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March 4, 2018
Comments by Katherine Freese, professor of physics, were featured in an article about Australian astronomers who glimpsed the cosmic dawn — the moment billions of years ago when the universe’s first stars began to shine — providing surprising evidence that particles of dark matter may be much lighter than physicists thought.
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February 22, 2018
Rose Cory, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, and environment, and George Kling, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, were featured in a story about their research on the thawing of the carbon-rich permafrost of Alaska’s North Slope.
High Country News -
February 22, 2018
“Even if we commit the proper funding to support Michigan schools and teachers, we will not be successful until we change perceptions of the work of teaching. … Very few people want to work at unstable jobs for low pay, with little training or support, while experiencing a lack of community trust and respect. We cannot expect professional quality from people we do not treat as professionals,” said Elizabeth Birr Moje, dean and professor of education.
The Detroit News -
February 22, 2018
“Although hacking cardiac implants was demonstrated a decade ago, I’m more concerned about boring things like an old computer virus that unintentionally shuts down global operations of remote cardiac telemetry for hundreds of thousands of patients at once,” said Kevin Fu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
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February 21, 2018
“It would be great to fix the mental health problem, but usually these kinds of problems that are going on are multidimensional and it’s complicated. Of course, we want to look at it and learn from it. But it’s not simple…guns are an important part of this conversation,” said Michelle Riba, professor of psychiatry.
Detroit Free Press -
February 21, 2018
“As an archaeologist, you are always feeling impatient and urgent. There is limited time, limited money, you are always concerned,” said Geoff Emberling, associate research scientist at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, on the urgency to uncover artifacts and document what’s left of the ancient Nubian civilization in Africa.
The Wire -
February 21, 2018
Rebecca Smith, doctoral student in architecture, was quoted in a story about the “Windsor Hum,” a persistent noise of unknown origin that has bedeviled the Ontario city for years, damaging people’s health and quality of life, numerous residents say.
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February 20, 2018
Expecting better mental health treatment to solve America’s problems with gun violence is a forlorn hope, said Marcia Valenstein, professor emerita of psychiatry: “It’s promising something that we can’t deliver.”
BuzzFeed News -
February 20, 2018
Schools need clarity on why and how tech companies are supporting K-12 computer science, says Megan Tompkins-Stange, assistant professor of public policy: “It’s really important for schools and families to be able to judge for themselves when a corporate donation is being made for some additional private gain. It’s imperative that people be informed about who will have a voice in the curricula and programs that impact children’s learning.”
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February 20, 2018
The end of DACA could create 800,000 more undocumented immigrants who may have to choose between risking deportation and receiving vital health care services, write Paul Fleming, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, and William Lopez, postdoctoral fellow at the School of Social Work and National Center for Institutional Diversity.
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