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December 12, 2025
“Already we have started to see many regions (across the country) realizing that the huge spike in electricity demand from data centers is straining the grid, and this is only going to get worse as the growth of data centers increases based on the projected and planned investments,” said Ben Green, assistant professor of information and public policy.
MLive -
December 12, 2025
“We have known for years that primary HPV testing is much more efficient; now we are doing self-sampling to allow for better access,” said Diane Harper, professor of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology, after the American Cancer Society announced that cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests. “We have data showing now that in a highly vaccinated population, you can screen every 10 years, but we in the U.S. are lagging behind.”
NBC News -
December 12, 2025
Cases of norovirus have been surging ahead of schedule this year, according to the CDC. But Christiane Wobus, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, says there’s no reason to be concerned. “What we are seeing is the typical seasonal pattern,” she said, adding that the total number of outbreaks at the end of November was “within the average over many years of reporting.”
Newsweek -
December 11, 2025
“Improving indoor air quality is one of the most effective and practical steps we can take to protect children from respiratory viruses,” said Aubree Gordon, professor of epidemiology. “The benefits extend beyond infection control: Better-ventilated classrooms support improved learning, better concentration and healthier school environments overall.”
Newsweek -
December 11, 2025
The Supreme Court appears poised to expand the president’s ability to fire leaders of independent agencies created by Congress. “The conservative justices on the court are pretty committed to (that) idea. The thing that has slowed them from putting that into operation has been the Fed,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law. Now, “they appear willing to create an exception for the Fed, even while they eliminate the independence of every other agency.”
Christian Science Monitor -
December 11, 2025
“For many consumers, a travel card with an annual fee can be worthwhile with just one or two meaningful trips per year, as long as they actively use the card’s rewards and benefits,” said Carolyn Yoon, professor of marketing. “From a practical standpoint, the card makes sense only if the value of rewards, credits and protections clearly exceeds the annual fee in real dollars, not just on paper.”
WalletHub -
December 11, 2025
By informing listeners of their “listening age,” Spotify Wrapped is “a way by which we’re able to project our identity based upon our cultural consumption,” said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing. “It creates another identity project force, another … shock to the system for us to talk about. If you’re 20 and your listening age is 70, what does that say about you?”
National Public Radio -
December 10, 2025
Large-scale data centers raise concerns about noise, environmental impact and rising energy bills, but they also generate enthusiasm over job creation and economic benefits. “The construction of a billion-dollar data center is going to have a significant impact on the local property tax base, and that goes to help everything from public schools to parks and road maintenance,” said Brian Connolly, assistant professor of business law.
WXYZ Detroit -
December 10, 2025
Many of Michigan’s most popular fish are getting smaller as climate change warms inland lakes, according to research led by Peter Flood, research fellow in environment and sustainability: “We’re seeing most of the shrinkage in juvenile fishes. That’s when (fish) need the conditions to be ripe to be able to undergo that sort of rapid and dramatic growth.”
MLive -
December 10, 2025
Google plans to launch an 81-satellite constellation into low Earth orbit to harvest sunlight to power the next generation of AI data centers in space. “As a technology entrepreneur, I applaud Google’s ambitious plan. But as a space scientist, I predict that the company will soon have to reckon with a growing problem: space debris … the collection of defunct human-made objects in Earth’s orbit,” wrote Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, associate research scientist in climate and space sciences and engineering.
Fortune
