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March 23, 2023
“When it comes to family medicine, specifically, 1 in 8 medical students enter family medicine residencies every year, but the ratio needs to increase to 1 in 4 in order to help stop the primary care doctor shortage,” said Jean H.C. Wong, assistant professor of family medicine and director of the Family Medicine Residence Program. “Part of the problem is that traditionally, Michigan loses more than half of our resident trainees to other states.”
Detroit Free Press -
March 23, 2023
“There is nothing that we have been seeing … that we have not seen before. This is comforting since it also means that wise and unchained policymakers know what to do about it,” wrote Paolo Pasquariello, professor of finance, on the recent bank failures and near-failures. “Criticism of (their) actions as amounting to an unjustified ‘woke’ bailout of unworthy companies are misplaced because the near-certain costs of inaction are much greater than its presumed benefits.”
The Hill -
March 23, 2023
Transportation of food often has less of a climate impact than the way in which it is produced and climate-controlled greenhouses can have benefits, says Shelie Miller, professor of environment and sustainability and director of the Program in the Environment. But the bottom line is that “it’s ideal if you can eat both in-season and locally, so your food is produced without having to add major energy expenditures.”
The New York Times -
March 22, 2023
The end of federal pandemic-related programs like extended unemployment and rental assistance will reduce benefits for about 1.3 million Michiganders, says Luke Shaefer, professor of public policy and social work and faculty director of Poverty Solutions: “It’s really going to impact families in Michigan, the loss of the SNAP allotment. That’s going to come as a shock. … We are in the midst of heading into a very dark time with families struggling.”
Detroit Metro Times -
March 22, 2023
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, people whose Medicaid insurance coverage automatically renewed each year will have to reapply. “This will require people … to pay attention to a lot of what’s coming up and get their paperwork submitted, which is sometimes easier said than done,” said Renuka Tipirneni, assistant professor of internal medicine. “Many people — potentially hundreds of thousands of people — could lose coverage.”
The Detroit Free Press -
March 22, 2023
“What’s the chance that there were two different lab leaks?” said Michael Imperiale, professor of microbiology and immunology, pointing to scientific evidence that supports a natural exposure to the coronavirus at a market in China, which was likely the early epicenter of the scourge after the virus spilled from animals into people two separate times.
The Washington Post -
March 21, 2023
“The Biden administration has been careful in publicly signaling to Moscow that it does not seek direct confrontation, but at the same time is providing ample amounts of military, intelligence and economic support to ensure Ukraine can withstand and fight back against Russia’s campaign,” said Javed Ali, clinical associate professor of public policy, after Russia’s downing of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.
Newsweek -
March 21, 2023
The ongoing rise in U.S. maternal deaths is “disappointing,” says Elizabeth Langen, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology: “In the health care system, we need to accept ultimate responsibility for the women who die in our care. But as a nation, we also need to accept some responsibility.”
CNN -
March 21, 2023
“No one in the Biden administration today cares that (the Iraq War) ruined what credibility America had as a pillar of international order in the global south and gave Putin cover for his own atrocity. Who remembers anymore that, in 2003, we were Vladimir Putin?” wrote Juan Cole, professor of history.
The Washington Post -
March 20, 2023
Some plants are not just flowering earlier, but also producing bigger flowers to attract pollinators, according to research by Sasha Bishop, doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology, and colleagues. “We show that — in addition to well-documented shifts to earlier flowering — floral architecture and rewards can also play significant roles in the evolutionary response to contemporary environmental change.”
Earth.com
