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October 9, 2025
“Marketing is all about understanding the needs of consumers. So thinking of the needs of the women’s sports fan and athlete, who understands them better than women?” said Dae Hee Kwak, associate professor of sport management, on the growth of women’s sports and opportunities for women-owned brands to reject the “shrink it and pink it” mentality in which companies take men’s products and sell them to women by making them pretty rather than functional.
The Associated Press -
October 9, 2025
Why does time feel like it speeds up as we age? One explanation, said Cindy Lustig, professor of psychology, is that memory richness plays a key role in how we perceive time retrospectively — when our days are filled with routine, they tend to blur together, making months and years feel shorter. “The less rich your representation is, the more it’s going to seem like the time went by quickly,” she said.
The Intelligencer (Canada) -
October 8, 2025
A recently approved injectable drug can significantly stall deteriorating health among people newly diagnosed with the most severe form of high blood pressure, according to a new study by Vallerie McLaughlin, professor of cardiovascular medicine, and Victor Moles, clinical associate professor of cardiovascular medicine. “These results are incredibly promising for patients early in their journey with pulmonary arterial hypertension, which still has limited treatment options,” McLaughlin said.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 8, 2025
New research by Greg Tarlé, professor emeritus of physics, about how dark energy has evolved may explain why it is showing itself now and why its density is similar to regular matter: “Why now? Stars had to form and form black holes, and those black holes had to grow, and everything else had to dilute. And why is it close to the matter density at the present time? You had to turn the matter into dark energy in black holes, and then it had to grow. The dark energy came from the matter.”
Scientific American -
October 8, 2025
“The percentage of children with mental health concerns has increased significantly. In addition, we know that the number of children with chronic illnesses has also increased over recent years,” said Susan Woolford, associate professor of pediatrics and public health, who found that 1 in 4 parents say their child exhibits a medical or behavioral health condition that requires assistance at school.
WEMU Radio -
October 7, 2025
“Given our findings, I believe medical providers should be aware of a patient’s allergy history, as other research has also established a connection between allergies and a higher risk for suicide. I hope this research can lead to more tailored care and, ultimately, save lives,” said Joelle Abramowitz, associate research scientist at the Institute for Social Research, whose research suggests a link between high pollen counts and increased risks of suicide.
People -
October 7, 2025
“The tone of the language is very antagonistic and partisan in a way we don’t expect from formal messaging from agency leaders. If you had a federal employee who emailed their colleagues blaming president Trump for the shutdown, they’d be pursued for a Hatch Act violation and probably fired in the meantime,” said Don Moynihan, professor of public policy, regarding emails sent to federal employees that blame Democrats for the government shutdown.
WIRED -
October 7, 2025
“I spent almost 20 years of my life working for the Department of Justice during a time when it was the North Star that you do not use federal prosecution to go after political rivals,” said Barb McQuade, professor from practice of law. “And it seems that (Attorney General) Pam Bondi is turning that on its head. Now, it’s a norm, it’s not a law, but since Watergate, it has been crystal clear that that is the way that prosecutors conduct themselves.”
National Public Radio -
October 6, 2025
“It’s often historically been some sort of recession or major economic shock that’s precipitating the (budget) crisis. But in this case, it’s really just politics,” said Stephanie Leiser, lecturer in public policy. Christopher Friese, professor of nursing, said the shutdown could exacerbate issues caused by federal workforce layoffs earlier this year: “If … the administration moves for more layoffs within HHS or other agencies, what you’ll see is just a continued erosion of public health work.” And Jennifer Garner, professor of nutritional sciences, said “if October payments for November are delayed … that’s where there would be a very large impact on the population of Michiganders who use (the SNAP) program.”
Michigan Advance -
October 6, 2025
“There is a strain of conservatism that is about taking away things that people have gained, like human rights, for example, and creating a more punitive system where they can … punish and imprison people who are not white,” said Rogério Pinto, professor of social work and of theatre and drama. “I think the Latino population that may have voted in a particular way toward conservatism may be getting a very rude awakening.”
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