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October 2, 2025
“As a primary care physician, my priority is to ensure that my patients and I use our time together well, and that they leave with the information and next steps they need to understand and manage their health conditions. So, if they want to have another person who can support them in the room or as part of a telehealth visit, I welcome it,” said Jeffrey Kullgren, associate professor of internal medicine and public health.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 2, 2025
“We still have a norm of prosecutorial independence and even-handedness and integrity at the federal level. Political pressure to prosecute enemies or shield friends would not typically be considered cause for removal,” said Nina Mendelson, professor of law, noting that it is not common, however, for presidents to demand that prosecutors carry out certain acts as a condition of employment.
The New York Times -
October 1, 2025
“It adds up to a diminished ability to do what there is broad consensus should be done: protecting and restoring the Great Lakes and the biological and human communities that live in and around them,” said Mike Shriberg, director of the U-M Water Center, regarding funding cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that impact federal employees and programs as well as research and education at U-M and other federal partners.
Detroit Free Press -
October 1, 2025
American adults with bachelor’s degrees make almost 60% more than adults with a high school degree only. “Something that makes me nervous is an anti-college movement that is out there in the public discourse right now. College is still pretty clearly a good option for the large majority of people,” said Walter Ecton, assistant professor of education, noting that many postsecondary institutions also offer associate degrees and shorter-term workforce certifications.
EducationWeek -
October 1, 2025
“We feel seen and connected when we play games like this. No, we aren’t shooting anyone. It’s actually a part of the healing arsenal, and this is where games like this add so much value to human life,” said Kishonna Gray, professor of information, about “Consume Me,” a life simulation video game about a teenage girl juggling school work, household chores, social expectations and the pressures of disordered eating.
The New York Times -
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.
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