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August 30, 2021
“The heightened concern that parents express about the risk of contracting the coronavirus suggests that their greater vaccine hesitancy could also be an expression of the caution they are exercising to protect the health of their families,” wrote Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and public policy, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
The Detroit News -
August 30, 2021
“Our findings demonstrate that small targeted substitutions offer a feasible and powerful strategy to achieve significant health and environmental benefits without requiring dramatic dietary shifts,” said Olivier Jolliet, professor of environmental health sciences, whose research found that switching 10 percent of the calories from beef and processed meat to fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and some seafood can provide 48 more minutes of healthy life each day.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution -
August 25, 2021
“Popular fearmongering tactics related to immigration have always included casting immigrants as disease vectors,” said William Lopez, clinical assistant professor of health behavior and health education. Joshua Petrie, research assistant professor of epidemiology, says focus is better placed on public health surveillance and contact tracing: “As we’ve seen with both the alpha variant and the delta variant, oftentimes, and even with COVID in general, you just may not be able to stop them.”
MLive -
August 25, 2021
“Traditionally, the drug development process takes a decade — and we just don’t have a decade. The therapies we discovered are well-positioned for phase 2 clinical trials because their safety has already been established,” said Jonathan Sexton, assistant professor of internal medicine and medicinal chemistry, who has researched several drug contenders shown to block or reduce the SARS-CoV2 infection in cells.
International Business Times -
August 25, 2021
“It’s using the most vulnerable tenants as a stick to enforce code compliance. At the end of the day, you’re withholding funds tenants need to pay their rent and increasing the length of precarity,” said Alexa Eisenberg, research fellow in public health and Poverty Solutions, on the city of Detroit’s withholding of rent relief money from landlords until they become compliant with city codes.
Crain's Detroit Business -
August 25, 2021
“Young adults in the United States want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves and return to normal. Most youth also say they will continue mitigating behaviors like wearing masks even after vaccination,” said Stephen Gorga, assistant professor of pediatrics, whose research found that about 75 percent of people ages 14-24 plan to get the shot.
UPI -
August 18, 2021
“We have a situation in which the White House is essentially giving a private gallerist that no one has ever heard of a political position,” said Joan Kee, professor of history of art, on the announcement by a small New York City gallery that it plans to sell 15 works by President Biden’s son, Hunter, for as much as $500,000 apiece.
The New York Times -
August 18, 2021
“We’ve known for over a decade that nurses have been concerned about their workloads. … There is also a unique combination of their personal health at risk, their loved ones’ safety, and then the societal split in our approach to this public health crisis. … We’re on a hamster wheel here, where nurses just can’t get off,” said Christopher Friese, professor of nursing and health management and policy.
Vox -
August 18, 2021
“She seems to me to be like many Black women opera singers in not having easily categorizable voices. … We think of her as the only one, and in many ways she’s the only one who made it to the top. But she isn’t just this crazy anomaly. … I would love someone to listen to Marian Anderson’s recordings and think, ‘Who else is out there?’” said Naomi André, professor of Afroamerican and African studies, women’s studies and Residential College.
The Associated Press -
August 18, 2021
Volker Sick, professor of mechanical engineering, and Sue Anne Bell, assistant professor of nursing, discussed the recent UN report on climate change. “We don’t have a silver bullet, one thing that fixes everything. So we need individual action, we need policy action, new technology,” Sick said. Bell said she is “all about picking one thing at a time and trying to stick with it, rather than being overwhelmed with unsustainable changes.”
Los Angeles Times
