In the News
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January 23, 2025
Participating in the network “is the least that the Fed can do to address climate-related financial risk, and now it’s not even doing that. Backing away from that is concerning,” said Jeremy Kress, associate professor of business law, about the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave an international grouping of central banks that focuses on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change.
The Associated Press -
January 23, 2025
“When the prospect of economic development is in doubt, the Chinese government … has consistently prioritized investment and growth over social spending and welfare. The irony is that such policy priorities are a major contributor to China’s population decline — what the government perceives to be the obstacle to economic development,” said Jundai Liu, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.
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January 22, 2025
“TikTok is a primary news source for many young people. … Their exposure to news content could decrease (if it is banned),” said Oliver Haimson, assistant professor of information. Justin Huang, assistant professor of business, said “TikTok has become a cultural hub for discovery … because its algorithm enables discovery in ways other platforms don’t. (It) is an environment where a lot of new creators could get started because their algorithm prioritizes … very contemporaneous content.”
The Detroit News -
January 22, 2025
“There are land-use implications of an energy transition that we haven’t really come to terms with. We haven’t grappled with how we’re going to do it, and where does it make the most sense?” said Sarah Mills, director of the Center for EmPowering Communities at the Graham Sustainability Institute, after the proposed lease of state-owned land to a solar energy developer caused a furor among residents of Gaylord, Michigan.
Bridge Michigan -
January 22, 2025
“What I can tell you for sure is that for all claims about the ‘deep state,’ most federal workers are committed and thoughtful — as a group, they are not ideologues carrying water for one party or the other. They just want to get their job done. If you’re going to take a hacksaw to the federal workforce, you’re going to lose a lot of good people,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law.
The Washington Post -
January 21, 2025
“Mercury is the tricky one because it’s really close to the sun, so you’re always looking into twilight. It’s going to be the one that is tough to see, and it doesn’t show up in the evening until late in (February),” said Shannon Murphy, instructional outreach coordinator for the Department of Astronomy, discussing the planet parade that will be visible starting in late January and culminate in an alignment of seven planets Feb. 28.
Bridge Michigan -
January 21, 2025
Despite falling wholesale electricity prices over the last year, that doesn’t necessarily mean consumers’ actual bills are lower, says Catie Hausman, associate professor of public policy: “We also all pay a fair amount for things like new transmission or new distribution infrastructure. And costs in a lot of the country are not falling for those other components of our bills.”
Marketplace -
January 21, 2025
“Much of China’s population decline is rooted in entrenched structural reasons: Without fundamental structural transformations — from enhancing the social safety net to eliminating gender discrimination — the trend of population decline cannot be reversed,” said Yun Zhou, assistant professor of sociology.
Reuters -
January 20, 2025
Although we’re not there yet, artificial intelligence could mean big changes for how, and how long, employees work in the future, says Ari Shwayder, lecturer of business economics and public policy: “If you start to think about things like automation or AI … you don’t need your customer service people to work as much or as many hours because you can have an AI bot do a lot of the work for them.”
Marketplace -
January 20, 2025
“This study provides yet another example that a healthier diet, with fewer processed foods, is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline,” said Judith Heidebrink, clinical professor of neurology, on research that shows eating greater amounts of red meat increases the likelihood of cognitive decline and dementia.
UPI
