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March 30, 2023
Requiring prisoners in Michigan to routinely stand in line in inclement weather to wait for their medications is “unconscionable,” says Heather Ann Thompson, professor of history, of Afroamerican and African studies, and in the Residential College: “No one who is allowing this to happen … would remotely allow their own parents, siblings or children needing care to be treated this way.”
Detroit Free Press -
March 30, 2023
The caricature of lobbying as legal bribery is misguided since an overwhelming majority of it is done with allies, says Rick Hall, professor of political science and public policy: “It’s not a wink and a nod; here’s a campaign check. That is really uncommon. You’re going in and talking with people you don’t need to bribe. They mostly have the same policy objectives you do.”
The Detroit News -
March 29, 2023
“The pollen season is shifting earlier and earlier over the United States. The total pollen production will increase by 18% at the end of the century over southeastern Michigan with temperature and precipitation effects,” said Yingxiao Zhang, doctoral student in climate and space sciences and engineering, whose research shows a link between climate change and increased pollen production.
Bridge Detroit -
March 29, 2023
“HIPAA really doesn’t reach apps or places where patients share their own information. So that’s generally not preventing companies or app developers from sharing or selling or licensing this sort of data,” said Nicholson Price, professor of law, on consumers’ expectations that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act safeguards their health data in all contexts.
The Wall Street Journal -
March 29, 2023
Eight times as many children are shot and killed at home as in school shootings partly because the shooter has chosen the victims, not opened fire indiscriminately. “If someone intends to kill their family, they will make targeted shots and make sure they kill,” said April Zeoli, associate professor of health management and policy and policy core director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.
USA Today -
March 28, 2023
“In many places, bottled water is an important source of safe drinking water absent adequate public water supply systems,” said Sara Hughes, associate professor of environment and sustainability. “But the bottled water industry actively encourages distrust of tap water, which does erode public support and investment in public drinking water systems even where the water is available and safe to drink.”
Popular Science -
March 28, 2023
Atmospheric rivers and the extreme weather they brought to California recently probably helped lead to increased moisture in the air, which enabled last week’s tornadoes to form, said Perry Samson, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and information: “You’ve got the conditions for instability set up by these atmospheric rivers.”
Vox -
March 28, 2023
“State- and municipal-owned banks are intended to be publicly accountable, transparent, democratic … (with) oversight boards or governing bodies that include members of the community,” said Terri Friedline, associate professor of social work, who said private banks have not “fully and equitably” provided checking and savings accounts to a full range of customers, and that public banking services could fill that need.
Marketplace -
March 27, 2023
U-M researchers are using artificial intelligence to reduce the testing miles required of autonomous vehicles by 99.99 percent. “The AV test vehicles we’re using are real, but … the background vehicles are virtual, which allows us to train them to create challenging scenarios that only happen rarely on the road,” said Henry Liu, director of Mcity and the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation.
DBusiness -
March 27, 2023
“By having access to this information, people can make informed decisions about their behavior if they have a personal concern about the levels of pathogens detected in their community,” said Krista Wigginton, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, about an online dashboard that tracks pathogens detected in wastewater — COVID-19, monkeypox, influenza A, RSV and norovirus GII — in Ann Arbor, Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh and Ypsilanti.
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