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May 16, 2025
“Rather than regarding law as the repository of values that officials should try to realize, (Donald Trump) regards it as a set of obstacles to be worked around as he pursues his interests. If his goals conflict with the project of the law … he will disregard the project of the law and pursue his own goals, as long as he can get away with it,” wrote Richard Primus, professor of law.
The Atlantic -
May 15, 2025
“Our findings suggest that RTO mandates cost the company more than previously thought. These attrition rates aren’t just something that can be managed away,” said David Van Dijcke, doctoral student in economics, whose research found that return-to-office mandates at some of the most powerful tech companies were followed by a spike in departures among the most senior, tough-to-replace talent.
The Washington Post -
May 15, 2025
Minor discrepancies in money management are fairly common among people who remarry in their later years, says Scott Rick, associate professor of marketing: “I think you have to be more understanding that their spending habits might seem weird to you, and they might have hobbies or quirks they might have developed over the decades before they met you.”
The New York Times -
May 15, 2025
“I think what we don’t talk about, we don’t study — we don’t treat. So if people are not aware of the whole range of experiences that people can have both during pregnancy and afterward, then they can’t get the care that they need,” said Kara Zivin, professor of psychiatry, after the federal government stopped collecting key data to better understand the health of new mothers.
National Public Radio -
May 14, 2025
“We’re really interested in learning whether or not this payment can help people grow or sustain their businesses, or if it just allows folks an opportunity to step away from something that maybe otherwise you wouldn’t be doing,” said Kristin Seefeldt, associate professor of social work, about Ann Arbor’s guaranteed income program for entrepreneurs and gig economy workers. This unconditional cash, says Rebeccah Sokol, assistant professor of social work, “is for people to really choose where are their priorities, where do they need the extra funds.”
MLive -
May 14, 2025
More than two-thirds of older adults will require long-term care services, yet fewer than half are actually planning for it, said Ana Montoya, associate professor of internal medicine: “Nearly two-thirds of adults 50 and older thought that Medicare would cover their stay if they needed to move into a nursing home permanently, which is not the case. Some may also think that caregivers are covered under Medicare services, which is also not true.”
WDIV/Detroit -
May 14, 2025
“He seems to be a continuation of Pope Francis — someone that is very concerned about the poor, somebody that is very concerned about people who fall to the margins of society,” said Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, about Pope Leo XIV. “That would include not only people in Peru and that sort of rural poverty that he was a part of, but also it would include immigrants in the United States.”
U.S. News & World Report -
May 13, 2025
Heightened nationalistic sentiment in India and Pakistan fuels misinformation and amplifies extreme voices, crowding out those advocating peace, says Joyojeet Pal, associate professor of information: “If the social media discourse gets out of hand, then you have the government being forced to do certain things which it might not otherwise do in typical statecraft.”
The Washington Post -
May 13, 2025
“It’s going to be tough for anybody … to put electricity on the grid by then. People don’t want to wait, so they’re trying to short circuit that timeline with alternative concepts, and if one of them is successful, that would be great … but it has not been demonstrated yet,” said Ryan McBride, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, about the promise of nuclear fusion companies to produce commercial electricity within 10 years.
Fortune -
May 13, 2025
When it comes to social media posts about the new pope, it may be hard to tell the difference between legitimate comments and virtue signaling or trolling, says Cliff Lampe, professor of information: “The challenge is that people do have legitimate differences of opinion … but the lack of context in social media often makes it difficult to know if someone is making an argument in good faith.”
Forbes
