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March 28, 2019
“The sheer reckless irresponsibility is hard to overstate.The notion that you could gut the entire ACA and not wreak havoc on the lives of millions of people is insane,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, responding to the Trump administration’s announcement that the entire Affordable Care Act should be scrapped.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
March 28, 2019
Hawaiian native Amy Stillman, professor of American culture and musicology, says her generation was denied access to their ancestors’ language: “The Hawaiian history we learned (in school) was that the overthrow (of Hawaii) was a good thing. … You will find no opposition to the annexation if you’re reading in English. The minute you go into Hawaiian language sources, it’s nothing but opposition. Because of our language loss, we were cut off from the sources.”
Smithsonian Magazine -
March 28, 2019
“Europe offers a critical alternative source of engagement and commerce for China, so European governments are now in a particularly advantageous position to negotiate for market access,” said Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science, on European leaders’ calls for improved trading ties with China.
Newsweek -
March 27, 2019
Tiffany Munzer, a fellow in developmental behavioral pediatrics, says her research shows reading print books to toddlers generates more verbalizations about the story than reading digital ones: “The tablet itself made it harder for parents and children to engage in the rich back-and-forth turn-taking that happened in print books.”
The New York Times -
March 27, 2019
Daniel Forger, professor of mathematics, and computational medicine and bioinformatics, and James Kibbie, professor of music and university organist, are using big data and quantification to provide new answers to long-standing questions about mathematics, music and performance. “Our project demonstrates that mathematics, specifically big data analysis, can reveal the ways in which individual performers shape and control the music to a far greater extent than ever before,” Kibbie said.
Science Node
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March 27, 2019
Comments by Giorgia Auteri, doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, were featured in an article about a new nocturnal visitor to Michigan that may be here to stay — the evening bat — due to climate change and disease.
Great Lakes Echo -
March 26, 2019
“When we talk about the U.S.-Mexico border, and we talk about this supposed (security) crisis … our real crisis is a humanitarian one, and nobody seems to want to talk about it. This is a problem that has been going on a long time and this is a way to put it out there,” said Jason De León, associate professor of anthropology, whose current exhibit features more than 3,000 toe tags of undocumented migrants who died crossing the border.
The Detroit News -
March 26, 2019
“(Fast food ads are) primed for you to be motivated to seek out ultra-processed foods. So you’ll start scrounging around in your kitchen and you might not even make the link between what you’ve seen on the TV and why you suddenly have a hankering for food,” said Ashley Gearhardt, associate professor of psychology.
HuffPost -
March 26, 2019
A new study by Louise O’Brien, research associate professor of neurology, and obstetrics and gynecology, and colleagues suggests a connection between long periods of undisturbed maternal sleep and stillbirth: “Women often worry when they wake up several times during the night when they are pregnant, but it may be protective in this case.”
The Washington Post -
March 25, 2019
“Those who have the highest rates of postpartum depression and who would benefit the most, I fear it will be limited access to them,” said Maria Muzik, associate professor of psychiatry, and obstetrics and gynecology, referring to a new drug for postpartum depression — a condition more common among women from lower socioeconomic groups.
National Public Radio
