In the News
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October 9, 2017
Don Scavia, professor of environment and sustainability, and civil and environmental engineering, says that farmers in the Midwest should be given incentives to help reduce phosphorous and nitrogen flowing into the Mississippi River, allowing farmers to choose how they want to tackle the problem — using less fertilizer, planting cover crops or other methods.
Marketplace -
October 8, 2017
Research by Dean Yang, professor of economics and public policy, and research professor in the Population Studies Center, and Parag Mahajan, graduate student research assistant in the PSC; and another paper, co-authored by Paul Rhode, professor of economics and faculty associate in the PSC, were mentioned in an article about migration following hurricanes and other natural disasters.
Vox -
October 8, 2017
Research by Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and public policy and director of the Population Studies Center, found that people sentenced to prison instead of probation are more likely to go back to prison: “When you sentence somebody to prison, you increase the likelihood that that person is going to go back to prison at some time in the future. This is because they are now under more surveillance than people who (were sentenced to) parole.”
Michigan Radio -
October 8, 2017
A study by Sara Aton, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, shows that deep sleep, or slow-wave sleep, is critical for visual learning.
Xinhua/China Daily -
October 5, 2017
“It’s important to think of the mechanisms we use to pay for college. When you pay for college with debt, you don’t think about how that affects people’s expectations for going to college and their long-term financial aid,” said William Elliott, professor of social work.
Inside Higher Ed -
October 4, 2017
“Exposure in college to a diverse faculty, along with diversified curricula and teaching methods, produces students who are more complex thinkers, more confident in traversing cultural differences and more likely to seek to remedy inequities after graduation,” said Tabbye Chavous, professor of education and psychology and director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 4, 2017
“The Star-Spangled Banner” is a national symbol like the Constitution and flag, and has long been a channel for protest, says Mark Clague, associate professor of musicology: “It’s the role of these symbols to help us live in in the present to deal with the challenges of our time. It’s a misuse of the anthem to treat it as inviolate. It was always political. It is always changing. Patriotic symbols can’t function if they can’t respond to the current social moment.”
The Associated Press -
October 4, 2017
“We’ve known for over 50 years that providing information alone to people does not change their behavior. … There are a lot of reasons why people do what they do, but a lack of awareness of their actions’ potential repercussions ranks pretty far down the list,” said Vic Strecher, professor of health behavior and health education.
HuffPost -
October 4, 2017
Richard Rood, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and environment and sustainability, says Earth would keep warming even if we stopped emitting greenhouse gases now. “I compare it a little bit to like a big roast that you’re cooking in the oven. If you take it out, the center of that roast will continue to get warm.”
Michigan Radio -
October 4, 2017
“In the more than seven months since he became administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt has been on a reckless mission to dismantle public health safeguards and environmental protections. Mr. Pruitt’s EPA wants to postpone or roll back dozens of rules that save lives and provide clean air and water,” writes David Uhlmann, director of the Environmental Law and Policy Program at the Law School.
The New York Times
