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March 9, 2022
Nonpolicing strategies can complement law enforcement, particularly programs that help people lead healthy, productive lives, says Sara Heller, assistant professor of economics: “If we hopefully bring the right package and right resources to other social programs, we can have similar or better effects at lower costs and let police focus on doing a more limited job well.”
The New York Times -
March 9, 2022
“Putin has really thrown all the cards up in the air. How they’ll land, we can hardly tell. What seems to be happening is that the Ukrainians, in their resistance, and with their new hero, President Zelensky, are in fact now more united and more hostile to Russia,” said Ronald Suny, professor of history and political science. “It would be very difficult for Vladimir Putin to conquer, occupy and subdue Ukraine.”
Michigan Radio -
March 8, 2022
Despite monumental advances in physics, computing and artificial intelligence, the engineering problem of nuclear missile interception has yet to be solved. “There’s no law of physics against the prospect of intercepting them, but the laws of physics make it extremely challenging — and create all of these constraints on how difficult it is to intercept it,” James Wells, professor of physics.
Salon -
March 8, 2022
The impulse to stay away from certain performers allied with Vladimir Putin means that all Russian artists might be scorned because of Putin’s actions, says Kira Thurman, assistant professor of history and German: “At what point can we try to hold on to the idea that art can bring us together even in times of conflict, and that art can be the bridge, so to speak, that we can use to communicate with others across these terrible times and terrible moments?”
National Public Radio -
March 8, 2022
“Every time there is any form of risk, like we see a dinosaur approaching the cave, we store our goods in the safest place that we have,” said Paolo Pasquariello, professor of finance, on investors parking their money in the U.S. bond market instead of owning riskier assets during the war in Ukraine.
Marketplace -
March 7, 2022
“More policing does not necessarily lessen violent crime. By and large, police exist as an investigative entity after incidents have already occurred. … If policing is not the answer, what is? At best, strong communities with the necessary resources can prevent, intervene in and de-escalate harmful situations. That requires an investment in educational opportunity and workforce infrastructure as preventative measures for reducing crimes,” wrote Charles H.F. Davis III, assistant professor of education.
Inside Higher Ed -
March 7, 2022
“The fact that he’s made himself relatable and … has stood by his people, literally, on the front line, that has given him credibility,” said Eugene Bondarenko, lecturer of Slavic languages and literatures, on the popularity of Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is rallying Ukrainians against Russian troops in the largest battle in Europe since WWII.
ABC News -
March 7, 2022
“The analogy of the iron curtain proves useful in that it reminds us of the many unresolved legacies of the Cold War that animate Putin’s sense of grievance about Russia’s loss of status in the world,” said Pamela Ballinger, professor of history. “It also mobilizes the language of freedom versus tyranny so central to the Cold War struggle, a language that resonates in the heroic efforts of everyday Ukrainians to defend their homeland.”
Christian Science Monitor -
February 25, 2022
Nearly three in four U.S. parents think CBD might be a good option for their kids when other meds don’t work, says Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. Renee Shellhaas, clinical professor of pediatric neurology, says it’s important that doctors know all the medications and supplements kids are taking: “We want to use medicines safely and carefully, to make sure that what we give to a child does more good than harm.”
UPI -
February 25, 2022
Removing mask mandates is justified, and doing so when deemed ineffective or unnecessary helps build confidence in government, says Rafael Meza, professor of epidemiology: “Individuals need to start making … their own decisions based on their approach to risk, their own situation with regard to susceptibilities and depending on what they are going to do and where they are going to go.”
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