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October 30, 2023
The spread-out debate schedule may be making it difficult for Republican candidates to gain momentum from their performances when they do make the stage, said Aaron Kall, director of U-M Debate: “They have a good performance, and then there’s not another one for five weeks — it kind of decreases the attention and doesn’t allow them to get in a rhythm.”
The Hill -
October 30, 2023
“Right now, consumers are extremely fixated on inflation. They feel fairly stable in their incomes, but they feel that their incomes are being eroded by inflation, that their raises don’t keep up with inflation and their living standards are continuing to fall,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the Surveys of Consumers.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 27, 2023
Apple’s use of warning messages to iPhone users that their screen or battery repair may not be genuine is a tactic to steer consumers away from independent repair, says Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law: “The fact that companies want to use technology to essentially undo the notion of interchangeable parts is something we ought to find deeply disturbing.”
The Washington Post -
October 27, 2023
“We’re really running a VHS grid and it should be like Netflix,” said Liesl Clark, director of sustainable climate action engagement at the School for Environment and Sustainability. “The grid in the past has been really big energy generation sources. … The grid of the future is going to look much different. It’s going to be smarter … more resilient.”
Great Lakes Now -
October 27, 2023
Mostafa Hussein, professor of Judaic studies, says there’s a common misperception that the conflict in Israel and Gaza is based solely on religion: “When we take a look at the situation in late Ottoman Palestine, we realize that Jews, Muslims and Christians lived next to one another in a coexistence where they were cognizant of one another’s religious identity and accepting one another.”
Michigan Radio -
October 26, 2023
“A visit with a clinician has become increasingly common for upper respiratory symptoms since the COVID pandemic. However, it is much more likely that cold symptoms will be self-limited and not require more than your favorite home remedy,” said Mark Fendrick, professor of medicine and of health management and policy.
Fox News -
October 26, 2023
Standard time aligns better with the body’s internal biological clock or circadian rhythm, said Cathy Goldstein, professor of neurology: “What keeps us in line to the 24-hour day that wakes us up in the morning is getting morning sunlight, and that would be more available if we were on permanent standard time.”
WILX/Lansing -
October 26, 2023
“So many of the products we buy have prices set by algorithms. These issues are going to be increasingly relevant, and for a long time,” said Zach Brown, assistant professor of economics, on the legal scrutiny faced by companies that use automation software to set prices, which may keep them artificially high and even constitute collusion.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 25, 2023
“We can’t monitor our way out of this. Lead is intermittent and persistent. We know this from our own service-based research in Michigan’s aged school buildings. The Filter First legislation is a game changer for Michigan children,” said Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering, about a new law that requires Michigan schools and day care centers to filter water for lead.
MLive -
October 25, 2023
“Amphibians, unlike people, breathe at least partly through their skin, which is constantly exposed to everything in their environment,” said Greg Schneider, collections manager at the U-M Museum of Zoology. “The worldwide occurrences of amphibian declines and deformities could be an early warning that some of our ecosystems, even seemingly pristine ones, are seriously out of balance.”
The Associated Press
