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October 31, 2019
Daniil Manaenkov, U.S. forecasting specialist with the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, says the UAW-GM strike is expected to slow Michigan’s economic growth for 2019 by an additional tenth of a percentage point or more because of lost production: “It’s significant, but it’s not tipping Michigan into a recession.”
The Detroit News -
October 31, 2019
“There’s no process by which we can wage a sustained campaign around fighting disinformation because it keeps changing,” said Clifford Lampe, professor of information, who asserts that stopping people from sharing fake information on social media even after it’s been debunked is a never-ending battle despite new ways that tech companies and government agencies fight misinformation.
The New York Times -
October 31, 2019
Research by Martha Bailey, professor of economics and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, found that family leave policies — often touted as a way to fix the nation’s gender pay gap — may end up reducing gender equality in the workforce as women spend more time with their children and less time working.
The Washington Post -
October 30, 2019
Children with autism may be twice as likely to experience pain as kids without autism — often because they have other medical conditions, suggests research by Danielle Shapiro, assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation: “Children with autism spectrum disorder also have sensory sensitivities, meaning that physical sensations may be experienced differently or bother them more.”
U.S. News & World Report -
October 30, 2019
“Mindfulness meditation is a great activity to engage in prior to going to bed. The idea is to prepare your body for bed, get it ready for going to sleep, train your brain and your body that sleep is coming,” said Todd Arnedt, associate professor of psychiatry and neurology, and director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program. He recommends a wind-down period before bedtime.
National Public Radio -
October 30, 2019
“Space exploration, and the research it supports, have shaped our world and changed lives. Some future possibilities test the limits of imagination,” said Alec D. Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering and professor of aerospace engineering, in announcing the the Space Institute, which will bring together researchers from across the university to collaborate on new ideas for space exploration
The Detroit News -
October 29, 2019
Research by Susan Gelman, professor of psychology and linguistics, and colleagues suggests that children eat more when their mothers eat more. Gelman said if parents want kids to eat certain foods, “They should eat foods they want their child to try and not just talk the talk but walk the walk.”
WILX/Lansing -
October 29, 2019
“It’s a catch-22 that a lot of our communities are trying to figure out. A lot of our problems are because we don’t have jobs, but if there are jobs, do we have the workforce for them?” said Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and professor of social work and public policy, on the lack of jobs and workers in impoverished areas of rural Michigan.
Detroit Free Press -
October 29, 2019
“Millennials hit a perfect storm. They borrowed to make their tuition payments. They left school only to hit a labor market of high unemployment and low earnings. And this precipitated a takeoff in loan defaults,” said Susan Dynarski, professor of public policy, education and economics, commenting on the student debt crisis in the years since the 2008 recession.
The New York Times -
October 28, 2019
“If they use it to show you specific ads, that’s maybe one thing that’s a bit creepy. But I think the more concerning part is if they allow other people to target you based on your mental state or sell this information to data brokers,” said Florian Schaub, assistant professor of information, and electrical engineering and computer science, on the use of emotion-recognition technology by tech companies.
Scientific American
