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February 14, 2022
“If we teach a generation of young people that, after the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and all of the events of the 1860s, attempts to integrate free people failed and there were repressive laws enacted that weren’t repealed for almost a century, then we’re going to have different conversations,” said Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, associate professor of education.
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February 11, 2022
“One thing the pandemic has brought is an awareness of technology (in the classroom) that we wouldn’t have used so quickly before … so I don’t think that’s going to go away,” said Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in public policy. “But I’m skeptical of the idea that it’s a one-to-one replacement for in-person education.”
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February 11, 2022
“You do not need hours of exercise to maintain or build cardiopulmonary fitness,” said Salim Hayek, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine. “All you need is 15 minutes a day, whether it’s … walking around the house at a fast pace or going up and down the stairs.”
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February 11, 2022
“The things that drive inflation are supply and demand … and it’s utterly clear what the main supply constraints are right now, and they’re all about the pandemic,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy. “So if you wanted to blame government for that, it would be that we’re not doing enough to vaccinate the rest of the world.”
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February 10, 2022
The pandemic has reinforced the crucial role of ema, prayer plaques hanging in temples and shrines across Japan that have become symbols of hope, says Jennifer Robertson, professor emerita of anthropology and the history of art: “Many who read others’ ema realize their problems are not unique to them; we are all in the same boat.”
National Geographic -
February 10, 2022
“They can’t blow off the artists. The artists make Spotify. They need to settle up with Rogan, let him go to a home that will be consistent with who he is. And everybody will be better off,” said Erik Gordon, clinical professor of business, on the controversy surrounding anti-coronavirus vaccine comments and racial slurs on some episodes of Joe Rogan’s popular podcast.
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February 10, 2022
Yiddish novels written by women were long dismissed by publishers as insignificant or unmarketable to a wider audience, but a recent surge of translations is keeping the literature alive. “This literature has been hiding in plain sight, but we all assumed it wasn’t there,” said Anita Norich, professor emerita of English and Judaic studies. “If you’ve always heard that women didn’t write novels in Yiddish, why go looking for it?”
The New York Times -
February 9, 2022
Research by Geoffrey Hoffman, assistant professor of nursing, shows nearly 40 percent of those older than 65 have reduced physical activity since the start of the pandemic. “It’s a cascade of effects. You start with changes in activity levels. That results in worsened function. That in turn is associated with both falls and fear of falling,” he said. Neil Alexander, professor of geriatric medicine, said “support services to keep people mobile and functioning were disrupted” during the pandemic.
The New York Times -
February 9, 2022
Nearly one out of every four parents in Detroit not in the labor force — meaning they’re not working or actively looking for a job — left the workforce within the past year, says Lydia Wileden, doctoral student in public policy and social science and at the Population Studies Center. “You can definitely point to problems with child care, general uncertainty about how to keep their family safe and uncertainty around schooling,” she said.
Detroit Free Press -
February 9, 2022
The recent snowstorm that swept through the Midwest wasn’t strong enough to fuel an increase in Great Lakes water levels, says Andrew Gronewold, associate professor of environment and sustainability, who expects levels to fluctuate more between extreme highs and lows as the climate warms. “It’s really hard to look at any one event, like the one we just had, and map it onto a noticeable long-term change in water levels.”
The Detroit News
