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September 11, 2025
Elevated metals in Alaska’s Salmon River are no surprise, given the well-documented chemical changes happening in drainage from some permafrost sites, said Rose Cory, professor of earth and environmental sciences, but she’s leery of drawing strong conclusions about trends of “rusting” rivers. “What I think we don’t know is — are these events really more common? Or do we have more people up there with cameras?” she said.
Science -
September 11, 2025
Despite plans by the Trump administration to repeal greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles, automakers have no choice but to publicly address their climate efforts, said Tom Lyon, professor of sustainable science, technology and commerce: Companies “see it’s a relevant business issue. To suddenly pretend that it’s not is irresponsible.”
The Wall Street Journal -
September 10, 2025
“This fish represents a key evolutionary step and helps us understand how ancient ecosystems functioned and how modern fish lineages came to be,” said Matt Friedman, director of the Museum of Paleontology and professor of earth and environmental sciences, whose research uncovered the earliest known fish to have evolved an extra set of teeth to grip and crush prey — a 310 million-year-old fossilized ray-finned fish, Platysomus parvulus.
Cosmos Magazine -
September 10, 2025
“I have seen this maybe once or twice in my career of 20 years, but this is something different. My guess is that these grand jurors are seeing prosecutorial overreach and they don’t want to be part of it,” said Barbara McQuade, professor from practice of law, about grand juries in Washington, D.C., refusing to indict fellow residents involved in the president’s immigration crackdown or his more recent show of force with hundreds of troops and federal agents in the nation’s capital.
The New York Times -
September 10, 2025
“I am so grateful to be at a university that is still laser-focused on climate action, on sustainability, on issues of equity in the environment,” said Shalanda Baker, vice provost for sustainability and climate action. “We were one of the catalysts for the first-ever Earth Day in this country. We began the country’s first-ever environmental justice program at a university, and … we were the first-ever university to have a school for natural resources.”
WEMU Radio -
September 9, 2025
“It comes down to a complete mismatch of incentives for nurse educators, providers and nurses. We absolutely need more slack in the system. We can’t run health care with the absolute bare minimum. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment and this issue is keeping qualified people out of the hospital,” said Christopher Friese, professor of nursing, on the shortage of nursing educators to train the next generation of nurses.
Crain's Detroit Business -
September 9, 2025
“There’s a lot of buzz around the weighted vest, that it’s this bone-density hack. I just don’t think that the evidence has supported that at this time,” said Michele Bird, clinical assistant professor of applied exercise science, on the popularity of wearing a weighted vest during exercise to strengthen bones. “(Still), if that vest is getting someone to be more active, I think that’s great.”
TIME -
September 9, 2025
“Anutin’s elevation will certainly not put an end to this period of political uncertainty in Thailand. Minority governments have been rare in Thailand … which could put the policymaking process into further gridlock,” said Ken Mathis Lohatepanont, doctoral candidate in political science, on the election of “cannabis king” Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand’s third prime minister in just over a year.
Financial Times -
September 8, 2025
CEOs today live under the same scrutiny as police officers, except their “body cameras” are the thousands of smartphones in any arena, stadium or conference that they enter, said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business: “If you are a CEO who remembers the good old days when you got away with things, now you need to know that those days are over.”
Fortune -
September 8, 2025
“There are reasons why Muhoozi is feared by many as a loose cannon who, if he did come to power, would use military and political violence against his opponents,” said Derek Peterson, professor of history and of Afroamerican and African studies, about Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son and heir apparent of Uganda’s aged president.
The Wall Street Journal
