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September 28, 2021
“Fill and finish, which is where you put the (COVID-19) vaccine dose in a vial, is the constraining capacity in the world right now to get enough vaccines out. And so if you begin to do single doses, that’s a challenge,” said Ravi Anupindi, professor of technology and operations, on the demands of state officials to receive smaller, single-dose vials instead of larger, multidose vials prone to waste but manufactured more quickly.
NBC News -
September 27, 2021
“Social divisions over masking and vaccines are hobbling Michigan’s efforts to address statewide public health challenges presented by the pandemic, from school-based outbreaks to surges that threaten hospital capacity and push doctors, nurses and health care providers to the breaking point,” Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Detroit Free Press -
September 27, 2021
“We knew nothing about (COVID-19) when it first emerged, and all we could do is speculate and make our best sort of educated guess,” said Kristen Padilla, clinical instructor of pediatrics. “I think the public needs to know that, as doctors and scientists, we are still learning a lot about this, and we’re only trying to give people the best information we have.”
The Detroit News -
September 27, 2021
Bogdan Popa, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, believes that echolocation — a technique used by dolphins, bats and whales to navigate their terrain, find food and avoid predators — could improve the navigation safety of autonomous vehicles. “Animals have the amazing ability to find their way using sound. We want to develop a sensor that uses sound like animals,” he said.
Eos -
September 24, 2021
Despite the pandemic’s economic hardships, the percentage of Michiganders living in poverty dropped from 11.7 percent in 2019 to 8.8 percent last year, thanks mostly to stimulus checks and expanded unemployment benefits, says Kristin Seefeldt, associate professor of social work and public policy: “The fact that we made these payments available really helped families out and probably kept things from being worse than they could have been.”
Michigan Radio -
September 24, 2021
“Wall Street banks should brace for a more aggressive supervisory and enforcement environment,” said Jeremy Kress, assistant professor of business law. “Banks have gotten the benefit of the doubt for the last four years. That’s probably over.”
Bloomberg -
September 24, 2021
“When your overall business plan is really more about profits, and children are an afterthought, those are not the people that I want designing my next product that has lots of high-stakes risks about children’s development in terms of how they develop their sense of self, their social interactions, and their online presence and their privacy,” said Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics, on Facebook’s plans to launch an Instagram for kids under 13.
The Hill -
September 23, 2021
About 20 percent of parents say their family has had fast food more often since the pandemic started, according to U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. “One fast food meal often exceeds the recommended fat, sodium and calorie intake for the entire day without providing many nutrients,” said poll co-director Gary Freed, professor of pediatrics and health management and policy.
CNN -
September 23, 2021
Disposable pill organizers and sealed packets provide a “user-friendly” solution for patients with disabilities, and refilling medications at the same time also helps by reducing trips to the pharmacy, says Steven Erickson, associate professor of pharmacy: “Both customized patient medication packaging and med-syncing are especially beneficial for people with disabilities who may face transportation barriers or difficulty manipulating traditional medication vials.”
The New York Times -
September 23, 2021
“Companies signing on to corporate pledges is an essential piece of the overall momentum that we need to get to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions,” said Jennifer Haverkamp, director of the Graham Sustainability Institute, who believes the details of each company’s plan to get to net-zero also matter a lot. “If they have interim targets along the way and clear plans for how to meet those interim targets, that’s a good sign.”
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