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April 18, 2023
“We often think about antibiotic resistance as being a real problem, but there’s actually dozens of classes of antibiotics. There’s only three classes of antifungals available,” said Teresa O’Meara, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology. “And so this is going to be a big problem going forward just because there are more and more fungal infections that are on the rise and we need to develop new antifungal treatments.”
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April 18, 2023
“These are things that very often can’t be proven with mathematical precision. It can be very hard to show that people who didn’t do business with you didn’t do it for this reason as opposed to some other reason,” said Len Niehoff, professor from practice of law, on the issue of monetary damages in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
National Public Radio -
April 18, 2023
“People are open to the promise of the technology of gene editing, but there’s still skepticism for some … people who live with sickle cell disease to go through this process,” said Melissa Creary, assistant professor of health management and policy. “It’s more than providing a scientific intervention. It’s about looking more widely at these structures of systemic oppression that have occurred for generations for this population.”
Al Jazeera -
April 17, 2023
Fossilized urine mounds from generations of marmot-like critters called rock hyraxes can be radiocarbon-dated and act as an archive of ancient climate, research shows. “These are continuous records. … This is the way we’re going to actually move forward, instead of making these kind of wavy pronouncements about what the climate is doing at a global level,” said Brian Stewart, associate professor of anthropology.
Scientific American -
April 17, 2023
“Grieving parents, stressed parents, stressed caregivers, a lot of uncertainty. … All of these things can contribute to interruptions of typical development for kids, particularly in the emotion regulation domain,” said Alison Miller, professor of health behavior and health education, on the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of children.
Detroit Free Press -
April 17, 2023
“You need to have the freedom to be able to pursue work without looking over your shoulder, wondering if you have offended someone or some sort of political entity,” said Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology, on the potential elimination of tenure at Texas’ public universities, raising concerns about academic freedom and job security.
The Dallas Morning News -
April 14, 2023
“The Azerbaijanis clearly are trying to intend … to force the 120,000 Armenians out of Karabakh — that is out of Azerbaijan altogether — and end that enclave’s existence,” said Ronald Suny, professor emeritus of history, about the four-month blockade of Armenia’s “little republic” within Azerbaijan. “They have already declared that the enclave’s … autonomy is abolished.”
Newsweek -
April 14, 2023
Adam Pritchard, professor of law, says there is no legal requirement that the securities a company wants to sell be worth anything, as in the case of distressed home-goods chain Bed Bath & Beyond: “The premise is full disclosure. As long as they’ve fully disclosed a very high risk of bankruptcy, what they’ve done is legal.”
The Wall Street Journal -
April 14, 2023
Interest in Michigan’s appointment of a state poet laureate extends beyond the arts and education community, says Aaron Dworkin, professor of music. For young people, poetry “gives them often an avenue or a window into themselves into the world around them” and the art form itself “can break down some of these barriers between political differences or even societal differences,” he said.
Detroit Free Press -
April 13, 2023
“We don’t have a way to suddenly, overnight, replace that medication care with surgical care,” if the abortion pill mifepristone were to become unavailable, said Lisa Harris, professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Leah Litman, professor of law, said there will be considerable uncertainty if the ruling does go into effect: “That uncertainty, and really the chaos, is part of why the anti-abortion plaintiffs in the Texas case sought this ruling.”
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