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February 3, 2020
“White House counsel Pat Cipollone argued that Democrats are asking the Senate to ‘tear up every ballot’ from the 2016 election, characterizing impeachment as an affront to democracy. … If impeachment were improper because it reversed an election, then no impeachment of a president could ever occur. Our Constitution provides otherwise,” wrote Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the Law School.
USA Today -
February 3, 2020
“For me it was not new information, particularly because of my own lived experience as a black student in physics, who went through my entire academic career not having a black instructor in physics, being the only black student in many of my physics classes,” said Brian Beckford, research scientist in physics, commenting on a study that shows a dearth of African-American students pursuing degrees in physics and astronomy.
Gizmodo -
January 31, 2020
“All commercial aircraft have particulate filters in their cabin air treatment system. The problem is that viruses are much smaller than the smallest particles that typically can be captured on those filters. So, unless the virus is in, or on, a larger particle, it is unlikely that the virus by itself would be substantially removed as a result of being filtered by the typical passenger airplane filters,” said Herek Clack, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, for a story on the coronavirus that also quoted public health professors Aubree Gordon and Arnold Monto.
Detroit Free Press -
January 31, 2020
“There’s no way that the use of Natives as mascots is honoring. That’s an illusion,” said Stephanie Fryberg, professor of psychology, whose research shows that Native American mascots and imagery in sports damage the self-esteem and ambitions of Native American youth.
The New York Times -
January 31, 2020
“The social connections you have and the access to services in your community are often more important than anything else. You need a reason to get out of bed in the morning and to get out the front door,” said Jessica Finlay, research fellow at the Institute for Social Research, on the importance for retirees to build a network of support among friends and neighbors and strong ties in their communities.
Kiplinger -
January 30, 2020
“In the old days, when young people got married, women radically increased housework substantially and decreased marketwork. It was the reverse for men. Now, it’s not quite such a dramatic reallocation. Women still do more, but not as much additional housework upon marriage as they did previously,” said Frank Stafford, professor emeritus of economics and research professor emeritus at the Institute for Social Research.
WXYZ (Detroit) -
January 30, 2020
“Promoting curiosity in children, especially those from environments of economic disadvantage, may be an important, underrecognized way to address the achievement gap,” said Prachi Shah, associate professor of pediatrics, whose research shows that the most curious children perform best in school and disadvantaged kids have the strongest connection between curiosity and performance.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
January 30, 2020
“I have a feeling that it’s going to get worse before it gets better. … The public health control measures have just recently been put into effect. As the mayor of Wuhan has stated, there was a delay in doing this. And now we’re going to pay the price,” said Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and global public health, on the outbreak and transmission of the coronavirus that originated in China.
CNBC -
January 29, 2020
“Liberal values are not a veneer, masking a much less pleasant reality. A sizable and growing segment (of the American public) has tolerant liberal views and these views are deep-rooted and enduring,” said Ronald Inglehart, professor emeritus of political science, who sees a generalized transition to more liberal world views — perhaps as a concomitant of voters with college and graduate school degrees.
The New York Times -
January 29, 2020
Getting vaccinated halved the risk of hospitalization for flu-related complications among young kids, according to research by Hannah Segaloff, research fellow in epidemiology: “Over half of our study population had underlying conditions that may put them at high risk for severe influenza-related complications, so preventing influenza in this group is critically important.”
U.S. News & World Report
