In the News
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November 13, 2025
Car companies often grumble about the expense and effort of stricter environmental regulations, but regulatory uncertainty is a much bigger nuisance. “Changes in regulations are really disruptive to the industry and are hurting our global economic competitiveness. It’s not only hurting in terms of setting us back with regard to decarbonization of the transportation sector, but the cost to consumers in the United States,” said Greg Keoleian, professor and co-director of the Center for Sustainable Systems.
Grist -
November 13, 2025
New research by Helen Levy, research professor at the Institute for Social Research and of public health and public policy, found strong evidence that “now unequivocally supports the conclusion that health insurance improves health,” especially among adults older than 45. “This is a big deal. We know health insurance saves lives. Full stop,” she said.
The Washington Post -
November 12, 2025
Michigan, which has the highest student absenteeism rate in the Midwest, could collect school attendance figures more frequently but the data is only as good as the response to the data, says Jeremy Singer, assistant professor of education at UM-Flint. “Instead of waiting until kids are missing school, take the list of kids who missed a lot of school the previous year and start proactively reaching out to those children and their families,” he said.
Bridge Michigan -
November 12, 2025
“There are three or four theories on why the Fitzgerald sank, and they’re all plausible theories. It’s really hard now, 50 years after the fact, to disentangle what really happened. That’s the reason people love the Fitzgerald — it’s a mystery,” said Matthew Collette, professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, on the 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior, the largest ship to sink in the Great Lakes.
Crain's Detroit Business -
November 12, 2025
“There is a lot of anger and frustration that Trump came in with a narrow electoral victory. We have a closely divided Congress and he went and moved quickly in a radical fashion to change the way our democracy works rather than focus on the core issues. Americans are getting more and more unhappy because the things that made them unhappy are still there and getting worse,” said Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in public policy.
ABC News -
November 11, 2025
“There are huge racial disparities. In this country, Black women are twice as likely to have a stillbirth or infant death. In some places, like Detroit, they’re three times as likely,” said Katherine Gold, associate professor of family medicine and of obstetrics and gynecology, who noted that while doctors are getting better at identifying the cause of stillbirth, parents don’t always get the answers they are looking for. “In about a third of cases, we don’t have an answer, both for infant deaths and for stillbirths.”
Michigan Public -
November 11, 2025
“The greatest failing of this administration is that every business owner across the country and every corporate board is spending all their time thinking about the White House. … They’re contorting themselves and their business models to meet the White House’s whims rather than the needs of their customers or how to work better with their workforce. In a better world, business would be off doing business,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics.
Slate -
November 11, 2025
The United States’ absence at the COP30 climate change talks in Brazil “will inevitably be felt,” said former U.S. climate negotiator Jennifer Haverkamp, professor from practice of law and public policy: “It’s just that this is such a huge global problem that it’s going to be especially notable that the U.S. is not at the table helping achieve outcomes.”
The Hill -
November 10, 2025
Health care occupations, as well as data science and tech-related jobs, are expected to see the fastest growth in employment between now and 2032, according to U-M’s Economic Growth Institute. “This reflects increasing demand for medical service, health care and data-driven technologies,” said EGI senior researcher Mengjie Lyu. The predicted rise in health jobs reflects “the impact of an aging population, the growing prevalence of chronic conditions, and higher levels of mental and behavioral health service needs.”
Michigan Advance -
November 10, 2025
“Most voters know how they’re going to vote months and months in advance. It is no secret who’s a Democrat and who’s a Republican. The challenge of trying to figure out who is going to turn out to vote in any given election year is something that really differentiates election polls from other polls, and it makes them a lot more difficult,” said Josh Pasek, professor of communication and media and of political science.
The Wall Street Journal
