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March 7, 2023
The reduction in African American deaths from COVID-19 suggests public health initiatives aimed at disparities in access and treatment can pay off. “I think a lot of this can be credited to quick response and outreach (from the state) and getting vaccines out to those who need them,” said Jonathan Tsao, project manager at the Center for Health and Research Transformation.
Bridge Michigan -
March 7, 2023
“There’s so many types of psychological abuse, but gaslighting has that extra quality of convincing someone that their reality isn’t shared by other people or trying to convince them that their understanding of what’s going on is distorted or wrong,” said Paige Sweet, assistant professor of sociology. “It tries to make someone seem or feel ‘crazy.’”
Discover Magazine -
March 7, 2023
“Drag is a legitimate artistic expression that brings people together, that entertains, that allows certain individuals to explore who they are and allows all of us to have a very nice time. So it makes literally no sense for legislators, for people in government, to try to ban drag,” said Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, professor of American culture.
The Associated Press -
March 6, 2023
“In the mid-’90s, when I saw students who wanted to change the world, they went into schools of government and nonprofit management. And more and more students today are coming to schools of business, because they recognize that to solve the great challenges of our world, the solutions must come from business,” said Andy Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise.
Marketplace -
March 6, 2023
“African Americans must come to the realization that we can not expect schools to do the job of critically educating our children about their culture. … (Florida’s) attempt to control and produce a ‘sanitized’ depiction of African American life and culture is a reminder that families and communities have to take control of educating our children about the history, culture and contributions of Black people,” wrote Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology.
Detroit Free Press -
March 6, 2023
“We know that these bots talk as though they know things, when they’re scraping for information. They’ve been engineered to speak as though they are the voice from on high,” said Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy, on potentially troubling outcomes one may expect when companies experiment with new AI technologies.
Insider -
February 24, 2023
“If (water) rates go up without a program to support those who can’t pay the rates, that’s a problem, but the rates not going up is also a problem. We’re caught in that moment, between like a rock and a hard place, essentially,” said Jennifer Read, director of the U-M Water Center, who believes the city of Detroit’s income-based water-affordability plan is a good start in helping low-income households.
The Detroit News -
February 24, 2023
Emissions could be reduced by 750,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year if a quarter of all 2.1 million federal employees switched to teleworking regularly, says Greg Keoleian, professor of environment and sustainability, and director of the U-M Center for Sustainable Systems: “Yes, telework is an important climate action strategy that the federal government can encourage.”
The Washington Post -
February 24, 2023
“Maybe it’s not entirely clear to parents that the fever itself is not the concern, it is what might be causing the fever. … The fever is just a sign that something else is happening,” said Susan Woolford, associate professor of pediatrics, who found that 1 in 3 parents give their children medicine for a low-grade fever, which can postpone the diagnosis of what is causing the fever by masking the pain and other symptoms.
CNN -
February 23, 2023
“Far too many adults who want to quit smoking are unable to do so,” said Kenneth Warner, dean emeritus of the School of Public Health. “E-cigarettes constitute the first new tool to help them in decades. Yet relatively few smokers and indeed health care professionals appreciate their potential value.”
The Detroit News
