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March 14, 2022
“It’s still not as bad (as 2008). Still, it might get quite bad,” said Daniil Manaenkov, an economist with the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, who won’t be surprised if gas prices hit $5 per gallon nationwide. Aaron Kall, director of Michigan Debate, said, “It’s a minor inconvenience, but certainly nothing in comparison to what’s happening in Ukraine and the sacrifices that everybody else in the country and the world are making.”
The Detroit News -
March 14, 2022
“Keep in mind that we’re only (a little more than) two weeks into what will likely be a protracted, possibly multiyear conflict. This will be an order of magnitude beyond Russia’s rebuilding efforts in Chechnya, in terms of sheer scale,” said Yuri Zhukov, associate professor of political science, comparing the cost of rebuilding Ukraine — should it fall to Russia — to that of the Chechen Republic after two wars there in the 1990s.
Newsweek -
March 14, 2022
“I hate to say this, but industrialized agriculture tends to be a lot more efficient at growing food, and often … from a climate perspective, industrial agriculture has been shown to have slightly lower climate emissions than some of the local and organic producers that tend to have lower yields, have a lot more inputs to the farm,” said Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability and director of the Program in Environment. (Note: Miller’s segment begins at about the 28:30-minute mark of the link below)
BBC -
March 11, 2022
Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology, says we are getting better at predicting COVID’s patterns, much like forecasting the weather: “Weather sometimes disrupts our lives, but we usually have a little bit of warning, and we know what to expect and we know what actions that we take when there’s a storm coming.”
Michigan Radio -
March 11, 2022
“One thing that is true in the state of Michigan is that homeless, unaccompanied minors are not able to consent for their own health care,” said Jennifer Erb-Downward, senior research associate at U-M’s Poverty Solutions. “Youth who are homeless (are) at greater risk … for all sorts of negative health outcomes. And yet, we are legally preventing them from accessing services that could help to bridge that connection to care.”
WDET Radio -
March 11, 2022
A decision by a federal judge to strike down the lead felony charge — obstructing an official proceeding — “throws a monkey wrench into the DOJ’s efforts to hold accountable the people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law. “This decision will likely delay all cases where this offense has been charged or could have been charged, including against Donald Trump.”
The Washington Post -
March 10, 2022
“What we really need is transformational change. … We need to take radical action. We cannot avoid the fact that we have created a risky world and we need to find ways to live in that world,” said Paige Fischer, associate professor of sustainability and environment, who along with Kyle Whyte, professor of environment and sustainability, contributed to the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
MLive -
March 10, 2022
“The amount of money that athletes can make throughout other parts of the world is incredible and almost a no-brainer depending on how good you are and your overall market appeal,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of kinesiology. “Foreign countries treat their athletes well, and there’s a level of protection they have when in other countries.”
CNBC -
March 10, 2022
While children are the most vulnerable to getting very ill from lead, the toxin’s damage can show up years later as chronic and age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease and dementia, said Sung Kyun Park, associate professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences. “Lead is a never-ending story,” he said.
NBC News -
March 9, 2022
Volker Sick, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Global CO2 Initiative, says consumers will need reassurance that new products made from captured carbon are safe: “This is somewhat of a problem — not that we haven’t done this on a large scale with many industries over the centuries, but because we have to do it really fast.”
The Wall Street Journal
