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October 14, 2020
“We see that younger and younger consumers of social media are being targeted for conspiracy theories and extremist groups and things like that,” said Cliff Lampe, professor of information, who noted that social media algorithms filter out other viewpoints, leading people into extremes.
WXYZ (Detroit) -
October 13, 2020
Throughout the history of Western painting, imagery of flies can symbolize death, rot, decay, corruption and “painting’s power to deceive the eye,” says Celeste Brusati, professor emerita of the history of art, who was quoted in a story about the much-talked-about fly that landed on the head of Vice President Mike Pence during the vice presidential debate.
The Washington Post -
October 13, 2020
Factors that contribute to high-quality in-person instruction — a course where you get some interaction and attention from an instructor — are necessary for high-quality remote learning, said Kevin Stange, associate professor of public policy: “When you’re enrolling in college, you are buying some of my time. If you put 1,000 people into a classroom and you buy a thousandth of my time, you’re going to get a lot less of that.”
MarketWatch -
October 13, 2020
“The vicious cycle between climate impacts on disease and disease impacts on climate is striking. Our study highlights that scientists need to incorporate both animals and disease into the experiments and models used to predict future carbon emissions,” said Aimée Classen, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the U-M Biological Station.
SciTechDaily -
October 12, 2020
One of the reasons that the 2020 campaign is unique is that President Trump is more reliant on attacks than his challenger, says Stuart Soroka, professor of communication and media, and political science, and research professor at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research: “Normally the incumbent is getting attacked more than they are doing the attacking.”
CBS News -
October 12, 2020
Research by Abram Wagner, research assistant professor of epidemiology, found that Americans who received a flu shot during the last influenza season were 63 percent more likely to be planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine than those who did not: “If you have experience with getting the jab, and you have the shot, it’s no big deal, then I think you will be just more likely to get another shot in the future, even if it’s not the same shot you got in the past.”
TIME -
October 12, 2020
“The pandemic has been hanging over the entire campaign. It is a metaphor for the competency of this administration. The fact that (President Trump) had to go to the hospital, and they haven’t been transparent about his health, it’s creating a crescendo of stories that keep the focus on the overall stakes of this election,” said Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication and political science, and research professor emeritus at the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research.
Aljazeera -
October 9, 2020
“The environmental impacts of shipping products around the globe are substantial. Even small reductions in packaging materials have the potential to result in large environmental benefits given the massive scale of the global logistics network,” said Richard Neitzel, associate professor of environmental health sciences and global health sciences, on Apple’s decision to no longer bundle a power adapter with its Apple Watch smartwatches.
Digital Trends -
October 9, 2020
Jesse Capecelatro, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, says it’s critical that indoor facilities have good ventilation and air-purifying systems to help stave off the coronavirus: “If you’re indoors, you need to be bringing in fresh air and wearing a mask and reducing the time you’re in there. … Look into air purifiers and opening windows when you can.”
MLive -
October 9, 2020
“Given the politicization that has occurred on so many issues within the department, it’s encouraging that the homeland threat assessment takes a much more objective and nonpartisan perspective on cataloguing all these threats,” Javed Ali, the Towsley Policymaker in Residence at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, commenting on a new Department of Homeland Security report that says Russia remains the prime threat to November’s elections.
The Washington Post
