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  1. February 1, 2021
    • Headshot of Jeffrey Kidd

    “If you and your entire community were going on a journey across the land, wouldn’t you bring along your dog?” said Jeffrey Kidd, associate professor of human genetics, and computational medicine and bioinformatics, who is not surprised by the recent discovery that humans brought their dogs with them when they migrated to the Americas some 15,000 years ago.

    CNN
  2. February 1, 2021
    • Photo of Jenny Radesky

    As the pandemic continues on, parents and doctors are noticing that kids are getting entirely too much screen time. Rather than place guilt or blame upon yourself or your family, take this time to develop a healthy relationship with technology, says Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics.

    WXYZ/Detroit
  3. February 1, 2021
    • Headshot of Jason Owen-Smith

    “Think of the university budget like a balloon. In good times, if you squeeze one part of the balloon, it can bulge somewhere else. Right now, there’s no elasticity in the balloon at all,” said Jason Owen-Smith, professor of sociology and organizational studies, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, in an article about pandemic’s impact on higher ed finances across the country.

    The Chronicle of Higher Education
  4. January 29, 2021
    • Headshot of Norman Bishara

    The potential conflicts of interest of President Biden’s energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm are kind of “boring” compared with some of those presented by former President Donald Trump’s cabinet officials, says Norman Bishara, professor of business law and ethics.

    The Detroit News
  5. January 29, 2021
    • Headshot of Andrew Brouwer

    “I do not think that we are on the final decline of the epidemic,” said Andrew Brouwer, assistant research scientist in epidemiology. “It will be challenging for the Biden administration to move the cultural needle, but we’ll need to maintain precautions throughout the vaccination campaign.”

    Newsweek
  6. January 29, 2021
    • Headshot of Irene Butter

    “Four years ago, we could not have guessed that rioters with Nazi symbols would break into the Capitol to subvert a fairly elected president. None of us can afford to be a bystander to history,” wrote Irene Butter, professor emerita of health management and policy and a Holocaust survivor.

    CNN
  7. January 28, 2021
    • Shobita Parthasarathy

    As the Biden administration seeks to reinvigorate a national science and technology strategy, giving people more involvement in decision-making about what research is prioritized and how it is carried out could help “align government’s values with citizens’ values,” says Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy.

    Axios
  8. January 28, 2021
    • Headshot of Michael McWilliams

    “I definitely wouldn’t rule out the possibility that the economy comes roaring back later this year. There’s going to come a time when people are going to want to be out having fun and spending money,” said economist Michael McWilliams of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.

    MLive
  9. January 28, 2021
    • Headshot of Elizabeth Birr Moje

    “We all want children back in school. I think this pandemic has shown just how important schools are. But … we want children and teachers back safely. … We need to get teachers vaccinated immediately,” said Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean of the School of Education.

    WDET Radio
  10. January 27, 2021
    • Mark Clague

    “Francis Scott Key would not feel betrayed,” said Mark Clague, associate professor of musicology, who asserts that social awareness is basically what the national anthem was meant to inspire, and that the country’s professed ideals cut to the heart of recent protests and the negative reaction the protests generate.

    Lexington (Ky.) Herald