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March 8, 2024
“It feels like Gershwin just beginning to learn what makes a hit song, and just beginning to play around with some of his adventurous harmonies and syncopated rhythms,” said Jacob Kerzner, associate editor for the George and Ira Gershwin Critical Edition, who discovered the full orchestral score for George Gershwin’s first complete musical.
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March 8, 2024
“When you don’t have health insurance, you don’t have access to sleep medicine. And this is an expensive field because sleep medicine relies on technology,” said Galit Levi Dunietz, associate professor of neurology, who is leading a new U-M partnership with the Hope Clinic in southeast Michigan to provide free sleep care to the uninsured.
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March 8, 2024
“These athletes love their sport. To give up one of those games or a month’s worth of games during a limited career is something that I think some of these athletes would take pause with,” said Richard Paulsen, assistant professor of sport management, on whether unionized college athletes would be willing to strike.
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March 7, 2024
“Purpose is a big part of health, and when you look at people who’ve suffered a lot of losses, and you’re like, ‘I don’t know how you are able to get out of bed every day,’ a lot of times it’s purpose. It’s the idea that what I’m doing is really important to others,” said Preeti Malani, professor of medicine and infectious diseases.
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March 7, 2024
“The fact that our political system works in a way where wealthy people who died years ago can continue to have such profound influence over our politics and our beliefs about science and the world is just incredibly damaging,” said Galen Hall, graduate student in sociology, on the impact the fortunes of deceased wealthy benefactors have in shaping political debates.
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March 7, 2024
Deaths caused by alcohol-related liver disease have increased nearly 40% in recent years. “People who are drinking are drinking more heavily than they were before, so I think that is the biggest factor … (and) we’re seeing that for the first time in this country, women are drinking as much as men,” said Jessica Mellinger, assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology.
The New York Times -
March 6, 2024
“Being exposed to any violence is bad for kids. We can do things as a society to help decrease their exposure by making neighborhoods more diverse and by not concentrating disadvantage in small places,” said Luke Hyde, professor of psychology, whose research shows that violent neighborhoods affect children’s brain development.
The Sacramento Bee -
March 6, 2024
“Ultra-processed foods have more in common with a cigarette than foods by Mother Nature,” said Ashley Gearhardt, professor of psychology. “You don’t find foods high in both sugar and fat. That’s a hallmark of ultra-processed foods. Add in salt, artificial flavorings and bright colors, and our brain simply loses control over these foods.”
National Geographic -
March 6, 2024
“Opponents of DEI … have succeeded in making diversity into a bad word, and have used a Jedi mind trick to convince people that DEI initiatives are divisive,” wrote Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology. “While imperfect, DEI is a noble goal that does not deserve to be slandered — and it is time for supporters to go on the offensive and defend diversity with the same passion as critics of DEI.”
Detroit Free Press -
March 5, 2024
“He has an independent streak and willingness to take a stand on principles that might help him have staying power if he could find his way back into office,” said Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, about former Michigan GOP Congressman Justin Amash, a staunch critic of Donald Trump.
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