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April 18, 2022
While prior studies have suggested that the human-animal bond may have health benefits like decreasing blood pressure and stress, “our results suggest pet ownership may also be protective against cognitive decline,” said Tiffany Braley, associate professor of neurology, whose research shows the cognitive benefits of long-term pet ownership are strongest for Black adults, college-educated adults and men.
Discover Magazine -
April 15, 2022
The peonies at Nichols Arboretum will be partially fertilized with human urine this year — part of the “pee-cycling” research by civil and environmental engineering professors Nancy Love and Krista Wigginton. “We have a pretty good understanding of the kind of communication that can really move people to start thinking about this differently and reducing the disgust factor that would prevent somebody from even thinking about this,” Love said.
MLive -
April 15, 2022
“There’s not a single indicator that a recession is coming. Every measure of economic activity shows growth. … In normal times, we’d call this a boom,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy. “But we’re living through a generationally scarring moment. Things still feel so precarious, so it’s understandable people would feel a greater sense of economic risk, like their prosperity is fragile.”
Los Angeles Times -
April 15, 2022
“So many older adults want to be able to stay at home for as long as possible, but it just doesn’t seem as though most are really thoughtful about what that means and the sorts of ways in which they have to prepare,” said Sheria Robinson-Lane, assistant professor of nursing, who found that most older Americans want to “age in place” but nearly half have given little or no thought to the steps they need to take to do so.
UPI -
April 14, 2022
Inexpensive, organic transparent solar panels could serve as windows that power buildings or could be turned into flexible films that could cover the surface of a building, said Stephen Forrest, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. “We don’t need a large solar farm that takes a lot of land and needs to transport this electronic energy a long way, to your house,” said Xinjing Huang, doctoral student in applied physics. “Every house has windows. You can just generate electric power there.”
The Detroit News -
April 14, 2022
“You could always buy loyalty, or you can earn it. Buying loyalty is driving prices lower than all of your competition. Earning loyalty is by investing in customer satisfaction,” said Claes Fornell, professor emeritus of marketing, whose research shows there is an exponential increase in a company’s return on investment when they focus on customer retention.
Forbes -
April 14, 2022
“Hate crimes have been the focus of a lot of public discussion, advocacy and research. However, to focus only on hate crimes is to miss the bigger story of racism,” said Melissa Borja, assistant professor of American culture. “While some forms of racism involve violent hate crimes, the vast majority of expressions of anti-Asian racism do not.”
PBS NewsHour -
April 13, 2022
William Chey, professor of gastroenterology and nutritional sciences, says changing what’s on the menu is a key tool for people to manage irritable bowel syndrome: “When I started to talk about diet as an important part of treating patients with IBS, people literally laughed at me. But now almost every gastroenterologist accepts that diet is an important part of the solution.”
National Public Radio -
April 13, 2022
A Washington state bill that requires new passenger and light duty vehicles to be electric beginning in 2030 is “aggressive” but necessary, says Greg Keoleian, professor of environment and sustainability: “Having the states set policies that are going to ensure sales are going to be electric will be important for the industry making the vehicles. You’ve got to create a market in order for (automakers) to get moving.”
ABC News -
April 13, 2022
As hospitals increasingly turn to artificial intelligence to identify and treat patients most at risk, they must “understand when AI is not working as intended and prioritize problems based on whether they are solvable rather than simply what AI tools are available,” said Karandeep Singh, assistant professor of information, learning health and internal medicine.
The Wall Street Journal
