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April 2, 2024
“Japan has always followed a technical solution to patently social problems and they pursued a course of automation over replacement immigration. However, the robot revolution hasn’t emerged … so what’s happening is that it’s a lot easier to tweak visa regulations to allow in more professional workers and manual workers,” said Jennifer Robertson, professor emerita of anthropology and history of art.
Deutsches Welle (Germany) -
April 2, 2024
“The FDA has a responsibility to assure that drugs are used safely and effectively,” and the failure to warn “is an abdication of their responsibility,” said Daniel Hertz, associate professor of pharmacy, on the lack of warning labels on common cancer drugs that can kill patients deficient in an enzyme that metabolizes the drugs.
NBC News -
April 1, 2024
“Self-regulated learning talks a lot about monitoring and reflecting on what you’re doing, and I think that’s hard for students to do,” said Stephanie Teasley, research professor of information, who teamed up with Jennifer Love, business systems analyst at Information and Technology Services, to create a student-facing dashboard on Canvas that promotes self-regulated learning and study habits by showcasing course data from the learning management system.
Inside Higher Ed -
April 1, 2024
“Ship collisions with bridges that cause this kind of damage are extremely rare. There are about 40 recorded events in the past 65 years,” said Sherif El-Tawil, professor of civil and environmental engineering, who was surprised that Baltimore’s Key Bridge did not have a protection system to divert ships away from its piers.
WXYZ/Detroit -
April 1, 2024
“We know from the meme stock craze, (that) whenever there’s a bubble, it tends to attract a lot of other more rational investors who are just trying to realize the big gain, even though they have no serious interest in the company in the long run,” said Albert Choi, professor of law, after Truth Social’s stock price was bolstered by mom-and-pop investors seeking a quick buck.
USA Today -
March 29, 2024
The ship that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge “would have either three or four independent diesel generators” to provide electricity and another ready to “automatically start in a blackout condition, but it’s not instantaneous,” said Matthew Collette, professor of naval architecture and marine engineering.
National Public Radio -
March 29, 2024
Most parents are torn about letting their kids take a sick day, according to a poll from C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. “In some cases, the decision to keep kids home from school is clear. … But parents often have to guess at whether their child’s report of ‘not feeling well’ represents a good reason to miss school,” said Sarah Clark, research scientist in pediatrics.
U.S. News & World Report -
March 29, 2024
“They are less likely to get in. Once they get in they are less likely to get promoted. And once they do get promoted they are more likely to get fired. I’d like to hear what an explanation of this is, other than racism,” said Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management, about the lack of Black coaches and managers in pro soccer.
The Associated Press -
March 28, 2024
More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job — down from a few years ago, says Elena Frank, assistant research scientist at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute: “The overall decrease … over recent years suggests a move in the right direction, however, rates of sexual harassment experienced by physician trainees are still alarmingly high.”
U.S. News & World Report -
March 28, 2024
“You already see 3D camera technologies in … smartphones, tablets and mixed-reality devices. And these are small, inexpensive cameras that can easily be mounted on the rearview mirror, the steering column or other places in the driver’s cockpit,” said Mohammed Islam, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, whose team developed a low-cost system to detect drunk, drowsy or distracted drivers.
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