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January 28, 2025
As climate change leads to more extreme and unpredictable fires and other weather events, experts say the number of people leaving the Golden State could rise. “There could be this wave of new folks saying, ‘You know what? California is just not going to work out for me because this is the third time in five years that I’ve had to close my doors because of the extreme soot and smoke,'” said Derek Van Berkel, assistant professor of environment and sustainability.
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January 27, 2025
Josh Pasek, professor of communication and media, sees a growing shift in communication norms that getting a political narrative across effectively may be more important today than accuracy: “There is increasingly a perception among Democrats that if fact-checking doesn’t matter for the right, why should it matter for the left? … If one side starts using ‘banned weapons,’ the side that’s not using that is hobbled.”
Detroit Free Press -
January 27, 2025
Dental X-rays are essential for oral health, but dentists should administer them only when a patient needs them, to minimize exposure to radiation, says Erika Benavides, clinical professor of dentistry. If a hygienist orders routine X-rays before you see your dentist, “I would say, ‘I would feel more comfortable if someone examines me first to determine if I really need these.’”
The New York Times -
January 27, 2025
“Churn in the labor market has slowed down quite a bit, so people are staying in their jobs now. Two years ago, there was a ton of turnover, tons of job vacancies. People were moving around. That was the way to get raises. Now you’re seeing people look at their jobs and say, ‘Oh, maybe I should hang onto that,’” said Gabriel Ehrlich, director of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.
The Detroit News -
January 24, 2025
“The big danger isn’t someone like Trump, it’s all the other people in his party going along with it,” said Rob Mickey, associate professor of political science, on the actions being taken by Donald Trump that many fear could weaken democracy in the United States.
ABC News -
January 24, 2025
“Republicans believe Trump’s policies are going to usher in growth, lower inflation in the future, whereas Democrats are quite worried that inflation’s going to come surging back,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers. “Republicans are spending out of confidence, Democrats out of fear that things are going to get worse. If you think prices are going to go up in the future, then now is the time to buy.”
Marketplace -
January 24, 2025
Despite an executive order delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok, the app remains unavailable on Google and Apple’s app stores. “Companies that choose not to comply are thinking, ‘There’s some risk that the executive order could be rescinded, they could come after me,’” said Daniel Deacon, assistant professor of law.
CNN -
January 23, 2025
“Corporate cultures that double down on ‘masculine’ norms risk sliding into ‘bro culture.’ Such environments often marginalize women and gender-nonconforming employees, making workplaces less collaborative and inclusive,” said Justin Frake, assistant professor of strategy.
The Economic Times (India) -
January 23, 2025
Participating in the network “is the least that the Fed can do to address climate-related financial risk, and now it’s not even doing that. Backing away from that is concerning,” said Jeremy Kress, associate professor of business law, about the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave an international grouping of central banks that focuses on how regulation of the financial system could help combat climate change.
The Associated Press -
January 23, 2025
“When the prospect of economic development is in doubt, the Chinese government … has consistently prioritized investment and growth over social spending and welfare. The irony is that such policy priorities are a major contributor to China’s population decline — what the government perceives to be the obstacle to economic development,” said Jundai Liu, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.
Reuters
