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May 5, 2025
Due to concerns about China’s military and economy, the Biden administration considered U.S. economic security issues to be national security issues, says Ann Chih Lin, associate professor of public policy: “But that has not been the language of the Trump administration. I’m not sure whether the connection between national security and economic security will prevent … a deal with China. (But) the negotiation environment between China and the U.S. is quite bad at the moment.”
BBC News Brazil -
May 5, 2025
U.S. governors who publicly oppose the Trump administration are in a particular dilemma, because states often rely on federal government resources for items that are important to a state’s agenda, says Jonathan Hanson, lecturer in public policy: “What they’re finding is that if they don’t line up behind what the president wants, they’re being punished.
Michigan Public -
May 5, 2025
“AI is still in a bit of a Wild West phase. However, over a third of sheriffs and police chiefs… are currently using or (will) soon adopt predictive tools for policing and around half of prosecutors … at least somewhat trust AI or other automated applications for certain applications,” said Debra Horner, senior project manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy.
Michigan Advance -
May 2, 2025
“What this bill would do is make it significantly harder to win the case against the police officer, and, in fact, would essentially take a standard that applies in the criminal context and move it over into the civil context in a way that we don’t do anywhere else in the law,” said Sam Bagenstos, professor of law, about state legislation that would shield police from civil lawsuits if cleared of criminal charges in self-defense cases.
Michigan Public -
May 2, 2025
Many people bash landlords for not providing better housing, but they are also struggling, says Sam Stragand, senior program manager for the Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility at Poverty Solutions: “There are very few landlords in Detroit that are getting rich. They’re working at the margins, too. What they’re able to get, they’re not necessarily able to put back into the property.”
Detroit Free Press -
May 2, 2025
There are times when one might want to push their physical limits, but not every workout can or should be that intense, says Michele Bird, clinical assistant professor of kinesiology: “It’s not terrible if you become sore,” but soreness “is not required to maintain our overall fitness level … One of the most common mistakes we make is that we keep trying to make personal bests each time we work out.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
May 1, 2025
“Cuts in research funding are going to leave the people of the Great Lakes … more vulnerable to extreme weather. More vulnerable to oil spills. More vulnerable to harmful algal blooms,” said Greg Dick, director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, which may lose federal funding for cyanobacterial bloom monitoring. “Discontinuing that … essential research right now is not like taking your foot off the gas pedal. I really think it’s more like shutting your eyes while accelerating into a turn,” said Casey Godwin, CIGLR associate research scientist.
Michigan Public -
May 1, 2025
“The best word to describe (Trump’s) first 100 days is chaotic, in part because the administration signed all these executive orders, tried to act without consulting Congress and took some actions of dubious legality,” said Michael Traugott, research professor emeritus at the Center for Political Studies.
Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) -
May 1, 2025
“I see many schools across the U.S. placing a heavy emphasis on the phonics components of the science of reading. If schools want across-the-board gains in reading achievement, using one reading curriculum to teach every child isn’t the best way. Teachers need the flexibility and autonomy to use various, developmentally appropriate literacy strategies as needed,” wrote K. Dara Hill, professor of education operations at UM-Dearborn.
The Conversation -
April 30, 2025
The bonds children form with technology such as cartoon characters and smart speakers can become unhealthy, says Lauren Girouard-Hallam, research fellow in psychology, who believes it may be too early to meaningfully discuss ways in which bots could be helpful or harmful in child development, but that giving young brains unlimited access is risky at best. “If there is a place for companionship chatbots, it is in moderation,” she said.
The Wall Street Journal
