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April 4, 2022
Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky has invoked the Holocaust as analogous to what his country is experiencing, but Jeffrey Veidlinger, professor of history and Judaic studies, believes the comparison is problematic: “The war is horrific … But like most wars, this war is being fought over the political control of a territory and the sovereignty of a people; unlike the Holocaust, it is not an attempt to murder every single member of an ethnic, racial or national group.
The Detroit Jewish News -
April 1, 2022
During the pandemic, births among low-income women may have had a smaller decline than the overall population — and even increased, say Lea Bart, Ph.D. student in economics, and Vanessa Lang, researcher at the Population Studies Center. “These women might have wanted to delay a birth because they couldn’t afford it right now, but they weren’t able to maintain that access to contraception that they relied on to be able to control their births,” Bart said.
MLive -
April 1, 2022
“People think, ‘Oh, it’s just bloating,’ so it’s often brushed aside,” said Kimberly Harer, clinical lecturer in gastroenterology. But bloating is not only uncomfortable; it can affect “many aspects of our patients’ lives,” she said, leading to embarrassment and body image issues. “Patients should feel empowered to discuss bloating with their providers and get the help they need.”
The New York Times -
April 1, 2022
Doctors are increasingly reluctant to prescribe opioids for pain treatment amid soaring addiction rates and fear of liability, said Pooja Lagisetty, assistant professor of internal medicine: “If we are closing our doors to patients who have been on long-term opioids or need opioids for their pain, then we’re essentially asking our patients to find pain relief outside of the medical system.”
Bloomberg Law -
March 31, 2022
“If there was a ‘blue pill’ for increasing muscle strength, they’d have taken it some time ago,” said Kathryn Clark, lecturer and associate program chair of movement science, on the many ways that athletes have been working on for years to increase strength more efficiently.
(This item appeared with an incorrect photo in the March 31 Record email.)
Newsweek -
March 31, 2022
Despite an influx of visitors, hosting the 2024 NFL draft may not be the economic windfall that Detroit hopes it’ll be due to large costs, says Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management: “That’s money that could be spent on other activities, which might actually be more useful for the local economy like providing children with a proper education or providing proper health care.”
Detroit Free Press -
March 31, 2022
“The (Supreme Court) protects its reputation in large part through goodwill and by acting like a respectable institution. Ginni Thomas is burning through that goodwill at a rapid pace — making the court and its justices appear corrupt,” said Leah Litman, assistant professor of law, regarding the role of Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The Washington Post -
March 30, 2022
The growing gap in educational attainment means that for U.S. women, the concept of “marrying up” is not that prevalent, says Elizabeth Armstrong, professor of sociology: “Demographics are just demographics in the sense that if women are getting more educational credentials than men and are outperforming — and even outearning, in some cases — you can’t just conjure men into existence that don’t exist.”
BuzzFeed News -
March 30, 2022
Most states imposed COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings and businesses, issuing stay-at-home orders and masking mandates, but many red states — with much higher post-vaccine death rates — lifted restrictions too soon, says Peter Jacobson, professor emeritus of health management and policy: “Blue states took this entire outbreak more seriously. … You can’t underestimate the messages that were being sent to the public.”
ABC News -
March 30, 2022
“When you live together, you kind of enable people to work. So if a grandparent can help with child care, for example, then maybe the parent generation has an easier time remaining in the labor force,” said Natasha Pilkauskas, associate professor of public policy and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research, on the financial benefit of multigenerational households.
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