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June 18, 2025
June is National Men’s Health Month, but Harold Neighbors, professor emeritus of health behavior and health equity, doesn’t think we need one: “We need a men’s health decade. … We need to have a men’s health day every day of every week of every month at least for 10 years and see if we can close the (male-femaile) gap in life expectancy.”
WDET Radio -
June 18, 2025
Before the industrialization of the U.S., fathers were directly responsible for their children’s upbringing, said Regina Morantz-Sanchez, professor emerita of history: “If the children ‘went bad,’ it was blamed on the father.” But the rise in industrial jobs “led to a new fatherly ideal. The men became the breadwinners, and the women stayed at home. This took child-rearing out of the traditional male role.”
Business Insider -
June 18, 2025
Climate change has a powerful effect on the physics of flight, but modern airplanes are designed to handle the world’s most extreme temperatures, said Carlos Cesnik, professor of aerospace engineering. Extreme heat “is completely accounted for nowadays in plane design, (but) not every airplane can operate everywhere, and some airports are more challenging than others.”
The New York Times -
June 11, 2025
“We were focusing on our most vulnerable populations, and I think that’s the reason that the money was … rescinded. It shows a kind of shortsightedness and, in a way, vindictiveness,” said Toni Antonucci, professor of psychology, who lost a $13 million federal grant that supported her research on health disparities among aging minority populations. Gary Harper, professor of health behavior and health equity, lost funding of $1.15 million: “I have been involved in activism, research, clinical work and policy work in the HIV field for 40 years … This is the first time in the history of my academic career that I’ve been without federal research or training funds.”
Detroit Free Press -
June 11, 2025
“Just as every licensed driver can sometimes cause an accident, so will autonomous vehicles. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t deploy them to realize their benefits. But it does mean they should meet an objective safety standard, one that we all agree improves roadway safety over the status quo,” wrote Henry Liu, director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute, and Greg McGuire, managing director of Mcity.
The Hill -
June 11, 2025
Hotter, drying conditions that come with climate change are making these annual fires across North America, and in other parts of the world, the new norm, said Alexandra Paige Fischer, associate professor of environment and sustainability: “Wildfires are happening more frequently. They’re getting bigger. They’re emitting more smoke. The climate models are projecting that we’re going to have more frequent, more severe wildfires.”
National Public Radio -
June 11, 2025
Colleges have a responsibility to address students’ mental health challenges, said Lindsey Mortenson, executive director of University Health & Counseling: “Many college students are on campuses that actually have greater resources and support than are often available at home. For this reason, I tend to think of colleges ideally supporting what’s sometimes called ‘recovery in place’ — this idea that healing, resilience are more likely when people stay in a supportive environment.”
U.S. News & World Report -
June 11, 2025
“It is a worry that what we’ve inculcated in our police force the kind of standing assumption that everybody in front of you is a heartbeat away from trying to kill you,” said Ekow Yankah, professor of law and philosophy. “And when that’s how we train all our police all the time, it’s not surprising that what looks to the world like an ordinary scuffle suddenly turns into a tragic shooting.”
Michigan Public -
June 4, 2025
“It’s tempting to think (university research) cuts won’t impact Michiganders’ daily lives. But federally funded research involves thousands of people and businesses all over our state. These cuts will hit home immediately in Michigan’s economy, jobs and the well-being of citizens,” co-wrote Jason Owen-Smith, associate vice president for research-institutional capabilities and research intelligence and executive director of the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science.
Crain's Detroit Business -
June 4, 2025
“It’s costly to shareholders. Costly to employees. And surprisingly, a large number of boards feel they haven’t been involved in the process as much as they should be,” said Aparna Joshi, professor of management and organizations, whose research explores why succession plans fail and why the personal psychology of the CEO often plays a defining role.
Forbes
