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July 19, 2023
While Catholicism remains the largest faith among Latino adults, those who feel estranged from Catholic church traditions are turning to unofficial saints, seeking healing from racism, sexual violence and poverty, said William Calvo-Quirós, assistant professor of American culture: “Until sexism, homophobia and all those things remain part of the rhetoric of the church, people are not going to feel welcome, and they’ll go find other places.”
Los Angeles Times -
July 19, 2023
Consumer sentiment spiked in July to its highest level in more than a year and a half, said Joanne Hsu, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers: “Consumers have absolutely noticed that inflation has slowed down. The labor market is still strong, incomes are high, and that’s helped support robust consumer spending.”
The Washington Post -
July 12, 2023
Teens who witness violence in various forms are more likely than those who don’t to carry a firearm, according to researchers at U-M’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. “(Our) study highlights the importance of identifying the unique circumstances that link different types of violence exposures to youth firearm carriage,” said Rebeccah Sokol, assistant professor of social work. Marc Zimmerman, professor of public health and psychology, said their findings “are an example of why research on firearm-related behavior is essential to creating safer communities throughout the state and country.”
Detroit Free Press -
July 12, 2023
“It’s a foot in the door … because we’ve seen lots of failed trials over the years. But now, this drug has that consistent evidence of a modest benefit, but we think it’s a first step in the right direction towards more effective and safer therapies,” said Judy Heidebrink, professor of neurology, on a new drug approved by the FDA to treat Alzheimer’s.
WEMU Radio -
July 12, 2023
“The tax credit for leased EVs is more Washington theater where politicians boast about their support for U.S. industry but don’t mention the loopholes lobbyists bought that gut the pretend support,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business. “It would make more sense to classify tennis rackets as medical equipment because you get exercise when you use them.”
USA Today -
July 12, 2023
“I’m confused by the suggestion that wasps are cruel and sadistic. Wasps are just trying to make their way in the world, like every other creature. … Is there a moral difference between a wasp feeding their offspring a chunk of caterpillar and a human feeding their toddler a chicken nugget?” said Elizabeth Tibbetts, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Salon -
July 12, 2023
“To fix a system’s breakdown, we need to fix the system that causes it: capitalism. But our theories are predicated on maintaining that system, searching for ways to make ‘the business case’ and gain market advantage when addressing climate change,” said Andy Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise. “We are facing an existential crisis, not an exercise in theoretical advancement.”
Financial Times -
July 5, 2023
“I don’t expect that we’re ever going to be able to say that (the USMCA) accomplished very much. I don’t think it hurt much. But I don’t think it helped much,” said Alan Deardorff, professor emeritus of economics and public policy, on the third anniversary of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Associated Press -
July 5, 2023
“Our welfare system really has a lot of stigma attached to it and there’s a lot of hassles and bureaucracy associated with accessing programs. One of the tenets of guaranteed income is that it’s providing assistance with dignity. Here’s cash, you figure out how you want to use it, you know best,” said Kristin Seefeldt, associate professor of social work and public policy.
Detroit Free Press -
July 5, 2023
“There will be a lot of people saying, ‘OK, now we have to move on and everybody just has to work harder,’” said Evan Caminker, professor of law. “And I think that does a disservice to the experience of schools like Michigan and in California, where universities have worked harder and harder and harder, and still have not been able to reproduce the level of racial diversity that we had before the ban on affirmative action.”
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