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December 4, 2025
“One of the biggest factors that prevents nursing programs across the nation from accepting all the applicants is a faculty shortage. I think that’s where the crux of this really needs to be thought about. Because in order to be a nurse educator, you have to have graduate education. Ultimately, it contributes to the workforce shortage,” said Cynthia McCurren, dean of UM-Flint’s School of Nursing, about the Trump administration’s cutting of nursing from a list of professional degrees.
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December 4, 2025
“You wouldn’t have that information lying around outside on your lawn or posted to the outside of your apartment door. So it’s good practice to just lock it down and make sure this can’t be accessed unless you’re actually engaging in a transaction that requires creditworthiness,” said Florian Schaub, associate professor of information, who believes everyone should have a credit freeze in place to protect the sensitive data found in a credit report.
U.S. News & World Report -
December 3, 2025
A recent report of lightning crackles on Mars — not jagged, high-voltage bolts like those on Earth, but more like the shock you feel when you scuff your feet on the carpet and then touch a metal doorknob — is not the first. Sixteen years ago, Christopher Ruf and Nilton Renno, professors of climate and space sciences and engineering, reported electrical discharges on Mars. “It’s nice to see that our 2009 results are receiving some confirmation,” Ruf said.
The New York Times -
December 3, 2025
Lack of access to transportation makes it difficult to see a doctor or fill prescriptions, said sociologist Alexandra Murphy, assistant research scientist at Poverty Solutions: “The more transportation insecure you are, the more you experience poor mental and physical health. … Transportation is vital for people to get to grocery stores where they can get fresh food and go to parks where they feel safe. It’s important for people’s ability to get employment, which is good for their mental health and physical health.”
Planet Detroit -
December 3, 2025
“It is very worrisome because the focus of these companies is to make a profit — not necessarily to make sure students are learning and academically growing, and that the software really truly benefits them and doesn’t harm them,” said Liz Kolb, clinical professor of education, about the vast number of tutoring and literacy services products marketed by educational technology companies.
Detroit Free Press -
November 25, 2025
New research that suggests the universe’s expansion might not be accelerating but slowing down would upend decades of established astronomical assumptions about dark energy. “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence,” said Dragan Huterer, professor of physics, who does not feel the work “rises to the threshold to overturn the currently favored model.”
CNN -
November 25, 2025
The first version of the Nicene Creed, a statement of faith that millions of Christians still recite today, was hashed out 1,700 years ago at a meeting of bishops who supported a creed endorsed by Roman emperor Constantine. “I’ve often thought that it’s nice that a piece of imperial legislation is read out (loud) every Sunday,” said David Potter, professor of classical studies. “The Council of Nicaea was an extraordinary diplomatic success for Constantine.”
The Associated Press -
November 25, 2025
Because of the internet, “it’s a little easier for those insider terms to escape and eventually become separated from the group in such a way that we sometimes don’t notice that that word originally came from there,” said Jessi Grieser, associate professor of linguistics, about words and phrases that originated in Black and LGBTQ+ communities being adapted by broader audiences.
Business Insider -
November 24, 2025
“Area agencies on aging … can connect older adults with local resources, based on availability and income, such as meals, transportation and home modifications that help maintain independence,” wrote Kahli Zietlow, clinical associate professor of geriatrics. “Unfortunately, all of these programs and others that support older adults are threatened by recent federal budget cuts. … These cuts will decrease the number of individuals eligible for Medicaid and negatively affect how nursing homes are reimbursed.”
The Conversation -
November 24, 2025
“It’s very challenging, we think right now, to be able to separate these side effects like nausea from GLP-1’s intended effects like weight loss,” said Warren Yacawych, doctoral student in molecular and integrative physiology, whose research indicates that the desired and undesired effects of drugs like Zepbound and Wegovy are intertwined.
The Scientist
