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September 30, 2025
“I think my headline is like positive but cautious. Businesses either see currently or think they’re going to see in the relatively near future consumer spending continue sort of on the path that consumer spending has been,” said Ari Shwayder, lecturer of business economics and public policy, about the recent increase of new orders for durable goods from U.S. manufacturers.
Marketplace -
September 30, 2025
“We don’t have a public policy that requires building management teams to regularly test for Legionella. So that’s a problem,” said Michelle Swanson, professor of microbiology and immunology. “Buildings … especially ones that have high risk residents, like the long-term care facilities, they should be testing their water regularly for levels of the decontaminant, typically some kind of chlorine, to make sure they’re adequate.”
Bridge Michigan -
September 30, 2025
Several individual companies have failed to stand up to President Trump’s abuses of power for fear he will do more damage if they try to resist. But resisting government coercion is often a matter of collective action, says Mark Mizruchi, professor of sociology and of management and organizations: “It’s easy to pick off individual companies. But if they’re all coming after you as a single collective, you can’t — he’d tank the whole economy.”
The New York Times -
September 29, 2025
“Not all fish oil supplements are the same. It is important to ask whether the person who is taking the supplement has the required enzymes to metabolize these products to prevent chronic inflammation and subsequently cancer development,” said Imad Shureiqi, professor of internal medicine, who found that without the gene ALOX15, fish oil could actually raise the risk of colon tumors in mice.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 29, 2025
“There was a little bit of a divide between the retailers and beverage industries that were fighting it, and the ones that saw the 10 cent deposit as a compromise. But I think that some of the companies saw recycling as a better alternative than a total ban on plastic and aluminum,” said Matthew Lassiter, professor of history, about Michigan’s 1976 “Bottle Bill,” which incentivized recycling of single-use plastic and aluminum containers.
Michigan Public -
September 29, 2025
“Many startup and legacy companies in the U.S. are pushing towards near-term and broad deployment of nuclear microreactors. And our work establishes a clear avenue to achieve that in an economically viable way,” said Brendan Kochunas, associate professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, whose research describes an algorithm that enables these transportable, mini reactors supplying energy to remote locations to automatically adjust their power output.
Gizmodo -
September 26, 2025
A new quantum testbed linking two U-M labs with optical fibers allows researchers and students to remotely run new kinds of quantum experiments on campus, say Zheshen Zhang and Parag Deotare, associate professors of electrical engineering and computer science. “You can think about this link as an extension of the current internet, with telecommunication fibers transmitting optical signals, but now we have the new capability to distribute quantum states of light in addition to classical states of light,” Zhang said.
DBusiness Magazine -
September 26, 2025
“Detroiters’ needs and priorities should shape the agenda for the city’s new leadership. Going into the (mayoral) election, the survey data offer insights into the day-to-day challenges that are most pressing for Detroiters,” said Celia (Yucheng) Fan, data manager for the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, who along with DMACS faculty lead Mara Ostfeld found that residents are split on their biggest concerns: crime and safety, neighborhood conditions, employment and housing.
WWJ Radio -
September 26, 2025
“If you ask any researcher, a single cause (of autism) does not exist,” said Sarah Mohiuddin, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and director of the U-M Multidisciplinary Autism Program, refuting claims by the Trump administration that using acetaminophen during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism in children.
WDIV Detroit -
September 25, 2025
“It’s unfortunate, because we know how to prevent the disease. So it just seems like we’re going backwards in time rather than forward,” said Margherita Fontana, professor of dentistry, who expects more cases of decaying teeth as more and more communities across the country end drinking water fluoridation.
Planet Detroit
