In the News
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September 11, 2024
“We know we have a problem of violence and guns in our society … instead of tackling it with systemic and regulatory powers, we soothe ourselves with these kinds of extraordinary prosecutions,” said Ekow Yankah, professor of law and philosophy, who warns that prosecutors now have “a hammer” they can bring down on parents of violent children, including poor families from minority groups and single parents.
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September 10, 2024
“Even in the restaurant industry, and even with minimum wage increases that don’t exempt or have a lower minimum for tipped workers, we see these businesses able to finance the higher wage costs they face with new revenues,” said Nirupama Rao, assistant professor of business economics and policy, whose research found that raising the minimum wage has had little impact on the health of small businesses.
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September 10, 2024
“Firearm-related deaths among children and adolescents continues to be a critical and geographically diverse issue in the United States. These injuries are preventable, and by identifying the high-priority areas, we can better tailor evidence-based strategies, solutions and policies to save lives,” said Eugenio Weigend Vargas, research fellow at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.
Newsweek -
September 10, 2024
“Many patients do not know that they’re pregnant in the first weeks, and animal studies of ketamine are very concerning for potential harm to the fetus during this time,” said Rachel Pacilio, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry, whose research shows that only 20% of ketamine clinics require a pregnancy test at least once prior to or during treatment for depression.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 9, 2024
Women who undergo heart surgery often receive less aggressive care and more often receive that care at hospitals of lower quality, says Katie Wagner, house officer in thoracic surgery: “There are over 100,000 heart bypass surgeries every year, and despite how common this is, women have a 30%-40% higher risk of dying after heart surgery than men, and that’s a gap that hasn’t narrowed in decades.”
WDIV/Detroit -
September 9, 2024
“We need some thoughtful regulation to promote efficient use of AI and effective use, and also to limit harmful uses, and certainly any kind of malevolent or malicious use of comment forums,” said Nigel Melville, associate professor of technology and operations, who believes AI will make it much more difficult over time to tell the difference between a machine-made comment and a comment from a real human.
Bloomberg Law -
September 9, 2024
“He’s a slippery debater. His whole strategy is just to be like a boxer, be all over the place and continue to change the subject and make it very tough to nail him down. It’ll be almost like whack-a-mole on the stage of her trying to kind of get him into a place where she wants him,” said Aaron Kall, director of U-M Debate, commenting on this week’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
The National Desk -
September 6, 2024
Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, says U.S. citizens are less willing to work in service, construction and agriculture — industries that employ significant populations of immigrants. “We don’t seem to recognize that we have a real need, a real lack of people in these sorts of jobs that are essential to the economy. … (Media coverage of the border) is such a negative portrayal that doesn’t see the value of what immigrants bring to a country,” she said.
Michigan Advance -
September 6, 2024
“If, at the moment, there’s a large line of aircraft waiting to depart, it may be worth waiting a few more minutes at the gate with your engines off than waiting on the taxiway with your engines up and running,” said Max Li, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, on small ways airlines can improve their carbon footprint.
Detroit Free Press -
September 6, 2024
“Deepfake-enabled disinformation has and will continue to spread during the election in ways we could not have imagined even a few years ago,” wrote Hafiz Malik, professor of electrical and computer engineering at UM-Dearborn. “Unfortunately, every entity in the U.S. with responsibility for combating deepfakes — from tech companies to regulators to policymakers — has been taking a band-aid approach to this significant and pernicious threat.”
The Hill
