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April 29, 2022
Chinedum Okwudire, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and colleagues have developed software that may soon allow 3D printers to more efficiently make more precise intricate metal and plastic parts. “The results are very promising,” he said. “We wanted to focus in a direction that is practical and truly has the chance to make a difference.”
DBusiness Magazine -
April 28, 2022
“When we do throw our plastics in the recycle bin, we don’t quite get the same materials back out. The process of mechanical recycling that we’ve developed over the last 50 years is really a downcycling process that takes the high quality materials we’re putting in the recycle bin and downgrades them into lower quality products,” said Anne McNeil, professor of chemistry, and macromolecular science and engineering.
Michigan Radio -
April 28, 2022
“Apart from losing out on the talent of potential female cabinet members from a greater diversity of backgrounds, the dearth of female ministers will probably have consequences for the broader participation of women in South Korean politics,” co-wrote Charles McClean, visiting professor of Japanese studies, about South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s pledge to do away with his predecessor’s gender quota.
The Washington Post -
April 28, 2022
“The people (who) are at the table doing biomedical research do not come close to representing the people who we are designing those technologies for,” said Lola Eniola-Adefeso, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, who believes the NIH can fund more Black scientists by retiring its grant-review criteria based on the resources and reputation of an applicant’s institution, which strongly favors institutions that historically have been well funded.
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April 27, 2022
Guns are now the No. 1 killer of kids in the U.S. due to a 34% increase in the number of children murdered by firearms in 2020, says Jason Goldstick, research associate professor of emergency medicine: “Our ultimate message is that a public health approach to violence prevention can work, but only if you fill in the evidence base and to do that, you need funding.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
April 27, 2022
“It is generally assumed that signaling status can strategically benefit people who want to appear high class — why else would people pay a premium for products with luxury logos that have no other functional benefits? But it can also backfire by making them seem more self-interested,” said Shalena Srna, assistant professor of marketing.
The Daily Mail (U.K.) -
April 27, 2022
Research by Jesse Capecelatro, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and colleagues shows opening bus windows can help prevent the spread of COVID-19: “If the windows are closed, due to the recirculation of the air in the bus, whatever someone breathes out, in about 45 seconds, everyone in the bus is breathing in a portion of that.”
National Public Radio -
April 26, 2022
Testing a person’s blood for the presence of circulating melanoma cells may help identify skin cancer, while allowing the patient to skip invasive biopsies, according to research by Sunitha Nagrath, professor of chemical engineering: “Circulating tumor cells have the potential to pinpoint treatment resistance and recurrence. (They) can be a valuable biomarker to noninvasively monitor for disease progression.”
UPI -
April 26, 2022
“It’s all a function of where you’re going to be and how many people are going to be there, if it’s a closed or open space and of course the local conditions,” said Rafael Meza, professor of epidemiology and global health, who was not surprised by the decision to lift the mask mandate on public transit — a decision that has divided experts over whether it makes sense from a public health standpoint.
The Hill -
April 26, 2022
“It feels noisier than ever in terms of how people perceive the virus, its severity, its risks, the risks to others. We don’t have a consistent algorithm that we’re all following,” said Kate Cagney, professor of sociology and director of the Institute for Social Research, on the transition from a world of stay-at-home orders, business closures and universal masking requirements to a choose-your-own-pandemic experience.
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