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September 17, 2021
“Gone are the days when concussed athletes are put back in the same day. Now, we can think of it as a dial, where we slowly progress people back into the sport,” said Steve Broglio, professor of kinesiology and director of the Michigan Concussion Center, whose research suggests college athletes who suffer a concussion may take as long as a month to recover.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 17, 2021
“The whole point of the child tax credit is, if a family is working at all, it pushes the family above the poverty line so their children aren’t suffering,” said Trina Shanks, professor of social work, commenting on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” proposal, which would continue the expanded child tax credit — potentially cutting child poverty in half.
The Washington Post -
September 16, 2021
Most Americans don’t know a Muslim or admit to not knowing anything about Muslims, and this “invisibility” is what gives Islamophobia its power, says Sally Howell, associate professor of history and director of the Center for Arab American Studies at the UM-Dearborn: “It’s important that we understand that because we need to know that Muslims are not outsiders, they’re not strangers.”
ABC News -
September 16, 2021
Marijuana use is up but drinking is down among college-age adults, say John Schulenberg, professor of psychology and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, and colleagues: “We clearly see that young people use alcohol as something to be taken at parties and gatherings. With the pandemic, those weren’t happening, so the alcohol intake and binge drinking dropped.”
The Washington Post -
September 16, 2021
Lauren Gerlach, assistant professor of psychiatry, and colleagues found that four in five Americans ages 50 to 80 say their mental health is as good as, or better than, 20 years ago. “(The) resilience and wisdom that comes with aging, of having gone through tough times in the past and being able to get through it … I think can help put people in a better position in the face of stressors,” she said.
The Christian Science Monitor -
September 15, 2021
“It is historic. There are broad powers that the president has, but has never used. The feds have always been very careful, if they do get involved, to be invited by the governors,” said Howard Markel, professor and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, commenting on the federal vaccine mandates, imposed without state support.
The New York Times -
September 15, 2021
“NASCAR hasn’t had very much success with the African American community at large because of NASCAR’s association with the Confederate flag,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sport management and director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity in Sport. “If you’re a Black consumer, it’s hard to enjoy the sports or the leisure or the activity when you’re surrounded by this ambiance or this effervescence that’s racially discriminating.”
ABC News -
September 15, 2021
“The reality is there are a number of businesses that are wanting the government to step in. This gives them the cover to do what they want to do anyway,” said Charles Shipan, professor of political science, on President Biden’s new coronavirus vaccine and testing mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees.
The Washington Post -
September 14, 2021
John Chamberlin, professor emeritus of political science and public policy, says it’s reasonable for Michigan’s Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission — which is being sued for possibly missing deadlines — to take more time to draw congressional and statewide legislative maps: “It would have been a sort of Herculean task to do all the work that they have to do when they didn’t get the data until just recently.”
Michigan Radio -
September 14, 2021
Kelly Wright, doctoral candidate in linguistics, says it’s fairly common to suddenly forget words, a phenomenon exacerbated by the pandemic: “Anomia, which is a difficulty retrieving known words, can happen as a symptom of exhaustion, certain illnesses or depression — all which inhibit the regular patterned firing of neurons in the language centers of the brain.”
Bustle
