In the News
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October 29, 2024
“We don’t have a lot of curricular offerings that are explicitly about mixed-race experiences the way we do about other groups of people, even though we know that the demographics have changed drastically. In another five or 10 years, when the largest group of mixed-race children come of age to be in college, I feel like we need to be ready in higher education, and we’re not ready now,” said Karen Downing, education liaison at the U-M Library.
WGVU Public Media (Grand Rapids) -
October 29, 2024
The inner ear’s sense of balance can deteriorate over time because of exposure to loud noises — in the same way someone can develop hearing loss, said Devin McCaslin, chief of audiology and clinical professor of otorhinolaryngology: “As people get older, the changes in the inner ear of balance and the brain makes it harder for them to maintain balance. It really pops up in challenging environments, like walking in the dark.”
The Washington Post -
October 28, 2024
While it’s more likely that people who agree with each other politically will also find each other more attractive, only 59 percent of couples believe that politics play an important role in finding a partner, according to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research: “The majority of people … may just prefer that politics stays out of the bedroom.”
Psychology Today -
October 28, 2024
“The system of disparity needs to stop. … Families are struggling, kids are staying in foster care for too long,” said clinical law professor Vivek Sankaran, director of U-M’s Child Advocacy Law Clinic and member of the state’s Child Protective Legal Representation Task Force, which found wide disparities in Michigan in attorney pay, training and resources available, and in how active they must be in engaging with parents and children.
The Detroit News -
October 28, 2024
Lightweight plastic packaging generally outperforms cans and glass from a climate impact perspective because it uses fewer materials and less supply chain energy, says Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability: “Even with the lack of recycling infrastructure, the climate impacts of plastic are generally going to be lower.”
TASTE -
October 25, 2024
“We know that firearm injuries are a major cause of death and disability, but what’s often missing in the conversation is that firearm injuries are preventable,” said Hsing-Fang Hsieh, research associate professor at the Institute for Firearm Injury and Prevention. “One of our main goals is to use data available to inform evidence-based practices to implement effective prevention programs that prevent firearm injury, especially in historically marginalized communities.”
Second Wave Michigan -
October 25, 2024
“We are proud to have the opportunity to partner with the Michigan Department of State and highlight the university’s commitment to elevating expertise and applying research that increases understanding, fosters transparency and enables democracy to flourish,” said Andrea Forte, professor and dean of the School of Information, about a new online dashboard where voters can access data on early and absentee voting.
Michigan Advance -
October 25, 2024
Michael Traugott, research professor emeritus at the Center for Political Studies, says lawsuits claiming election offices in three swing states created loopholes that could allow ineligible people to vote through overseas absentee ballots are part of a strategy by Republican leaders aimed at sowing doubt in the election results: “They do this in a very careful and systematic way and it’s worked.”
ABC News -
October 24, 2024
“Scientists have been pondering and researching a genetic basis for sex ratio for decades, yet no unambiguous evidence for a genetic variation that alters the human sex ratio” from approximately 50:50 has been found, says Jianzhi Zhang, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, whose research shows that a rare genetic mutation increases the likelihood of babies being born female by 10%.
Reuters -
October 24, 2024
“She’s right that his tariffs are like a sales tax, in the sense that consumers everywhere are going to end up paying,” Alan Deardorff, professor emeritus of economics and public policy, said of claims by Kamala Harris that Donald Trump’s push for higher tariffs on foreign goods will inflate consumer prices.
NBC News
