In the News
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February 20, 2023
“As a Black infant, you’re starting off with worse health, even those born into wealthy families,” said Sarah Miller, associate professor of business economics and public policy, whose research shows that babies born to the richest Black women are at greater risk for being born premature or underweight and twice as likely to die than those born to the richest white mothers — and even to the poorest white mothers.
The New York Times -
February 17, 2023
“As we’ve all watched this slow decline, it’s not an accident or it’s not unrelated that we also have seen a decline in our social fabric. I think local journalism certainly provides information but it also provides social cohesion,” said Lynette Clemetson, director of the Wallace House Center for Journalists, on the dwindling number of local media outlets across the country.
Matter of Fact -
February 17, 2023
Joanna Quigley, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, says young people can take a long time to cope with the grim reality of school shootings: “The biggest things that adults and our communities can do right now are to provide consistency and structure, to keep open lines of communication. … It’s important for them to know that the adults in their lives are available to them on an ongoing basis.”
WDIV/Detroit -
February 17, 2023
The number of employees involved with diversity work across campus is less than 1% of U-M’s total workforce, said Tabbye Chavous, chief diversity officer and vice provost for equity and inclusion: “Having people who are embedded in these spaces allows the work to be done most effectively and efficiently. … We’ve been able to show such significant outcomes by spending a very tiny fraction of our university’s operating budget.”
The Chronicle of Higher Ed -
February 16, 2023
Barry Rabe, professor of public policy, says the energy sector has seen “significant shifts,” from coal to natural gas and renewables. “With that comes both economic disruption, but also some really significant economic opportunities. So the challenge becomes taking advantage of those emerging developing technologies, where the U.S. has so much capacity, and building on it to try to really develop a more robust and diversified economy going forward.”
Newsweek -
February 16, 2023
Anyone of a marginalized background can suffer from “weathering,” but Black Americans persistently fall victim the most, says Arline Geronimus, professor of public health and research professor in the Population Studies Center: “What drives weathering is this chronic activation of stress hormones. … (It) will wear down all your body systems and therefore make you very susceptible, whether it’s to infection, or early onset of chronic disease or obesity, or autoimmune diseases.”
Business Insider -
February 16, 2023
Advancements in digital advertising technology were meant to improve users’ experience by tailoring online ads for individual consumers. But a softer market has led several platforms to lower ad pricing, opening up opportunities for less exacting advertisers. “Anytime you lower the barrier to entry, you’re going to get lower-quality entrants,” said Jessica Fong, assistant professor of marketing.
The New York Times -
February 15, 2023
U-M plans to integrate extended reality technologies into its online course offerings to create an “immersive and impactful” learning experience, says James DeVaney, founding executive director of the Center for Academic Innovation: “This initiative leverages our strength in design and storytelling as we bring immersive learning to scale.”
EdScoop -
February 15, 2023
Kendrin Sonneville, associate professor of nutritional sciences, says measures like Body Mass Index, even when adjusted for children, “should not be used as a proxy for health.” A slight reduction in those measures “doesn’t tell us whether the health, well-being, concerns related to food security of children … improved.”
The Associated Press -
February 15, 2023
“Due to so many direct and ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our state’s health care system is in crisis,” wrote T. Anthony Denton, senior vice president and chief operating officer of the U-M Hospitals, Health Centers and Medical Group. “I believe in the power of quality health care. … We can only continue to provide that care with high levels of commitment to health with proper resources.”
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