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May 10, 2021
“I think there may be changes to come, but I don’t see it as a big asteroid landing on the field of philanthropy as some of the hyperbole around this has indicated,” said Megan Tompkins-Stange, assistant professor of public policy, on the impact Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce will have on the mission of their charitable foundation.
The New York Times -
May 10, 2021
About one in four adolescents say they have had a concussion, up from about 20 percent five years ago, according to research by Philip Veliz, research assistant professor of nursing, and colleagues: “We found self-reported concussions could be increasing given that both children and parents have greater knowledge with respect to these injuries.”
Michigan Radio -
May 10, 2021
“It’s not clear where this is going. But ultimately rhetoric that identifies certain groups of people as pollutants is dehumanizing, and dehumanization is a key component and often the first step toward greater violence toward those groups,” said Alexandra Minna Stern, professor of history and American culture, commenting on a lawsuit in Arizona that uses pro-environment arguments to defend anti-immigration.
Grist -
May 7, 2021
“There’s a need for better metrics that portray or gauge the influence of intermittent noise in communities that can interfere with sleep, the opportunity to have a conversation on your porch and impact the quality of life in your neighborhood,” said Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences, and civil and environmental engineering, who researched heavy-truck noise in Southwest Detroit.
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May 7, 2021
Sela Panapasa, associate research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, says that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have long been overlooked — something that lumping them into a larger Asian American category only exacerbates: “And who wants to be invisible, as a PI myself?”
Vox -
May 7, 2021
“We know that when all entrepreneurs do well … we all benefit as a nation, right? So it’s in our best interest to make sure that our taxpayer dollars are being used to create a level playing field,” said Felix Kabo, assistant research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, who believes businesses should have to disclose their demographics to secure government aid.
Michigan Radio -
May 6, 2021
“Our paper shows that when patients fill dental opioid prescriptions, the risk of opioid overdose increases both for themselves and their family members,” said Kao-Ping Chua, assistant professor of pediatrics and health management and policy. Romesh Nalliah, associate dean for patient services and clinical professor of dentistry, said, “When a dentist, like me, prescribes an opioid to a patient, I am putting their entire family at risk of overdose. Dentists should consider, if the family concerned was yours, would you take that risk?”
U.S. News & World Report -
May 6, 2021
Stroke recovery tends to be worse among Americans in poorer neighborhoods than those in wealthier neighborhoods, according to research by Lynda Lisabeth, professor of epidemiology: “People in less advantaged neighborhoods (are also) more likely to have more disability, lower quality of life and more symptoms of depression than people in more advantaged neighborhoods.”
UPI -
May 6, 2021
Eugene Rogers, associate professor of conducting and artistic director of the Washington (D.C.) Chorus, says being in the nation’s capital gives him a sense of pride: “I know that’s an interesting statement as an African American, but this is my country, too. My people helped build this country, I refuse to deny it. So for me, I still feel pride for the beauty and knowing I’m in the space where so much history has happened.”
The Washington Post -
May 5, 2021
With the rise of social media, “we see words emerging to define very niche categories of people, identities and behaviors. In their core, they’re marking shared events or a shared understanding of the world,” said Kelly Wright, doctoral student in linguistics.
The New York Times
