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September 16, 2020
“I don’t think a clear-cut forest can ever return to its original state, especially in terms of species diversity. We know from forests in temperate climates that it can take centuries for forests to recover,” said Cynthia Gerlein-Safdi, a research fellow in climate and space sciences and engineering, on the destruction of tropical rainforests.
Bloomberg -
September 15, 2020
“It puts the Census Bureau in a horrible situation. For those of us who analyze data and want to do research — and even more importantly, for people who are planning policy or allocating federal funds — this puts everybody in in a huge predicament,” said William Frey, research professor at the Population Studies Center, on the Trump administration’s insistence that Census numbers still be reported in December, despite a three-month delay due to the pandemic.
Politico -
September 15, 2020
“Having and taking ownership over a campus means everyone feels that sense of pride and responsibility, and it means feeling like this campus belongs to me as much as it belongs to the president, the faculty, or the old (alumnus) guy in the funny (U-M) pants. And that sense of ownership is precisely what so many of us have been denied for so long in this society,” said Robert Sellers, vice provost for equity and inclusion, chief diversity officer and professor of psychology and education.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
September 15, 2020
“There are many instances where we’ve seen that our patients are not declining because of COVID, but they’re declining because of lack of interaction with family members,” says Grace Jenq, associate clinical professor of geriatric and palliative care medicine, on the isolation and lack of personal connection experienced by nursing home residents during the pandemic.
The Christian Science Monitor -
September 14, 2020
“If you want to provide good jobs for Americans and you want an attractive place to do business, you need to make it competitive with the rest of the world, and increasing the rate from 21 percent to 28 percent does not make you more competitive with the rest of the world, that’s putting it mildly,” said James Hines, professor of economics and law and research director at the Office of Tax Policy Research, on presidential candidate Joe Biden’s plan to increase the corporate tax rate.
The Detroit News -
September 14, 2020
Older adults caring for spouses newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease had a 30 percent increase in symptoms of depression compared to those whose spouses didn’t have Alzheimer’s or related dementia, according to research by Melissa Harris, doctoral student in nursing, and colleagues: “Our findings have a lot of implications for clinicians. It really demonstrates that we should be prioritizing the entire family.”
U.S. News & World Report -
September 14, 2020
“I think we’ll look back and we’ll see a whole bunch of increasingly crazy years. And that this year, in 2020, I hope we look back and say it got crazy enough that it motivated us to act on climate change in the United States,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, commenting on natural disasters ranging from wildfires and record drought to tropical storms, floods and bizarre straight-line winds.
The Associated Press -
September 11, 2020
Negative factors can be a more powerful influence than positive ones if undecided voters are not particularly happy with the idea of either outcome, says Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing: “Many (voters) are undecided because they don’t like either candidate. People can be described in desirable and undesirable attributes. When the set of options is considered unattractive, people focus more on the unattractive attributes. They will look at who is less bad on each attribute.”
Newsweek -
September 11, 2020
“We collectively believe that the state’s strategy was an appropriate strategy that was taken in the peak of the surge. The strategy followed the guidance that was known at the time and it was a perfectly appropriate strategy to be taken,” said Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Health Research and Transformation, on the state’s decision to establish 21 nursing home “hubs” to help care for COVID-19 patients transferred from other nursing homes or discharged from hospitals.
MLive -
September 11, 2020
“The truth of the matter is that there is probably very little that could take place during the protests that would shift the opinion of some whites. Their positions are fixed already and they would likely only see the negative manifestations which you could almost always find during extended campaigns. … The idea of African Americans in a group might be enough of an offense,” said Christian Davenport, professor of political science and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies.
The New York Times
