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August 17, 2022
“There are kids who die of asthma every year and that’s a tragedy. It’s not one thing that leads to those deaths. … It’s a system, there’s holes in the system,” said Toby Lewis, associate professor of pediatrics and environmental health sciences, who believes more resources and attention to the systemic issues triggering asthma will help children in Detroit.
Detroit Free Press -
August 17, 2022
“Most schools have a plan to manage traffic and minimize the need for children to walk in front of or between cars. When parents don’t follow these rules, it disrupts the traffic flow,” said Sarah Clark, co-director of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, which shows nearly a third of parents fear for their child’s safety going to and from school.
U.S. News & World Report -
August 17, 2022
Peter Reich, director of the Institute for Global Change Biology, says even relatively small amounts of global warming could spell disaster for Earth’s boreal forests: “Forests in Michigan that might not be growing as well aren’t going to be scrubbing as much carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and holding it in their wood or in the soil. And the same failure to thrive is going to be happening for similar forests … all over the world.”
MLive -
August 17, 2022
“Classification is irrelevant. Government documents that pertain to the national defense may not be withheld from the government upon request for return. The obstruction charge in the warrant suggests Trump tried to conceal what he had,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law, on claims by Donald Trump that he had the power to declassify all of the documents in his possession as president and that he declassified the contested documents held at Mar-a-Lago.
Bloomberg -
August 17, 2022
Activists have charged that by allowing hate speech to proliferate across its networks, Facebook opens the door for extremist groups to attack marginalized groups. “The people who are creating this content have become very tech savvy, so they are aware of the loopholes that exist and they’re using it to keep posting content,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information and associate research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
The Washington Post -
August 10, 2022
“The headline says telemedicine, but in reality there was actually no telemedicine going on. It was just a corrupt practice that was occurring, obviously targeting seniors and the Medicare program,” said Chad Ellimoottil, assistant professor of urology, on alleged kickback schemes totaling more than $1 billion in which telemedicine companies got providers to order unneeded tests and equipment.
Politico -
August 10, 2022
“I think the Kansas vote reflected an important statement on what the broader will of the people of the United States is. I think this vote really reflects what the center-of-the-road, middle America wants,” said Siobán Harlow, professor of epidemiology, and obstetrics and gynecology, on the rejection of a state constitutional amendment that would have banned abortion rights for women in Kansas.
Michigan Advance -
August 10, 2022
“The reason that urban design keeps coming back to the linear city is that it really does have a functional logic,” said Robert Fishman, professor of architecture and urban planning, of Saudi Arabia’s proposal for a 105-mile, high-tech, energy-efficient building in the desert where millions can live and work.
Fast Company -
August 10, 2022
“Flexible thinking drives creativity and resilience in the face of challenges and unexpected sudden change. Studies generally find that when it comes to eating and exercise, being overly restrictive often backfires. However, flexible thinking enables us to better manage our food consumption and physical activity,” wrote Michelle Segar, research investigator at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and health policy fellow at the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation.
Thrive -
August 10, 2022
Kevin Boehnke, research investigator at the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, says cannabis tends to be safer than anti-inflammatories and opioids for chronic pain: “That doesn’t mean it’s without risk (but) at this point, there’s not really a good justification from at least a pain-management standpoint of why that should not be an available tool.”
The New York Times
