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September 24, 2020
“We’ve had a long-running system of confining men and women to particular stereotyped roles, but if we let the law reinforce those stereotypes then it doesn’t allow people to be equal. Heightened scrutiny says you can’t rely on those stereotypes,” said Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law who clerked for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, on the brief she wrote in Craig v. Boren, a major 1976 ruling that advanced gender equality.
Bloomberg -
September 24, 2020
“If you move to a fire-prone area, even if you don’t lose your home, you’ll spend days or weeks each summer under stress, suffering the health risks of smoke. Things have changed dramatically and the livability of fire-prone areas is coming into question,” said Paige Fischer, associate professor of environment and sustainability, on the lack of universally applied building codes to make houses more fire resistant and no state plan to steer development away from fire-prone areas in California.
The Guardian -
September 24, 2020
Despite research that suggests COVID-19 can cause heart inflammation, even in young people and athletes who showed mild symptoms or had recovered, Venkatesh Murthy, associate professor of cardiovascular medicine and radiology, says, “There hasn’t been an obvious influx of patients being admitted to the hospital with unexplained myocarditis, despite the huge numbers who have had COVID-19.”
The Atlantic -
September 23, 2020
“Despite a lot of messaging, there is an acute shortage of high-quality personal protective equipment in the U.S. health care system today. And that’s astonishing. And we have to look and wonder why we’re still doing this seven to eight months in and what we could be doing differently to make sure that supply of personal protective equipment is there as we enter the flu season,” said Christopher Friese, professor of nursing and health management and policy.
National Public Radio -
September 23, 2020
Karyn Lacy, associate professor of sociology and Afroamerican and African studies, says President Trump’s rhetoric about saving American suburbs from left-leaning activists and low-income housing projects is “woefully out-of-date” and risks alienating women: “I don’t think this messaging will appeal to women of color, who for too long were excluded from the suburbs. I don’t think it will appeal to most middle-class white women who are less likely to be worried about property values than more financially strained women might be.”
Detroit Free Press -
September 23, 2020
“There are only a few modern justices who would have been significant figures in American law even if they had never served on the Supreme Court. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one,” said Richard Primus, professor of law and a former Ginsburg clerk.
The Christian Science Monitor -
September 22, 2020
“We did see similar abuses in the Watergate era and, as a result, a number of policies were put into place to protect the Justice Department, but we’ve seen the (Trump) administration run roughshod over them,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the Law School, commenting on the William Barr-led Justice Department, which seems to curry favor with Trump allies and punish detractors.
WDET Radio -
September 22, 2020
Gov. Whitmer’s health and safety mandates like the stay-home order as suggested by medical experts helped lower COVID-19 rates in Michigan, said Sandro Cinti, professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases: “The mitigation strategy — wearing a mask, social distancing, the very slow opening of businesses — has probably been key to keeping the cases down, and that will keep the mortality rate down (in the fall).”
Michigan Advance -
September 22, 2020
“It’s important to know that America was profoundly shaped by the eugenics movement. … The legacies continue to play out and the lessons have not been learned. It’s an integral part of understanding the history of inequality in the United States, and how social ideas can be twisted to promote dehumanization,” said Alexandra Minna Stern, professor of American culture, history and women’s studies.
CNN -
September 21, 2020
U-M’s latest National Poll on Health Aging shows that 56 percent of Americans over 50 say they sometimes or often feel isolated from others — more than twice as many as two years ago. “As the pandemic continues, it will be critical to pay attention to how well we as a society support the social and emotional needs of older adults,” said John Piette, professor of public health. Preeti Malani, U-M’s chief health officer, said “the use of technology to bridge the gap and the importance of keeping up healthy routines like exercise, sleep, a balanced diet and getting outside, will no doubt continue to be important in the months ahead.”
The Economic Times (India)
