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December 18, 2023
“There are some species that are more able to adapt to rapid changes, and maybe the open question is, how adaptable are monarchs? It seems like they’re a lot more adaptable than we give them credit for,” said D. André Green, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, who studies the migration of monarch butterflies.
National Geographic -
December 18, 2023
“It’s not that being well educated, having a stable income, being able to live in a community that is suffering less environmental racism don’t do positive things” for Black women’s health, “but you have to do the cost-benefit analysis, and there are costs,” said Arline Geronimus, professor of public health, referring to the health effects of unrelenting stress caused by social inequality.
The Washington Post -
December 15, 2023
“I didn’t grow up seeing Bangladeshi Americans in the media … and I didn’t see art created about or for us, either,” said fiber artist Fatema Haque, academic program manager at the Barger Leadership Institute, whose exhibition at the Shapiro Library showcases the generations, lives and culture of Bangladeshi Americans.
WDET Radio -
December 15, 2023
As manufacturing becomes more high-tech, modern tools have rendered many work inspection jobs obsolete, causing strife between workers and management. “It won’t be about how a human will check their own work or how a machine can check the work. But about how humans and machines can work together to identify issues,” said Bogdan Epureanu, professor of mechanical engineering.
The Wall Street Journal -
December 15, 2023
The devaluation and denigration of Black hair is psychologically damaging and reflects a politics of respectability, writes Kevin Cokley, professor of psychology: “It is the result of years of socialization that places white aesthetics and the approximation of whiteness as the cultural standard by which all racial and ethnic groups are compared.”
Psychology Today -
December 14, 2023
An exhibit at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology uses ancient Roman artifacts and light projection to breathe life into 2,000-year-old wall fragments. “We have this kind of image of Rome as whitewashed and monochrome and staid, but it’s not a good reflection of the vibrancy and diversity of the ancient world,” said Nicola Barham, assistant curator and assistant professor of history of art.
MLive -
December 14, 2023
“It is a very contagious virus,” said Preeti Malani, professor of medicine and infectious diseases. Though children can become quite ill, more often, “a 4-year-old with a runny nose could have RSV and not become very sick; it looks like a regular cold.” However, “the grandparents could get pneumonia.”
The New York Times -
December 14, 2023
The steep penalties often attached to felony murder compel defendants to plead guilty to a lesser charge. “We shouldn’t underestimate how many plea bargains occur in the shadow of felony murder charges across the country. It is one of those quiet drivers of mass incarceration we never acknowledge,” said Ekow Yankah, professor of law and philosophy.
The New Yorker -
December 13, 2023
“The Indian right wing is a new player that has arrived on the world stage and wants to shape global discussion. So far, much of it is done in the same way it’s done within India — through crude, blunt force. But it’s getting smarter,” said Joyojeet Pal, associate professor of information, on the Indian government’s use of social media to promote foreign policy positions and discredit critics.
The Washington Post -
December 13, 2023
“That form introduced tremendous complexity. A component has to be able to maintain design geometry upon some disturbance. You don’t want those disturbances to introduce variability as you … drive the vehicle,” said Pingsha Dong, professor of mechanical engineering and of naval architecture and marine engineering, on the challenge of building Tesla’s ultrahard stainless steel Cybertruck.
CNBC (8:35 mark)
