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April 3, 2023
The impulse behind the rise in pay-it-forward movements, where travelers pass on free stuff at the end of a trip by sharing its location on social media, has been around since “there have been people on earth,” said Wayne Baker, professor of management and organizations. The difference now? Social media. “It can be very well-organized and be a much broader network of people involved in it,” he said.
The Wall Street Journal -
April 3, 2023
“This is concerning news for nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security worldwide. … START treaties over the years have served the goal of verifying the nuclear weapons stockpiles, through mutual inspections,” said Sara Pozzi, nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, on the recent refusal by Russia and the U.S. to share information about their nuclear weapons.
Newsweek -
March 31, 2023
Women with multiple sclerosis are more likely than those without MS to report sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia and sleepiness, according to research by Tiffany Braley and Galit Levi Dunietz, associate professors of neurology. “Sleep disorders have gained substantial recognition for their role in cognitive decline, which affects up to 70% of people with multiple sclerosis,” Braley said.
UPI -
March 31, 2023
Jeffrey Veidlinger, professor of history and Judaic studies, says a recent Michigan Republican Party social media post linking the Holocaust to gun control was not only offensive but factually wrong: “(Disarming) Jews was not the first thing the Nazis did. They had already stripped Jews of citizenship and barred Jews from professional service, barred Jews from medicine and dentistry and schools.”
Michigan Advance -
March 31, 2023
“If you ask me, it’s one of the biggest health successes of the century. Once you start smoking, you’re more likely to move on to other drugs,” said Richard Miech, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, on the success of a national anti-smoking campaign 25 years ago that seeded a dramatic decline in teen smoking and tamped down teen drug use.
The Hill -
March 30, 2023
“There’s been a very concerted, ongoing effort with very strong media behind it to convince people that there are enemies in the public sector, undercutting their own democracy and working against the interests of the people,” said Tom Ivacko, executive director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy.
Wisconsin Public Radio -
March 30, 2023
Requiring prisoners in Michigan to routinely stand in line in inclement weather to wait for their medications is “unconscionable,” says Heather Ann Thompson, professor of history, of Afroamerican and African studies, and in the Residential College: “No one who is allowing this to happen … would remotely allow their own parents, siblings or children needing care to be treated this way.”
Detroit Free Press -
March 30, 2023
The caricature of lobbying as legal bribery is misguided since an overwhelming majority of it is done with allies, says Rick Hall, professor of political science and public policy: “It’s not a wink and a nod; here’s a campaign check. That is really uncommon. You’re going in and talking with people you don’t need to bribe. They mostly have the same policy objectives you do.”
The Detroit News -
March 29, 2023
“The pollen season is shifting earlier and earlier over the United States. The total pollen production will increase by 18% at the end of the century over southeastern Michigan with temperature and precipitation effects,” said Yingxiao Zhang, doctoral student in climate and space sciences and engineering, whose research shows a link between climate change and increased pollen production.
Bridge Detroit -
March 29, 2023
“HIPAA really doesn’t reach apps or places where patients share their own information. So that’s generally not preventing companies or app developers from sharing or selling or licensing this sort of data,” said Nicholson Price, professor of law, on consumers’ expectations that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act safeguards their health data in all contexts.
The Wall Street Journal
