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October 2, 2023
Research led by Jenny Radesky, associate professor of pediatrics, found that 97% of 203 study participants ages 11-17 are on their phones during school hours. “This raises some questions about how schools can work with young people to help them have some control over their phone use,” she said. “School feels hard and stressful for a lot of kids. The phone is one way that they give their brain a break.”
NBC News -
October 2, 2023
“We are the museums that are the freest and the bravest. … We do not have boards, we are about art and ideas, we are for a generation that will be leading all of them, and we have this incredible bed of experts, historians and art historians and scholars,” said Christina Olsen, director of the U-M Museum of Art, on the role college art museums play in addressing broad historical and societal questions.
Forbes -
September 29, 2023
“What we do see is that the star is absolutely the biggest effect dominating our observations, and this will do the exact same thing to other planets in the system,” said Ryan MacDonald, a research fellow in astronomy, explaining that efforts to observe the atmospheres of exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 solar system are being stymied by rambunctious activity on the surface of the red dwarf star at its center.
Space -
September 29, 2023
“Poor air quality is a common issue for families,” said Susan Woolford, associate professor of pediatrics. “Children’s organs are still developing, making them susceptible to health risks from exposure to polluted air caused by wildfire smoke and other pollutants. This makes it essential to take precautions to protect their well-being when the air is unhealthy.”
Asian News International -
September 29, 2023
“When we look at the impact it has in terms of severe flooding and damage to infrastructure — it really matters whether precipitation is falling as rain or snow,” said Mohammed Ombadi, assistant professor of climate and space sciences and engineering. “Global warming is not only increasing precipitation due to having more water vapor in the atmosphere, but a higher proportion of this extreme precipitation is falling as rain instead of snow.”
WIRED -
September 28, 2023
Research by Jason Knight, associate professor of rheumatology, provides further evidence that ginger supplements may help those with certain autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, control inflammation. “We think ginger may have a real ability to complement treatment programs that are already underway. The goal is to be more strategic and personalized in terms of helping to relieve people’s symptoms.”
UPI -
September 28, 2023
“His approach is to appeal directly to working-class people who feel vulnerable to new technologies and who are vulnerable in the modern economy. He plays on their fears,” said Ken Kollman, professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Studies, about Donald Trump’s assertion that electric vehicles are the new enemy of the working class.
USA Today -
September 28, 2023
“Rural communities can be — and already are — partners in the clean energy transition. They play host to the lion’s share of existing wind and solar farms,” said researcher Sarah Mills of the Graham Sustainability Institute. The state, however, should “choose a path that doesn’t foist the energy transition on rural communities without their consent, but instead builds bridges that demonstrate we are all in this together.”
Bridge Michigan -
September 27, 2023
“Those who started light exercise within 48 hours of their initial concussion actually had improved recovery outcomes. They experienced symptom resolution quicker than those who did no exercise at all, which was about two-and-a-half days sooner,” said Landon Lempke, research fellow at the U-M Concussion Center and School of Kinesiology.
WDIV/Detroit -
September 27, 2023
As Ozempic use for weight loss grows, so do reports of possible mental health side effects linked to the diabetes drug. Amy Rothberg, clinical professor of endocrinology, says patients with depression/anxiety have been excluded from preapproval studies. “There are going to be people who have major depressive disorder, who may be getting treatment, but may have an enhanced susceptibility to having worsening anxiety or depression on these drugs that we just did not account for.”
National Public Radio
