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September 18, 2025
America has become so polarized that many are willing to forgive much more than they would previously, as long as it’s a policy implemented by their own side, says Michael Shepherd, assistant professor of health management and policy. He calls this “selective blame attribution … they might be really angry about some things that are happening, but they’re reticent to blame Trump for them.”
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September 18, 2025
“The thing about bullies is they keep hitting you until you fight back, and the Fed has allowed itself to be bullied by this administration time after time. And this would be a good time to stand up and take a position,” said Jeremy Kress, associate professor of business law, about the Federal Reserve’s preoccupation with doing whatever possible to avoid provoking the president.
The New York Times -
September 17, 2025
The Detroit Lions and their players getting recognized as valuable by local and national brands shows the team is a good fit with companies signing sponsorship deals, said Jan Boehmer, assistant professor of sport management: “With (head coach) Dan Campbell, the mentality of the team has changed. It’s much more relatable, much more exciting, and a much better fit for the city of Detroit and wider Michigan where people can identify with the grit the team displays.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
September 17, 2025
“As soon as babies are born, their bodies and minds are expecting, in some way, human interaction and relationship,” said Katherine Rosenblum, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and co-director of Zero to Thrive. Through this relational process with parents and caregivers, the baby’s brain’s neural connections responsible for healthy development — including how to interact with others and emotional regulation — become embedded into the brain, she said.
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September 17, 2025
“Our economy’s in a very delicate place. We’re one bad move away from a recession,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy. “And the crazy thing about all of this is it doesn’t have to be this way. This would be the first recession in my lifetime that was caused directly by the policy moves at the White House.”
National Public Radio -
September 16, 2025
“Electronics get hot … because (they) always have capacitors. Every time you store energy or you release that energy, you heat it up. An exciton is a new charge-neutral particle, like a photon, that doesn’t produce this heat,” said Parag Deotore, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, who, along with EECS professor Mackillo Kira, developed new technology that uses excitons to overcome the heat problem and could lead to a new class of electronics that can operate without generating waste heat.
Live Science -
September 16, 2025
“Being surprised is good. Seeing expectations proven naive means progress. Having entirely new avenues to chase down is tremendous. Astronomy is full of surprises and never boring,” said Jon Miller, professor of astronomy, whose unexpected discovery that smaller stellar-mass black holes “spit out” most of the material they devour could have implications for how black holes influence the evolution of their host galaxies.
Space.com -
September 16, 2025
Topping the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket in November will be Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose blanket tariffs on trading partners. “Even though the court didn’t explicitly address the merits of various Trump policies over the last few months, it has allowed the president to do very sweeping things,” said Leah Litman, professor of law. The tariffs case is “significant because we will have some insight into what they are thinking.”
The Financial Times -
September 15, 2025
“I don’t think it shows a story of getting ahead, unless you were already ahead to begin with,” said Kristin Seefeldt, professor of social work and senior associate faculty director of Poverty Solutions, about the recent release of Census Bureau income and poverty data, which only goes so far in showing the price pressures that people face. “It’s not capturing the day-to-day realities that face folks.”
MarketWatch -
September 15, 2025
“People who are employed are running to catch up with the changes in the economy and inflation, and they’re not keeping pace with the people at the top,” said Amanda Nothaft, director of data and analysis at Poverty Solutions, after Census Bureau data showed that real median incomes increased by 4.2% for the highest-earning households, but stayed mostly flat for for the lowest- and middle-income households.
The New Republic
