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October 13, 2025
“The new threat to deny back pay to federal workers at the end of the shutdown is yet another lawless abuse attempted by this White House. It demonstrates, once again, that Trump’s interest is not in resolving the impasse so much as it is in punishing those he believes to be his enemies,” wrote Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law and public policy.
MSNBC -
October 10, 2025
“In the short term, better forecasting can help people adjust their daily commute or prepare for big events like floods or an ice storm. On longer time scales, it can help predict how snowpack or runoff timing will change fresh water availability for a region,” said Claire Pettersen, assistant professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, who helped develop a system that allows for a better understanding of how different types of precipitation transition between one another.
Popular Science -
October 10, 2025
“Scaled across tens of millions of inhalers dispensed annually, these emissions drive global warming, exacerbating the very respiratory conditions inhalers are meant to relieve,” said Alexander Rabin, clinical associate professor of pulmonology, about new research that found that inhalers for asthma and COPD generated more than 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 10, 2025
“Right now, when books are being burned and when young people are prevented from being themselves, it seems that we need … his message more than ever,” said Magdalena Zaborowska, professor of American culture, about 20th century writer James Baldwin, known for his poignant explorations of race, sexuality and the human condition. “I certainly hope there will be more space for reflection … and connecting through our humanity rather than dwelling on divisions.”
Michigan Public Stateside (31:15 mark) -
October 9, 2025
“The magnetic field in these vortices can be strong enough to trigger a geomagnetic storm and cause some real trouble,” said Chip Manchester, research professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, whose team designed a new simulation system to account for smaller, harder-to-detect space tornadoes. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, CLASP associate research scientist, said, “We need to proactively find structures … and predict what they will look like at Earth to make reliable space weather warnings for electric grid planners, airline dispatchers and farmers.”
Popular Science -
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.
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