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December 13, 2021
“Between the two 20th-century world wars, the Black women who moved to France from the United States, the French Caribbean and Africa found that freedom from segregation and colonialism came at a price. In the eyes of many white French people, they were either invisible, blending into the landscape as low-wage workers, or else hypervisible, as exotic curiosities,” wrote Annette Joseph-Gabriel, associate professor of French.
The Washington Post -
December 13, 2021
“From a finance and economics perspective, all that’s happened is revenues are going up, and coaches contribute to an activity that’s making more money. The competitive process brings part of that to them in terms of higher pay. It’s the way it’s always happened — it’s the way it’s always going to happen,” said Rodney Fort, professor of sports management, on the massive contracts for college football coaches.
Inside Higher Ed -
December 13, 2021
Although rates have dropped, auto insurance in Michigan remains more expensive than in any other state, according to a Poverty Solutions report by Amanda Nothaft, senior data and evaluation manager, and Patrick Cooney, assistant director of policy impact. They recommend the state Legislature require insurers to provide more coverage options, prevent discriminatory rate-setting practices and revisit the reimbursement rates for long-term care services.
The Detroit News -
December 10, 2021
Speaking openly about feelings of pain, uncertainty and grief is an important step in helping children process their own emotions, says Nasuh Malas, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, commenting on the recent Oxford school shooting. “It can be simply checking in and asking how things are going, how they are experiencing recent events,” he said.
WXYZ/Detroit -
December 10, 2021
“Not only could Homo sapiens generalize and expand across the world, but specific populations could also specialize in certain environments. Together, this allowed our ancestors to thrive in the face of climatic and environmental variability,” said Brian Stewart, assistant professor of anthropology, who argues our Homo sapiens ancestors set themselves apart by developing a new ecological niche.
New Scientist -
December 10, 2021
“The pandemic is not over — stress levels are higher than ever. Life has not gone back to normal for a lot of people. The overall message here is not to delay care and not to wait for emergencies to happen: Work on prevention, prevention, prevention,” said Salim Hayek, assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine, on research that shows that blood pressure among U.S. adults rose in 2020 — a sign of COVID-19’s hidden toll.
The Washington Post -
December 9, 2021
“What has been characterized for a long time is the energies (of the electrons). That’s the basis for all electronics. But now, with quantum information technology, the next level is to go beyond that and eventually get these (wave function) phases,” said Mackillo Kira, professor of physics, and electrical engineering and computer science, on the first-ever experimental reconstruction of a quantum wave function.
Scientific American -
December 9, 2021
“When supporting others, we need to offer the comfort of Kirk and the intellect of Spock,” wrote Ethan Kross, professor of psychology, and of management and organizations, who believes that a little bit of “I feel your pain” is good, as long as it transitions into concrete advice.
The Wall Street Journal -
December 9, 2021
“This apocryphal moment, like so many others constituting the epic search for DNA’s structure, has long been exaggerated, altered, shaped and embellished. … If life was fair, which it’s not, it would be called the Watson-Crick-Franklin model,” wrote Howard Markel, professor and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, about the overlooked role of British chemist Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the DNA double helix by James Watson and Francis Crick.
PBS NewsHour -
December 8, 2021
Elizabeth Birr Moje, professor and dean of the School of Education, says equitable resource distribution means accounting for opportunity gaps rather than treating every student equally. To provide better opportunities for students to learn, “we need a far better, well-prepared, diverse teaching force. And we need to support teachers. Teachers need support resources. Teachers need more training than ever before. Teachers need to be paid more,” she said.
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