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October 26, 2021
Research by Sara Adar, associate professor of epidemiology, and colleagues found that using cleaner fuels or upgrading older diesel buses reduced children’s exposure to airborne particles by as much as 50 percent. A nationwide switch to cleaner school buses could result in 14 million fewer student absences each year, she says.
ABC News / The Associated Press -
October 26, 2021
“Some investors would rather drink rat poison than be identified with Mr. Trump. Other investors will remember the following he had on Twitter and see 12-story-high dollar signs,” said Erik Gordon, clinical professor of business, on the reaction of investors in a special purpose acquisition company that financed Donald Trump’s new social media company — a merger partner unbeknown to investors.
The New York Times -
October 26, 2021
One of the most common ways people fail to intervene in a culture of sexual violence is by excusing or minimizing the behavior of perpetrators, says Nicole Bedera, doctoral student in sociology: “You’re not doing the people in your life a favor if you refuse to intervene on the violence they have committed. … A lot of men who’ve committed acts of sexual violence have never had anyone raise any reservations about their behavior to them before.”
USA Today -
October 25, 2021
“With the delta variant, you don’t need many unvaccinated folks to see a surge. Even in vaccinated people, there are definitely breakthroughs. That’s not a majority of vaccinated people or even a huge percentage, but people who got vaccinated early are seeing waning immunity,” said Vikas Parekh, professor of internal medicine and associate chief medical officer for Michigan Medicine.
The Detroit News -
October 25, 2021
Emphasizing brain health could be an important motivating factor for older Americans to regularly measure their blood pressure at home, says Deborah Levine, associate professor of internal medicine: “People are afraid of developing dementia or having a stroke. Data are emerging that high blood pressure is a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia in later life. Some adults don’t know that.”
NBC Today -
October 25, 2021
“You let (gene therapy) out into the wild, and then all of these historical, societal and anthropological things are going to muck it up,” said Melissa Creary, assistant professor of health management and policy, whose research suggests that discussions about gene therapy, at least for sickle cell disease, must address big issues such as colonialism, slavery, racism, and “all the things that come from generations and generations of oppression.”
Scientific American -
October 22, 2021
“These are people with good commercial insurance and good access to care. So if I was going to take a guess, among the uninsured, things are probably much worse,” said Nora Becker, assistant professor of internal medicine, whose research found that breast cancer screenings “dropped almost basically to zero” in June 2020, before eventually returning to pre-pandemic levels — but not enough to make up for screenings missed in the first months of the pandemic.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram -
October 22, 2021
Because Myanmar’s military junta “is almost bereft of domestic and international support,” the release of thousands of political prisoners makes sense, says Dan Slater, professor of political science and director of the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, who believes “conditions on the ground will not change or improve,” unless the military releases the rightfully elected political leadership and returns to its own original power-sharing process.
The Washington Post -
October 22, 2021
“I agree with their approach to really connect with the youth level, to nurture the interest and to nurture the talent and to nurture the consumerism” at the local level, said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management, commenting on a new women’s professional volleyball league. “Women’s sports don’t always have the same margin of error as men’s sports. So launching this thing, they need to do it right. It needs to be solid.”
National Public Radio -
October 21, 2021
“If we could just prevent a fraction of those injuries by encouraging proper lifting techniques … then I really think we could potentially reduce worker’s compensation costs in Michigan,” said Robert Gregg, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, whose research team is developing exoskeleton technology to help prevent chronic lifting injuries.
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