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June 7, 2023
“What you want is a town with a lot of white-collar jobs. You want to live in a place with a lot of nice natural resources,” said Don Grimes, a researcher in economics. “We should be promoting the Great Lakes as a magnificent resource. … People should want to live near those Great Lakes the same way that people want to live near mountains in Colorado or the beaches in Florida.”
Michigan Radio -
June 7, 2023
“There are more women over 50 now than at any time in history. … This is the same generation of women who pushed forward the women’s movement and who said no to all kinds of constraints against education and employment and other opportunities,” said Susan Douglas, professor of communication and media. “Now that we’re getting older, we are determined to push back against outdated stereotypes.”
BuzzFeed News -
May 31, 2023
“Other states are looking ahead and recognizing the return that investments like this bring. By acting now, we might ensure that the next ‘unicorn’ is founded, grows and stays in Michigan,” said Kelly Sexton, associate vice president for research and innovation partnerships, about a proposal to the state to provide a one-time investment of $126 million for four early-stage, pre-seed evergreen funds.
Detroit Business -
May 31, 2023
“The impact will be felt broadly and across economic sectors, including infrastructure owner-operators, vehicle manufacturers, technology providers and chipset designers, to name a few,” said Jim Sayer, director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute, about a $9.85 million grant from the Department of Transportation to help connect vehicles and pedestrians with safety information using “cellular vehicle-to-everything technology.”
The Detroit News -
May 31, 2023
“When we’re thinking about how to help kids recover from early adversity, it’s very important to keep in mind that it’s not enough to just provide them with social support or to just provide them with economic support,” said Stacy Rosenbaum, assistant professor of anthropology. “If we ignore one or the other, I think the chances of success when doing interventions is not very high.”
Scientific American -
May 31, 2023
Research by Peter Reich, director of the Institute for Global Change Biology, shows that moss plays a crucial role in fighting climate change: “Like forests, mosses stabilize the microclimates and physical environments beneath them … they provide minerals and carbon to the soil and thus offer a better home for the soil microbiome than areas of bare ground.”
MLive -
May 31, 2023
“Improving the functionality and accessibility of portal systems, as well as providing more outreach and training to help patients understand and use portal systems, will be crucial to improving equity,” said Denise Anthony, professor of health management and policy, sociology and information, who found that 78% of people age 50-80 use at least one patient portal to access health care information.
UPI -
May 24, 2023
A Twitter video of foreign ambassadors urging Japan to embrace LGBTQ rights has drawn the ire of the Japanese, who have spoken out on issues in other countries. “In terms of ambassadorial outspokenness, I think the most conservative members of the L.D.P. and Japanese media are being really hypocritical,” said Jennifer Robertson, professor emerita of anthropology.
The New York Times -
May 24, 2023
“It makes sense that most employers don’t want people using cannabis while they’re working. The problem is that job-site drug screening captures usage only in the recent past. It does not assess current impairment or predict whether an employee may be a future safety risk,” wrote Kevin Boehnke, research assistant professor of anesthesiology.
The New York Times -
May 24, 2023
“Car-dependent metropolitan areas divide and isolate people from one another. Strong public transit systems do the opposite: They bring people and places together, fostering fortuitous interactions and vibrant experiences,” said Joe Grengs, professor of urban and regional planning.
The Nation
