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May 9, 2025
“DEI is about enacting measures to ensure everyone has a fair shot at making it through the door, and then being respected, supported and valued when they get there. It’s about cultivating spaces where all people — no matter who they are or where they come from — can flourish. I’m still wondering how this is vile,” wrote Lilia Cortina, professor of psychology and of women’s and gender studies.
Detroit Free Press -
May 8, 2025
About 10% of internal medicine doctors in the U.S. report a high level of burnout, according to research by Nathan Houchens, clinical associate professor of internal medicine: “Understanding burnout in this population … is particularly relevant given the projected shortage of approximately 40,000 primary care physicians within the next decade.”
U.S. News & World Report -
May 8, 2025
Sleep trackers can become a problem when people prioritize metrics instead of listening to how they feel, says Cathy Goldstein, clinical professor of neurology: “When we see these devices to be a potential risk of worsening sleep … is when they become overly focused on parameters that we know are not necessarily accurate or precise. That’s when we have people break up with their devices for a while.”
Salon -
May 8, 2025
“If we want to attract and retain the next generation of effective educators, we need to start by paying them a competitive salary. This is why we should support the (Michigan) Senate’s budget education plan, which would earmark a portion of per-pupil funding for increased teacher pay,” wrote Chris Torres, associate professor of education.
Bridge Michigan -
May 7, 2025
Metformin “may well be good for people” struggling to keep their blood sugar or weight within healthy guidelines, says Richard Miller, professor of pathology, but to anyone claiming the diabetes drug slows aging for people “who don’t have a trace, or the least hint of prediabetes, I would have to say, ‘prove it.’”
The New York Times -
May 7, 2025
“We had a system that had a very strong partnership between the federal government and universities. In every state, in every congressional district, federal dollars support research that helps people’s lives. … I think the partnership that we took for granted and that has been so successful in making the U.S. a scientific leader … is being blown up right now,” said Julia Cole, professor of earth and environmental sciences.
WEMU Radio -
May 7, 2025
“Congress controls the federal purse strings and has approved a budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The president does not have the power to undo that budget allocation,” said Len Niehoff, professor from practice of law, who believes that Donald Trump’s executive order to defund PBS and NPR is flawed in specifically criticizing the perceived points of view presented on the two public media giants.
The Washington Post -
May 5, 2025
“To really understand how well an AI performs, we need to develop outcome-focused benchmarks that are more relevant for today’s application areas. … We will also need to learn how to better determine, detect and minimize the harmful, unintended consequences of AI before it’s launched to the public,” wrote Lu Wang, associate professor of computer science and engineering, and David Jurgens, associate professor of information and of electrical engineering and computer science.
The Hill -
May 5, 2025
“There’s not as much activity as there has been or should be, and what activity there is suffers from lack of coordination,” said Adam Lauring, professor of microbiology and immunology and of ecology and evolutionary biology, on the lack of progress by the Trump administration in combating bird flu.
The New York Times -
May 5, 2025
“Right now, everybody’s pivoting. Your first thought is, how can I write a (research) proposal that’s not going to have certain keywords in it? And that’s just not a good way to do science,” wrote Brady Thomas West, research professor of survey methodology and biostatistics. “For the immediate future, part of being a scientist in the U.S. is getting a firm understanding of what the (Trump) administration wants to fund.”
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