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June 28, 2023
“For brands like Bud Light who say, ‘Oh, we didn’t mean to offend you; sorry, we’ll take a step backward to sit in the middle, not being on either side,’ both sides go, ‘Meh, no, thank you.’ And we think that, well, at least we’re sort of safe where the majority of people are in the middle. But the people in the middle don’t have an opinion,” said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing.
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June 28, 2023
“It is a kind of surreal situation for many clinicians because for 50 years the right to, under certain circumstances, terminate an early pregnancy has always been a woman’s right. We’re at a point where even telling a patient their options makes you afraid that you could lose your license, go to prison, pay high penalties,” said Michele Heisler, professor of internal medicine, and health behavior and health education.
U.S. News & World Report -
June 28, 2023
“It takes real cheek for a member of the Supreme Court to insist that he and the institution he serves are entitled to the public’s good opinion even in the face of indefensible behavior and decisions. And (Samuel) Alito is not just any public official demanding praise. He is one tasked with making rules that govern the entire country, not just those who agree with him,” co-wrote Leah Litman, professor of law.
Los Angeles Times -
June 21, 2023
“In my view, charitable giving is not the way to organize things in a democracy. That’s the job of the state. Through taxation, we can convert part of that private wealth into public wealth and then subject it to a democratic process that determines where to allocate money and wealth to the benefit of all,” said Fabian Pfeffer, associate professor of sociology and research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research.
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June 21, 2023
Nicolette Gabel, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and director of rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology at the Rogel Cancer Center, said treating chemo brain requires a multipronged approach: “It is a combination of cognitive retraining, mindfulness practices to help reduce stress (and) improve things like sleep and relaxation and take down that kind of high-level cortisol stress that goes on when people are going through these changes.”
The Washington Post -
June 21, 2023
“Sometimes, especially when you have some crisis in some corners of the financial market, perception trumps reality,” said Amiyatosh Purnanandam, professor of finance, who believes that although the system has somewhat recovered from the “initial shock” of the March bank failures, perceptions of the multibank collapse will linger among both bankers and consumers.
Forbes -
June 21, 2023
“Yes, there’s greater distrust among minorities, but if you communicate with them, they will go on trials at the same rate as people who are white. So the onus is on us as providers to create the environment and infrastructure so that we can present clinical trials to people of color,” said Lori Pierce, professor of radiation oncology.
The New York Times -
June 21, 2023
Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, said Megan Patrick, research professor at the Institute for Social Research: “It’s really difficult to explain these trends. We have some guesses, but we don’t really know yet.”
The Hill -
June 14, 2023
“The Freedom Caucus, angry about the debt deal, are … defining ‘unity’ to mean bend the Republican agenda to meet the preferences of 10 extremist members. Their holdout may have an unexpected consequence: moderate Republicans may find it more palatable to negotiate with moderate Democrats,” said Jenna Bednar, professor of political science.
Newsweek -
June 14, 2023
“The interesting thing about independents is that they do have affiliations to political parties. They typically have a preference, but it’s potentially different from the deep-seated attachment that a strong partisan might have,” said Yanna Krupnikov, professor of communication and media, whose research shows that roughly three-quarters of independent voters are “leaners.”
The New Republic
