In the News
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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.”
MLive -
February 25, 2022
“Every life sphere for a young adult has been disrupted by the pandemic, and so much uncertainty is associated with that,” said Pamela Aronson, professor of sociology at UM-Dearborn. “To be honest, society has just dismissed the real and important needs of young adults during this period.”
Salon -
February 24, 2022
“It’s like asking someone who cannot swim to jump into the ocean instead of trying a pool. I feel this pressure of jumping into the Pacific and not knowing if I can survive or not,” said Vivian Cheung, professor of pediatrics and human genetics, who as an immunocompromised person must now navigate a world with fewer mask mandates and vaccination requirements. These changes are hard to take, says Beth Wallace, assistant professor of rheumatology, since many immunocompromised people were less sick during COVID than before.
The Atlantic -
February 24, 2022
Detroit is seeing gains in employment and wages and drops in joblessness that are expected to continue the next several years, says Gabriel Ehrlich, director of UM’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics. “The pandemic has created important challenges for our nation’s large cities, but we expect Detroit to recover its pandemic job losses next year and continue growing from there.”
The Detroit News -
February 24, 2022
“China is again using sport to solidify its position as a global superpower. (Its) international standing in the West is likely even more precarious than it was prior to the Olympics,” said Stacy-Lynn Sant, assistant professor of sports management, on the host country’s success at suppressing protests, fending off a major COVID-19 outbreak, shrugging off a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott and striking a fresh alliance with Russia.
Nikkei Asia -
February 23, 2022
At a time when millions of Americans bank and shop online, casting votes on the internet may seem safe enough, but standards for voting should be higher, says J. Alex Halderman, professor of electrical engineering and computer science: “In banking, a certain amount of fraud is just accepted as the cost of doing business. But that’s just not how we view elections. We want there to be no fraud in elections.”
The Washington Post -
February 23, 2022
Renaming buildings is not so much erasing history as it is revising who we decide to honor, says Kristin Hass, associate professor of American culture. Like memorials, school names fall under the umbrella of a society’s cultural infrastructure, and learning in a space named after someone who looks like you feels very different than one named after someone who didn’t have high expectations of you, she says.
New Jersey.com -
February 23, 2022
Caregivers and infants are really a dyad — their outcomes and health play into each other’s — but during the pandemic, infection prevention has taken over in newborn intensive care units, says Clayton Shuman, assistant professor of nursing: “The NICU is that unique time when that connection is broken. If a mom is still recovering and the baby is removed, the restrictions during COVID lead to prolonged separation of mother and infant.”
The Atlantic
