In the News
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August 30, 2022
Sara Aton, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, says head and eye movements are so tightly coupled when mice (and humans) are awake that you wouldn’t expect them to suddenly disconnect during sleep. That they remain linked doesn’t tell us whether mice are perceiving a dream world, let alone gazing about it. “We simply can’t read that out from the brain,” she said.
The Atlantic -
August 30, 2022
“You’re layering intimate familial bonds over professional relationships,” said Gabriel Rauterberg, a corporate law professor, about an alleged arrangement between business magnate and investor Elon Musk and one of his top female executives. “There is always the worry that someone with greater power will use their professional power in ways that are inappropriate.”
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August 29, 2022
There are a number of ways monkeypox could spread to the rodent population, and while none of the outcomes is certain, they’re all realistic possibilities. “Possible is enough for us to take it seriously because the possible can turn into a probable and we don’t want that to happen,” said Joseph Eisenberg, professor of epidemiology.
Los Angeles Times -
August 29, 2022
“Similar to how Auschwitz has become a shorthand for the horrors of the Holocaust, years from now Bucha will be evoked as a symbol for the Ukrainian war,” said Geneviève Zubrzycki, professor of sociology and director of Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia, about the Ukraine city that saw February and March battles between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
Vanity Fair -
August 29, 2022
U-M researchers are studying how well people with autism spectrum disorder can detect road hazards. “Many of them … would like to drive, but getting from wanting to drive and being able to drive are two different things,” said Elise Hodges, clinical associate professor of psychiatry.
The Associated Press -
August 24, 2022
“I wanted to convey that philosophy is not this thing that is over with, that was in the past and done by famous people who were mainly old white guys, … that philosophy is this living activity and that there are maybe more philosophers in the world now than there ever were,” said Scott Hershovitz, professor of philosophy and law.
Times of Israel -
August 24, 2022
“If we cared about human trafficking in the way you hear people talk about it, we should care a lot about vulnerability in our communities,” said Bridgette Carr, director of the Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic. “Instead, people want to talk about dangerous perpetrators and people being snatched from parking lots and it’s just not the reality of trafficking.”
Concentrate -
August 24, 2022
“This is branding at its finest. Now, when consumers hear the words ‘banana republic,’ we no longer know the etymology of the phrase. It shows that branding has more power than education: When we hear the term, we don’t think about the historical reference, but the store,” said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing.
Fast Company -
August 24, 2022
Tammy Chang, associate professor of family medicine, says it’s OK for patients to ask doctors to seek the opinion of colleagues: “It’s the art of medicine. There’s very rarely just one, single path forward. And so I think empowering patients means giving patients options and hearing options from different points of view. Doctors don’t work in isolation anymore.”
The Washington Post -
August 24, 2022
“In many ways, climate change is not an environmental problem. Climate change is a systems breakdown. … Importantly, we are now a part of (that system) in a way we’ve never been before. Human beings now can alter the global climate. That is an enormous shift in how we view the environment, how we view ourselves and how we view the two being connected,” said Andy Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise.
Christian Science Monitor
