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February 25, 2020
“Corporations are the most powerful organizing institutions on earth because of their ability to transcend national boundaries and their largely unrestricted access to enormous resources for production. But business has outsize power that arguably threatens America’s democracy. Every step that business takes into the public sphere displaces the role and responsibility of government and public institutions, and reinforces Americans’ distrust of government,” wrote Andy Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and environment and sustainability.
Stanford Social Innovation Review -
February 25, 2020
Planning for rejection is a crucial part of the academic research granting process, where worldwide competition of a limited pot of research funds is fierce, says Dawn Tilbury, professor of mechanical engineering and head of the NSF Engineering Directorate, which funds basic research in science and engineering: “We receive many more proposals — many more very good proposals — than we can possibly fund.”
Nature -
February 25, 2020
“We’re seeing [about] 75,000 total cases at this point, but the literature is only reporting about 100 or so pediatric cases,” says Terri Lynn Stillwell, assistant professor of pediatrics, commenting on the low number of reported coronavirus infections among children, many of whom may be infected but don’t get sick enough to seek medical treatment or may develop no symptoms at all.
National Public Radio -
February 24, 2020
With every $50 increase in out-of-pocket costs patients face for a 30-day supply of drugs, there appears to be a drop of 5 to 10 percent in them taking medications as advised, according to research by Brian Callaghan, associate professor of neurology: “The best way to address the problem of out-of-pocket costs is with large scale health care policy change. Limiting the costs of medications would be a great start and also limiting the cost sharing with patients is another.”
Newsweek -
February 24, 2020
“It’s a cycle. The Great Lakes have gone up and down forever and there’s every reason to believe they will continue to do so. The lakes go down just long enough for people to forget that they go up again,” said Richard Norton, professor of urban and regional planning, and in the Program in the Environment, who does not question the evidence of global warming but confesses it is hard to predict its future effect on lake levels.
The Financial Times -
February 24, 2020
Research by Giorgia Auteri, doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations. Auteri says the bats that survive appear to have a genetic difference that allows them to hibernate more deeply and save their stored-up fat.
Michigan Radio -
February 24, 2020
“Don’t talk about losing weight, don’t label foods as good or bad and do communicate to your children that their body weight is not their worth. The words you use really matter. At the very least, don’t comment on your child’s body in a disparaging way,” said Kendrin Sonneville, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, on ways that parents who struggle with food and self-image can avoid inadvertently passing along unhealthy behaviors.
The New York Times -
February 21, 2020
“(Dialogue is) about listening and building empathy for experiences that may be very different from one’s own, and really then seeking to understand where that perspective comes from,” said Kelly Maxwell, assistant dean for undergraduate education at LSA, which offers semester-long courses called “intergroup dialogues” on subjects that tend to provoke strong feelings, including class, sexual orientation and racial identity.
EdSurge -
February 21, 2020
When grandparents and other family members enter the delivery room, “the vast majority of the time it’s a very positive experience,” says Ruth Zielinski, clinical associate professor and lead for the Midwifery Graduate Program at the School of Nursing. She cautions grandparents invited to witness the birth of a grandchild: “If you have the privilege of being at a birth, what should you do or not do? Why are you there, and what is your role?”
The New York Times -
February 21, 2020
“Many see this administration as an existential threat to the constitutional order. They’re standing ready to participate to try to change the course of this country,” said Nicholas Valentino, professor of political science, and communication and media, on national opinion polls that show Americans’ interest in voting is growing faster in large cities dominated by Democrats than in conservative rural areas.
Reuters
