In the News
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November 19, 2024
“Infant mortality among Black women and infants is consistently higher than for white women, but I am disappointed that despite increased awareness and efforts to reduce the disparities, we are not seeing any progress in reducing the infant mortality rate among this population,” said Robin Jacob, research professor at the Institute for Social Research and School of Education.
ABC News -
November 18, 2024
Max Vanatta, doctoral student in environment and sustainability, and colleagues found that small modular nuclear reactors are in a good position to satisfy U.S. energy demands by 2050. “Nuclear has been able to provide heat before, but typically at really low temperatures just because of their designs. But some of these new designs can provide much higher temperatures and clean energy,” he said.
WEMU Radio -
November 18, 2024
“Maybe we’re sad, maybe we’re excited, depending on where you’re at politically. … (But) that’s actually not what your kids need. What your kids are looking for is some reassurance that they’re going to be OK,” said Libby Hemphill, associate professor of information and digital studies, who suggests reminding kids they are part of a community even if they and their neighbors disagree politically.
National Public Radio -
November 18, 2024
“With the right combination of product, context and scarcity … you can find the calculus that activates men in a way they’ve never really been before. Men have insecurities just like women, and (direct-to-consumer) brands posit solutions to them,” said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing, who believes social media popular among men should take advantage of live commerce, allowing users to buy products in real time.
The Washington Post -
November 15, 2024
The underreporting of tens of thousands of new weekly infections by the state of Michigan during the worst wave of COVID-19 would not have affected “any major policy,” says Marisa Eisenberg, professor of epidemiology, mathematics and complex systems: “But of course you want the data to be as accurate as possible. … We’re going to be trying to understand the pandemic for a long time.”
Bridge Michigan -
November 15, 2024
The Democrats ran an “extensive and expensive” campaign in Michigan, but why voters didn’t turn out for Kamala Harris like they did for Joe Biden is mostly speculation at this point, says Ken Kollman, professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Studies: “Maybe at the margins something about the war in Gaza and Israel in Dearborn, and … electric vehicles and stuff like that. But the electric vehicle stuff, I’m not sure Trump got any new voters on that.”
MLive -
November 15, 2024
Research shows that many seniors adapt to living solo by weaving together local social networks of friends, neighbors and relatives. “We’re just beginning to do a better job of understanding that people have a multiplicity of connections outside their families that are essential to their well-being,” said Sarah Patterson, research assistant professor at the Institute for Social Research.
The Washington Post -
November 14, 2024
“Traditionally, people would think of it as black or white, like you either have a serious disorder or you don’t,” but people need to “see the shades of gray,” said Anne Fernandez, associate professor of psychiatry. “That’s one of the biggest barriers I find to people understanding what problems they might be having with alcohol use and seeking treatment.”
Self -
November 14, 2024
“We would expect to see in a school where there are positive relationships between students, positive relationships between students and teachers, and support services for students to have a fewer number of (violent) incidents,” said Justin Heinze, associate professor of health behavior and health equity, about schools that focus on social-emotional learning, school climate programming and similar practices.
The Detroit News -
November 14, 2024
“There’s going to be very few self-identified Native female actresses or actors in the time period that are understood as legitimate theatrical performers,” said Bethany Hughes, assistant professor of American culture, who believes that the billing of vaudeville actress Go-won-go Mohawk as the “only living Indian actress” was most likely a marketing tactic, although she was one of the first.
The New York Times
