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November 4, 2021
“The scientific and medical community is finding that psychedelic drugs, often in combination with therapy, can be beneficial across various psychiatric and neurologic diseases,” said George Mashour, professor of anesthesiology, neurosurgery and pharmacology. “Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and chronic pain are just a few areas of current focus. The science on psychedelics is exploding.”
PBS NewsHour -
November 4, 2021
“A public university is beholden to truth-seeking and truth-speaking, and neither can possibly be subject to direct political control. A university that bars its faculty from criticizing the government in court has abandoned its core mission and tossed what should be its most fundamental values to a foul-smelling wind,” wrote Silke-Maria Weineck, professor of German studies and comparative literature.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
November 3, 2021
Aliyah Khan, associate professor of English and Afroamerican and African studies, says Muslim horror films are fun and spooky but also offer a glimpse into social, religious and cultural issues facing Muslim societies all over the world: “Like all horror movies, they’re all about how, no matter how scary and bloody and horrible supernatural or otherworldly things are, the worst things that can happen to you are what your fellow man is doing to you.”
Religion News Service -
November 3, 2021
A Supreme Court challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate power plant emissions could undermine Congress’ authority to delegate power to federal agencies, co-wrote Charles Shipan, professor of political science: “It might unravel nearly every major law Congress has passed since World War II. Nearly every one of these laws involves delegating authority to U.S. agencies.”
The Washington Post -
November 3, 2021
“Given how much press the name change and the Facebook Papers are getting, I don’t think the change will have much impact on how the company is viewed … users will still think of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and not worry about which company is actually at the top,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information, associate director of the Center for Social Media Research, and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Forbes -
November 2, 2021
“It’s unfortunate that insurers will not continue to waive cost-sharing for those vaccinated individuals who did everything they could to prevent contracting the illness, the same way insurers reduce cost-sharing for participating in a wellness activity such as smoking cessation or enrolling in a disease management program,” said A. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy and director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
Bridge Michigan -
November 2, 2021
Research led by Christina Chapman, assistant professor of radiation oncology, shows that screening Black women for breast cancer starting at age 40 would decrease deaths by 57 percent: “For Black women, three biennial screening strategies (beginning at age 40, 45 or 50) yielded benefit-to-harm ratios that were greater than or equal to those seen in white women who started screening at age 50.”
Cancer Health -
November 2, 2021
The psychological benefits for Indigenous people being associated with mascots are nonexistent, says Stephanie Fryberg, professor of psychology, whose research shows mascots decrease Native American youths’ self-esteem and their belief in the worth of their community: “What mascots do is they take native identities and they put them in a competitive domain and they allow people to play with another group’s identity.”
The Washington Post -
November 1, 2021
“I would argue that the economy of the Midwest depends entirely on water,” said Drew Gronewold, associate professor of environment and sustainability. “The biggest risk is that … changes in the climate, in hydrology, or the water levels are going to exceed the infrastructure or the capacity of cities, coastlines and homes to handle those changes.”
CNBC -
November 1, 2021
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice in public policy, says recent reports that Russia is hacking cloud service and technology providers is a continuation of Russia’s aggressive cyber operations using state-backed security services: “This operation also raises a host of questions about the limits of the Biden administration’s approach to Russia, which seems to include a combination of carrots and sticks to prevent, punish and deter similar attacks.”
ABC News
