In the News
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May 15, 2024
“It is incumbent on adults to ensure that campuses have a safety-first orientation and that we’re not inadvertently putting students at greater risk because of some of the systems, traditions and policies that we have in place,” said Lindsey Mortenson, executive director of University Health & Counseling and chief mental health officer in Student Life, on rising suicide rates among U.S. collegiate athletes.
JAMA Network -
May 14, 2024
“We play a really important role in Michigan in being able to … help people inform decisions about the forests and the lakes and the streams in Michigan itself. But we can also take that information and inform the globe about how climate change might be impacting ecosystems,” said Aimee Classen, director of the Biological Station and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
WEMU Radio -
May 14, 2024
“Consumers had been reserving judgment for the past few months,” but now their minds are made up, says economist Joanne Hsu, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers. “They expressed worries that inflation, unemployment and interest rates may all be moving in an unfavorable direction in the year ahead.”
Inc. -
May 14, 2024
“This forces very difficult trade-offs for families. Even though they have insurance, they still have these very high bills,” said Michelle Moniz, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, whose research shows that parents with private health coverage now face, on average, more than $3,000 in medical bills related to a pregnancy and childbirth that aren’t covered by insurance.
National Public Radio -
May 13, 2024
A new program that aims to lure 1,000 Brazilian researchers now working abroad back to their homeland, “fails to address the root cause of the problem,” said Thiago Gonçalves Souza, postdoctoral fellow in ecology and evolutionary biology. “The primary reason most researchers leave is the challenge of securing a permanent position in Brazil.”
Science -
May 13, 2024
“More than one-third of people with neuropathy experience sharp, prickling or shock-like pain, which increases their rates of depression and decreases quality of life,” said Melissa Elafros, assistant professor of neurology, whose research at one outpatient clinic found that three-quarters of people with neuropathy were undiagnosed.
U.S. News & World Report -
May 13, 2024
“Unlike hormones, (chest) binding requires no prescription; unlike state-ID changes, it requires no paperwork,” co-wrote Sarah Peitzmeier, assistant professor of nursing and public health. “This accessibility makes binding terrifying to those who want to eradicate trans people from public life. Their usual tricks are powerless … there is no teacher they can gag, no librarian they can defund, no doctor they can criminalize to stop people from binding.”
TIME -
May 10, 2024
“I think that the name of the bridge should reflect the community of Baltimore and Maryland’s aspirations for where they want to go in the future. So, I think it’s a completely reasonable question to ask, what should the name be in 2024?” said Mark Clague, professor of music, on a potential name change of a rebuilt Francis Scott Key Bridge, named after the slave-owning composer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The Washington Post -
May 10, 2024
“Smells within products can enhance the memory of other attributes. You remember brand names, what the shape of the product was, where you used it. The smell is uniquely related to the product,” said Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, on brands’ use of distinctive custom smells, or signature scents, to sell their products.
The Guardian (U.K.) -
May 10, 2024
“Given that we’ve seen an unprecedented jump in global warmth over the last 11 months, it is not surprising to see worsening climate extremes so early in the year. If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability.
The Associated Press
