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September 21, 2023
“Conspiracy theories are very interesting. While they seem like information deficits, they actually have more to do with identity and emotion than they do with information,” said Clifford Lampe, professor of information. “They tend to come about when people feel high levels of anxiety, or when they have a pervasive anger.”
Forbes -
September 21, 2023
“Patients understandably want to know what’s wrong with them. It makes total sense and I understand it. But unfortunately, they’re going to probably suffer more harm than benefit by undergoing a whole-body MRI,” said Matthew Davenport, clinical professor of radiology and urology. “Nobody recommends doing this.”
U.S. News & World Report -
September 21, 2023
“It’s important to recognize that we have a highly stratified high school system in this country, which gives students vastly different opportunities. It’s only fair that admissions offices take that into account,” said Michael Bastedo, professor of education, who believes that students with lower grades and test scores from underserved high schools can do just as well in college as their peers from private and well-funded public high schools.
Inside Higher Ed -
September 20, 2023
“Authors face a tremendous pressure to publish and a chronic lack of time (so) the pervasiveness of self-plagiarism is only to be expected,” said Yulia Sevryugina, chemistry librarian at the U-M Library, whose research found the number of retracted papers published in chemistry journals increased over 20 years from about 10 to about 100 a year — many of which contained information copied from an author’s own earlier work.
Chemistry World -
September 20, 2023
Research led by Amber Cathey, assistant research scientist in environmental health sciences, found significant chemical exposures in women who developed cancers of the breast, ovary, skin and uterus: “These PFAS chemicals appear to disrupt hormone function in women, which is one potential mechanism that increases odds of hormone-related cancers in women.”
Medical Xpress -
September 20, 2023
“Public backlash can be a powerful motivator to get brands to pressure ad platforms to change their policies or restrict the types of ad content allowed near a brand,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information and digital studies, on the placement of ads on social media accounts that contain white nationalist and neo-Nazi content.
Salon -
September 19, 2023
In a large majority of cases, hospital transfers for stroke patients are taking nearly an hour longer than the recommended two hours, according to research by Brian Stamm, clinical instructor in neurology, and Regina Royan, assistant professor of emergency medicine. “Every minute that goes by without appropriate stroke treatment leads to further delay in restoration of blood flow to the brain, which can lead to lasting deficits and disability,” Stamm said.
WDIV/Detroit -
September 19, 2023
U.S. Census Bureau data released last week showed that real median income fell last year, while poverty increased dramatically. “We saw big increases in poverty across every sociodemographic group. The biggest was among children. We saw child poverty more than double,” said Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy and social work, and faculty director of Poverty Solutions.
Marketplace -
September 19, 2023
“The American free market economy has taken this to such high levels,” said Cindy Schipani, professor of business law, who doubts that CEO-worker pay ratios will go down anytime soon, since top executives are paid based on market demands and the average worker doesn’t have much leverage when it comes to bridging the gap.
National Public Radio -
September 18, 2023
“I do think a lot of the membership are really tired of sacrificing, especially in a lower tier. It’s been building and, as you see these people at the top just making hand over fist money, doing well financially,” said Michelle Fecteau, director of the Center for Labor and Community Studies at UM-Dearborn, about the striking UAW autoworkers.
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