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April 10, 2023
Nearly four in 10 nurses in Michigan plan to leave their jobs in the next year, says Christopher Friese, professor of nursing and public health: “I think we need to really debunk this myth that nurses are burned out and are leaving their jobs due to COVID. … Nurses are leaving their workplaces and are exhausted because their working conditions have been unacceptable for over a decade.”
Detroit Free Press -
April 7, 2023
“It takes a lot of research and deliberation to figure out how we can continue to make Michigan a leader in (the electric vehicle) industry … but at the same time taking into account the concerns people have about the Chinese government,” said Mary Gallagher, professor of political science, on concerns over plans by a U.S. subsidiary of a Chinese company to build electric vehicle battery plants in Michigan.
MLive -
April 7, 2023
“We as a society have decided it’s OK for insurance plans to utilize deductibles and coinsurance in this blunt way that treats epinephrine in the same way as an ineffective drug,” said Kao-Ping Chua, assistant professor of pediatrics and of health management and policy, who believes an out-of-pocket cap would be an effective tool for making expensive EpiPens more affordable.
Vox -
April 7, 2023
“The important message is that older adults with dementia have unique needs, most notably that during a disaster, they are almost entirely dependent on caregivers due to their lack of awareness of the crisis,” said Sue Anne Bell, assistant professor of nursing, whose research shows that elderly adults with dementia may have heightened death risks after being exposed to a hurricane.
International Business Times -
April 6, 2023
Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico are releasing far more climate-changing methane than official estimates show, according to research by doctoral student Alan Gorchov Negron and Eric Kort, associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering. “The good news is that the bulk of emissions comes from one class of facilities, which means mitigation measures can be more targeted,” Kort said.
CNN -
April 6, 2023
“I was called the biggest threat to youth in this country. Everybody had been led to believe that teenage motherhood was a sign of degeneracy,” said Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, whose research suggested that teenage Black mothers surmise that it is safer for them, and their children, to get pregnant early because they expect to develop chronic illness or have shorter lifespans.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
April 6, 2023
“Any internet troll now can, with only a few keystrokes and a click of a button, create convincing images that might fool a human,” said Andrew Owens, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, on the use of AI image generators, which make it easy for users to abuse public figures’ likenesses online.
The Wall Street Journal -
April 5, 2023
Research by sociology doctoral students Jasmine Simington and Erykah Benson found that 70% of Detroiters believe that addressing racial inequality — including reparations for Black Americans — should be a high policy priority for elected officials. “COVID, George Floyd, inflation. … I think all of these crises are shifting public perception about the role of government in both preventing and also, kind of, just easing the instability of everyday life,” Simington said.
Michigan Radio -
April 5, 2023
“This AI-based tool has the potential to improve the access and speed of diagnosis and care of patients with deadly brain tumors,” said Todd Hollon, assistant professor of neurological surgery, whose research team developed technology capable of pinpointing genetic mutations in brain tumors during surgery within just 90 seconds.
Fox News -
April 5, 2023
“My hope is that the city of Detroit is collaborating with people who are thinking critically about digital infrastructure. … What is the relationship that we want to have with digital technology moving forward, and how might internet access support our needs and aspirations as a community?” said Cyrus Peñarroyo, assistant professor of architecture, who found that 70% of Detroit public school students have no internet access at home.
The Detroit News
