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October 2, 2024
“The U.S. showed at Vogtle that we’re not very good at building plants,” said Todd Allen, collegiate professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, referring to the nuclear power station in Georgia that took more than 14 years to build and came in at more than double the expected cost.
Mother Jones -
October 2, 2024
“We’re living in an era characterized by a resurgence of dangerous international armed conflicts, all of which have a terrible impact on women in many regions,” said Karima Bennoune, professor of law. “The right to peace is primordial. And it is vital to secure all other human rights. But it has to be … a right that actually offers a remedy in situations that pose grave threats to women’s lives and women’s equality.”
Deseret News (Utah) -
October 1, 2024
“If we are to legalize the right to die in Michigan in a way that does not exacerbate distrust and inequity, we need to acknowledge and address Michiganders’ differing historical attitudes, cultural perspectives and lived experiences around end of life care,” wrote Terri Laws, associate professor of African and African American studies at UM-Dearborn.
Bridge Michigan -
October 1, 2024
“Many children in our school systems today need extra care and attention, especially in communities where the results of the Flint water crisis are still felt,” said UM-Flint Chancellor Laurence B. Alexander. “With that in mind … we are creating new programs in special education and school social work to support local school systems’ efforts to address the unique needs of our local children.”
MLive -
October 1, 2024
“Immigrating is difficult. The children are … navigating the new culture. They’re navigating the new language for the parents as they are learning the language themselves,” said Fernanda Cross, assistant professor of social work, whose Latinx Youth Empowerment Series connects and provides mental health services to immigrant high school students.
WXYZ/Detroit -
September 30, 2024
“Sometimes younger people think, ‘I don’t really need that because I’m not at high risk of complications or hospitalization or death.’ And while that’s true, a younger person might get sick and miss school or miss work. And not only do (COVID and flu) vaccines protect you, but they protect those around you, and that’s also a really important consideration,” said Preeti Malani, clinical professor of infectious diseases.
WDIV/Detroit -
September 30, 2024
“Both will probably do well to distance themselves somewhat from their respective presidential candidates at the top of their parties’ tickets. But, and this is critically important, Slotkin will have a much better chance of winning if turnout is high in Michigan for Harris,” said Ken Kollman, professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Studies, on Michigan’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers.
Newsweek -
September 30, 2024
While she’s excited about the possibilities of language learning app Duolingo’s new AI features, Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean of the Marsal Family School of Education, said she doesn’t believe an AI tool will ever be able to replace the intangible skills of human tutors: “It cannot see if a student is experiencing frustration. It cannot see body language. It cannot see joy.”
Forbes -
September 27, 2024
U-M is the first major U.S. university to create its own artificial intelligence tools. “We have two ways of looking at it at Michigan. One way was we could say, we’ll step back and let’s wait out and see what the world will do. … The other way was, let’s thoughtfully approach this technology and let’s lead,” said Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology. David Jurgens, associate professor of information, said, “We’re trying to figure out how to get students to engage with this in a productive, collaborative way, without sort of losing their critical thinking skills.”
PBS Detroit -
September 27, 2024
Among Michigan local governments that provide law enforcement services, 72% report having problems with recruiting qualified police officers, according to the Michigan Public Policy Survey. “One of the first and most important issues that chiefs of police, sheriffs and local government officials brought up was the need for better pay and benefits,” said Debra Horner, senior program manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy.
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