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November 13, 2024
“The parents who come to our clinics are not just tired; they are at the breaking point and their exhaustion is not a passing phase. … But acknowledging the problem is not enough. For Michigan families, the answer must be a renewed commitment to supporting parents — because when parents thrive, so do their children,” wrote Maria Muzik, professor of psychiatry and co-director of the Zero To Thrive program.
Bridge Michigan -
November 13, 2024
“Michiganders everywhere just want courts that are going to be fair. They want justices who have … deep experience and understanding of our laws. And they want our courts to apply the law in a way that has integrity and that isn’t partisan — that looks to what the law says to uphold that law,” said Kimberly Thomas, clinical professor of law who was elected to the Michigan Supreme Court last week.
Michigan Public -
November 12, 2024
“When you’re paying attention to the swing states and you’re not paying attention to what’s happening in some other places, those other places can shift under your feet,” said Josh Pasek, professor of communication and media. “I think it says comparatively that the Trump message is working in a number of communities, that it resonates with a bunch of people and there has been nationally a pretty significant shift toward Trump this cycle.”
WABC (New York) -
November 12, 2024
“China has been much more involved with their native (social media) applications than we would see in the U.S. … and has a closer relationship with them. There are likely some downsides to that, but an upside is that they create strong channels to reach out to people — especially younger generations who have given up mainstream media,” said Cliff Lampe, professor of information.
Forbes -
November 12, 2024
Ronald Suny, professor emeritus of history, says Azerbaijan’s hosting of a United Nations climate change conference this week and next is an elaborate propaganda campaign to sanitize the image of a fundamentally authoritarian and oil-committed nation: “This is a staging of an event to impress people by the normality, the acceptability, the modernity of this little state.”
The Atlantic -
November 11, 2024
“Tariffs will lead to more jobs for U.S. workers at component suppliers and higher costs for car buyers, who already suffer from sticker shock,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business. “People will keep cars longer, and that will be good for the replacement parts and service industries.”
Detroit Free Press -
November 11, 2024
“Many of the new Latin American immigrants in Florida come from places … where they had an encounter with socialism, communism. This pushes them into the hands of the Republican Party,” said Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, explaining why, in part, the Sunshine State has become “deeply red.”
Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) -
November 11, 2024
“While some Americans likely believed these false claims, others, no doubt, simply go along with the con to advance their political agenda or their own careers. Like a child who no longer believes in Santa Claus, best to pretend and keep the gifts coming,” wrote Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law, on Donald Trump’s strategy to feed the electorate disinformation to stoke fear and division in society.
TIME -
November 8, 2024
“The X-ray data traces a unique picture that you can’t see in any other wavelength,” said David Bogensberger, postdoctoral researcher in astronomy, whose team scoured decades-old data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and found bright, lumpy features dotting a jet of energy spit out by a nearby black hole.
Space.com -
November 8, 2024
“This bias creates echo chambers, online spaces characterized by homogeneity of opinion and insulation from opposing viewpoints,” said Justin Huang, assistant professor of marketing, whose research documents political bias in user-driven content moderation due to lack of guidelines or oversight.
Detroit Free Press
