challenging current expectations of planet compositions,” Arthur Bosman, research fellow in astronomy, whose research focuses on the precursors of massive Jupiter-like planets, in which elements like carbon and oxygen seemed to be much rarer than compounds like methane.
Space.com -
September 21, 2021
“It’s important for kids to be able to go back to school, but we want to make that as safe as we possibly can. And so, I do think that the increases in transmission that we’ve been seeing are a number of outbreaks of the increases in cases among the 0-to-18 age groups. Those are worrying trends,” said Marisa Eisenberg, associate professor of epidemiology, mathematics and complex systems.
Michigan Radio -
September 20, 2021
“We definitely see the strengths of the social media aspect of it. I think with COVID, TikTok has taken off to a whole different level so anything to try to get people motivated, to try to get people informed about it, that’s really helpful,” said Roshanak Mehdipanah, assistant professor of health behavior and health education.
Detroit Free Press -
September 20, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy may be informed by a history of medical abuse — which also included forced sterilization — in some communities of color, says Alexandra Minna Stern, professor of history, American culture and women’s and gender studies. Fertility and reproduction is “symbolically and physically connected to the future — the future of certain communities and whether or not they’re being supported and can thrive, or whether or not they’re being curtailed and controlled,” she said.
PBS NewsHour -
September 20, 2021
“Some of the issues at hand are structural issues, things that are built into the fabric of society,” said Enrique Neblett, professor of health behavior and health education, on the highly disproportionate toll COVID-19 has taken on communities of color. “It’s not just that simple as, ‘Oh, you just put on your mask, and we’ll all be good.’ It’s more complicated than that.”
The Washington Post -
September 17, 2021
Serious cardiac problems after COVID-19 are rare in young athletes and, in most cases, the fear of heart problems should not be a deterrent to being physically active, says Keri Denay, associate professor of family medicine: “The last thing we want is for people to sit on the couch and do nothing, because that’s going to have a detrimental impact on their overall health.”
USA Today -
September 17, 2021
“Gone are the days when concussed athletes are put back in the same day. Now, we can think of it as a dial, where we slowly progress people back into the sport,” said Steve Broglio, professor of kinesiology and director of the Michigan Concussion Center, whose research suggests college athletes who suffer a concussion may take as long as a month to recover.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 17, 2021
“The whole point of the child tax credit is, if a family is working at all, it pushes the family above the poverty line so their children aren’t suffering,” said Trina Shanks, professor of social work, commenting on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” proposal, which would continue the expanded child tax credit — potentially cutting child poverty in half.
The Washington Post -
September 16, 2021
Most Americans don’t know a Muslim or admit to not knowing anything about Muslims, and this “invisibility” is what gives Islamophobia its power, says Sally Howell, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Arab American Studies at the UM-Dearborn: “It’s important that we understand that because we need to know that Muslims are not outsiders, they’re not strangers.”
ABC News -
September 16, 2021
Marijuana use is up but drinking is down among college-age adults, say John Schulenberg, professor of psychology and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, and colleagues: “We clearly see that young people use alcohol as something to be taken at parties and gatherings. With the pandemic, those weren’t happening, so the alcohol intake and binge drinking dropped.”
The Washington Post
