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March 28, 2022
“Often we’re just going, going, going. We’re not really focused on our heart rate until we get into bed at night and learn that our heart is racing and that we’re very tense,” said Deirdre Conroy, professor of psychiatry and clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic. “If we practice meditation more often, we’re training our brain to be able to calm itself, like a self-management strategy.”
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March 28, 2022
Sandra Gunning, professor of American culture and Afroamerican and African studies, says cultural references to “passing” — light-skinned Black Americans living life as a white person — have been around since the 18th century: “You might have people doing it not because they shun blackness necessarily but because at the time, it’s something that they needed to do … for survival.”
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March 28, 2022
“Every day there’s more things that have to be investigated, and the conflict itself is a significant obstacle to the investigation,” said Karima Bennoune, visiting professor of law, on war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine. “It’s very positive that there has been such a strong reaction to the reports of war crimes … public outrage and response is critical to actually trying to stop further war crimes.”
Christian Science Monitor -
March 25, 2022
“There’s this idea that real Chinese food or real Asian food is not junk food — that we eat only steamed, hand-made traditional foods, passed down by mother,” said Miranda Brown, professor of Chinese studies. “But a lot of Asian moms have a job. Some of them have to deal with children. The reason we go to junk food is the same as everyone else.”
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March 25, 2022
Richard Miech, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, says electronic cigarette use is driving a rise in the proportion of young people who try but fail to quit using nicotine: “Unfortunately, we are seeing that with e-cigarettes, more kids are struggling with nicotine. With e-cigarettes we have gone backwards, quite substantially.”
U.S. News & World Report -
March 25, 2022
“The casualty is Chinese American faculty in general because it’s creating a climate of fear. I think the prospect of having your life destroyed in that way is terrifying to faculty even if they know they have done nothing wrong,” said Ann Chih Lin, professor of public policy and director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, on the chilling effect of the Trump-era China Initiative meant to root out Chinese spies.
National Public Radio -
March 24, 2022
By disengaging, the European Union is concerned that Russia will expand its carbon footprint by making more steel the traditional way— from iron ore— which is the Russians’ main method. “That’s the dirty stuff. Digging stuff out of the ground and making that into steel is the dirty part of the industry,” said Daniel Cooper, professor of mechanical engineering.
Marketplace -
March 24, 2022
Only four in 10 parents say their teen has been asked about mental health concerns at doctor visits, says Gary Freed, professor of pediatrics and health management and policy: “Regular check-ups are the best time for providers to discuss potential mental health concerns. If parents feel their adolescent’s provider is not being proactive in raising these issues, they should bring it up with them.”
UPI -
March 24, 2022
Many pandemic-era programs — enhanced unemployment benefits, expansion of the child tax credit — did little to relieve the concerns of older Americans, says Helen Levy, research professor at the Institute of Social Research: “Those emergency relief measures were very effective in helping families with children, but irrelevant for retirees. There isn’t an immediate mechanism to help seniors deal with real-time price increases.”
The Washington Post -
March 23, 2022
“I think it’s kind of following in the same direction as the automotive industry. Where fuel is more expensive, where people are more concerned about green technologies, they’ll see more electrification going on,” said Timothy McCoy, clinical professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, regarding electrification in the powerboat industry.
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