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April 21, 2022
“In moments of war and violence, it can be tempting to either downplay classical music’s involvement in global events or emphasize music’s power only when it is used as a force for what a given observer perceives as good. Insisting on a utopian, apolitical status for this art form renders us unable to see how even high culture is implicated in the messy realities of political and social life,” co-wrote Kira Thurman, assistant professor of history and German.
The New York Times -
April 21, 2022
Reporting positive COVID-19 self-test results to one’s local health department can help doctors and scientists better understand how vaccines are holding up against the virus, says Jonathan Golob, assistant professor of infectious disease: “People at your local public health departments are experts at using case reports to figure out answers … to adjust treatments, guidance and planning.”
CNN -
April 20, 2022
Driving while stressed out can be just as distracting as texting, eating or putting on makeup in the car. “It’s … difficult to convince people sometimes to focus on this. But there’s questions like how difficult is it to drive in this situation?” said Paul Green, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
WXYZ/Detroit -
April 20, 2022
Banning abortion in Michigan would jeopardize the survival of many women unless a new legal framework is drafted to allow for abortions in cases where the mother’s life is in danger, says Lisa Harris, professor of obstetrics and gynecology: “Who decides what is the acceptable risk of dying in the setting of a pregnancy? How do you even define what the baseline risk is? … These can be life or death cases.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
April 20, 2022
The release of World Health Organization data that show at least 15 million COVID-19 deaths globally — instead of the 6 million officially reported by countries individually — has been delayed because of objections from India. “Science has to be responded to with science. If you have an alternative estimate, which is through rigorous science, you should just produce it,” said Bhramar Mukherjee, professor of biostatistics.
The New York Times -
April 19, 2022
Care and treatment of dementia patients is costly to society and is emotionally and financially draining to their families, says HwaJung Choi, research assistant professor of internal medicine, and health management and policy: “It’s extremely important to reduce the rate and to reduce the total number of people with dementia, because dementia is a very expensive disease.”
U.S. News & World Report -
April 19, 2022
“It has had a major impact by producing information that provides the background for a lot of policy debates,” said Samuel Gross, professor emeritus of law and co-founder of the National Registry of Exonerations, which provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989 — more than 3,000 cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all charges based on new evidence.
Reuters -
April 19, 2022
U-M alum Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s finance minister and prime ministerial heir apparent, is a “safe decision” that would help the ruling party maintain the status quo, says Linda Lim, professor emerita of corporate strategy and international business: “Lawrence has always been more of a technocrat than a politician. There is not going to be a huge amount of change.”
Financial Times -
April 18, 2022
“When people think about environmental impacts that need to be tackled, it’s very rare that people think about cooling services,” said Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability and director of the Program in Environment. “It intersects the building, transportation and food sectors. It has a tremendous impact when you start looking at overall global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.”
Knowable Magazine -
April 18, 2022
“He would be a throwback to the ‘Citizen Kane’ days of press barons using their newspapers to advance their favorite causes,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, commenting on Elon Musk’s $43 billion hostile takeover bid of Twitter.
The New York Times
