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November 3, 2021
Aliyah Khan, associate professor of English and Afroamerican and African studies, says Muslim horror films are fun and spooky but also offer a glimpse into social, religious and cultural issues facing Muslim societies all over the world: “Like all horror movies, they’re all about how, no matter how scary and bloody and horrible supernatural or otherworldly things are, the worst things that can happen to you are what your fellow man is doing to you.”
Religion News Service -
November 3, 2021
A Supreme Court challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate power plant emissions could undermine Congress’ authority to delegate power to federal agencies, co-wrote Charles Shipan, professor of political science: “It might unravel nearly every major law Congress has passed since World War II. Nearly every one of these laws involves delegating authority to U.S. agencies.”
The Washington Post -
November 3, 2021
“Given how much press the name change and the Facebook Papers are getting, I don’t think the change will have much impact on how the company is viewed … users will still think of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and not worry about which company is actually at the top,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information, associate director of the Center for Social Media Research, and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Forbes -
November 2, 2021
“It’s unfortunate that insurers will not continue to waive cost-sharing for those vaccinated individuals who did everything they could to prevent contracting the illness, the same way insurers reduce cost-sharing for participating in a wellness activity such as smoking cessation or enrolling in a disease management program,” said A. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy and director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
Bridge Michigan -
November 2, 2021
Research led by Christina Chapman, assistant professor of radiation oncology, shows that screening Black women for breast cancer starting at age 40 would decrease deaths by 57 percent: “For Black women, three biennial screening strategies (beginning at age 40, 45 or 50) yielded benefit-to-harm ratios that were greater than or equal to those seen in white women who started screening at age 50.”
Cancer Health -
November 2, 2021
The psychological benefits for Indigenous people being associated with mascots are nonexistent, says Stephanie Fryberg, professor of psychology, whose research shows mascots decrease Native American youths’ self-esteem and their belief in the worth of their community: “What mascots do is they take native identities and they put them in a competitive domain and they allow people to play with another group’s identity.”
The Washington Post -
November 1, 2021
“I would argue that the economy of the Midwest depends entirely on water,” said Drew Gronewold, associate professor of environment and sustainability. “The biggest risk is that … changes in the climate, in hydrology, or the water levels are going to exceed the infrastructure or the capacity of cities, coastlines and homes to handle those changes.”
CNBC -
November 1, 2021
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice in public policy, says recent reports that Russia is hacking cloud service and technology providers is a continuation of Russia’s aggressive cyber operations using state-backed security services: “This operation also raises a host of questions about the limits of the Biden administration’s approach to Russia, which seems to include a combination of carrots and sticks to prevent, punish and deter similar attacks.”
ABC News -
November 1, 2021
“We certainly cannot anticipate all the risk ahead, but we know we have systems in place that can help us do that. So, I think we have to take a step and say we want to make this option available for what it might do to help the children, as well as others in this pandemic,” said A. Oveta Fuller, associate professor of microbiology and immunology and member of the FDA coronavirus advisory committee, on giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5-11.
NBC News -
October 29, 2021
“We have a valve that’s connected to the internet … and essentially trying to figure out when to hold water and when to release water,” said Branko Kerkez, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, whose research team installed technology at a local wetland allowing them to control water levels during a storm. “I think we can just look outside and see that the way we’ve been managing stormwater isn’t working … between the changing climate and urban areas becoming more dense,” said doctoral student Brooke Mason.
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