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November 25, 2024
“Einstein’s theory of general relativity describes the motion of massive objects in a gravitational field that they create. … The discovery of the accelerating universe, however, led to suggestions that maybe general relativity needs to be modified,” said Dragan Huterer, professor of physics, who helped track how the structure of the cosmos has grown over the past 11 billion years and found that gravity acts as physicist Albert Einstein predicted it would in his groundbreaking 1915 theory of general relativity.
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November 22, 2024
“There are many different reasons why artificial intelligence is important to public health students. AI could help us do a better job of figuring out how we might get in front of the next pandemic, things that are as big or as societally important as that,” said Sharon Kardia, professor of epidemiology and associate dean for education at the School of Public Health.
Second Wave Michigan -
November 22, 2024
Research by Terri Friedline, professor of social work, and colleagues shows that the placement of banks, credit unions and alternative financial services is significantly influenced by changes in a neighborhood’s racial composition: “These insights challenge common misconceptions about the demand for high-cost financial services and underscore the broader impact of financial institutions on community dynamics.”
DBusiness Magazine -
November 22, 2024
“A secretary and his appointees could increase the difficulty of accessing benefits, reducing the regulations on insurers and providers, and using the waiver process to make it easier for red states to roll back ACA provisions in areas such as Medicaid and harder for blue states to expand the ACA,” said Scott Greer, professor of health management and policy, on the prospect of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services.
U.S. News & World Report -
November 21, 2024
“One needs to have expectations that are realistic, and understand that this is new technology. We’re still learning how it works, why it works, when it works, when it doesn’t work, what kind of support it needs,” said Jane Huggins, director of the U-M Direct Brain Interface Laboratory, about brain-computer interfaces that have been used in mapping the inner workings of the brain and augmenting human cognition and motor skills.
Digital Trends -
November 21, 2024
Pranav Malhotra, assistant professor of communication and media, says it’s popular to blame social media technologies for society’s ills, but that attitude often absolves consumers from taking a deeper look into what is happening socially and culturally: “I think one of the reasons why it is dangerous to lay the blame exclusively on algorithms is it actually ends up kind of reinforcing a power that these tech companies have.”
Michigan Public -
November 21, 2024
“I am at a complete loss. Everyone is just kind of astounded,” said Susan D. Page, professor of practice in international diplomacy and law, and former United Nations official in Haiti — a nation rocked by so much violence and political infighting that the Federal Aviation Administration has barred U.S. aircraft from flying under 10,000 feet in Haitian airspace to avoid being shot at by gangs.
The New York Times -
November 20, 2024
“What we’re beginning to see is a significant test by Donald Trump of just how far he can go. He’s already beginning to push the boundaries of the power of the president, especially in an era where he may have a more friendly set of courts,” said Barry Rabe, professor of public policy and environment, who believes Trump’s pick to head the EPA could launch “a frontal assault on the agency, trying to drive people out.”
Deutsche Welle (Germany) -
November 20, 2024
“The fact that it’s a CIA person here shows again that every day there are tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of people in the intelligence community and the military that have access to the most sensitive intelligence information this government has,” said Javed Ali, associate professor of practice of public policy, after a CIA official was charged with leaking classified documents about an Israeli strike on Iran.
USA Today -
November 20, 2024
“People want to trust the science but are not always sure they can trust the scientists” to put personal biases aside when using their influence, said Arthur Lupia, professor of political science and interim vice president for research and innovation. “It’s one thing to discover something — it’s another thing to explain it effectively. For science to have public value, we actually have to do both of those things.”
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