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May 2, 2019
“I think this idea’s great because so often people with insomnia check their phones throughout the night. When you check the time, that triggers this whole stream of worries … and it creates this sense of anxiety,” said Deirdre Ann Conroy, associate professor of psychiatry and clinical director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, about a device that emits a faint light to indicate it’s time to get up.
CNN -
May 2, 2019
Comments by Glen Daigger, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, were featured in a story about ways to remove excess chemical phosphorus from Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba — much like the pollution that nearly killed Lake Erie in the 1960s and ‘70s.
Winnipeg Free Press (Canada) -
May 1, 2019
A new device developed by Herek Clack, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Krista Wigginton, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, was able to remove practically all viruses from the air during a test. While the test involved livestock, the researchers are hopeful a similar system could be adapted for human use, perhaps one day replacing surgical masks.
Forbes -
May 1, 2019
“When you first begin looking at new data like this, it’s like landing on Mars and looking around for the first time, but a Mars with little critters never described before staring back at you,” said Melissa Duhaime, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, commenting on the discovery of nearly 200,000 kinds of ocean viruses.
WIRED -
May 1, 2019
Comments by Stuart Batterman, professor of environmental health sciences, and civil and environmental engineering, were featured in a story about indoor air quality and ways to remove irritants from inside the home.
The Washington Post -
April 30, 2019
“From today’s perspective, it’s interesting to think of how the contribution of Japan’s past reigning empresses to history has become so diminished. By totally ignoring these women or interpreting their roles as mere ‘fillers’ between (Imperial) men, Japanese society offers no historical imagination for what women can be and do,” said Hitomi Tonomura, professor of history and women’s studies.
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April 30, 2019
Joseph Ryan, professor of social work and faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research, said most states aim to keep families together despite a parent’s history of drug use: “To some extent, that makes sense. It’s not like we have a great alternative in foster care. The general idea is to see if you can work with a family in the home and reduce the risk of harm to the child.”
Chicago Tribune -
April 30, 2019
“The Fourth Amendment is all about common sense and reasonable expectations of privacy and social norms. It’s just common sense that the police will now need to ask passengers: ‘Mind if I search that bag?’” said David Moran, clinical professor of law, on a recent Michigan Supreme Court decision overturning a 2007 decision that stopped passengers from challenging a search of a car in which they were traveling.
The Detroit News -
April 29, 2019
A ruling by a panel of federal judges that 34 congressional and state legislative districts in Michigan are extreme partisan gerrymanders and unconstitutional relied, in part, on research by Jowei Chen, associate professor of political science, who produced 1,000 simulated political maps drawn randomly according to the state’s standards — none of which gave Republicans as many districts as they currently control.
The New York Times -
April 29, 2019
“Dancers have fewer resources. The economics have limited us. And there’s this 19th-century notion of artistic genius, where the choreographer is supposed to be the person from which everything springs. Essentially the choreographer is the playwright and director,” said Clare Croft, associate professor of dance, in a story about how some choreographers are now collaborating with dance dramaturges.
The Washington Post
