In the News
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February 22, 2023
Americans have lived through three years of economic craziness, bracing for a recession while unemployment is historically low. This is why there’s a mismatch between what we say and what we do, “because consumers aren’t responding to just one slice of the economy. They’re responding to their entire experience,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers.
Marketplace -
February 21, 2023
About half of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 report lingering symptoms, financial problems and fatigue six months after their hospital stays, according to research by Andrew Admon, assistant professor of pulmonary and critical care, and colleagues. “Based on these data, it seems that many people hospitalized for COVID-19 should expect symptoms to last for up to six months or even longer,” he said.
Forbes -
February 21, 2023
Jenny Radesky, associate professor of pediatrics, says that YouTube videos often create an environment of what she calls “vicarious wish fulfillment,” where kids can watch other kids live out their wishes: “Content creators are kind of packing their videos with these highly desirable, highly pleasurable items — you know, huge pieces of candy and cake and M&Ms all over the place — because they know that that gets more engagement from child viewers.”
National Public Radio -
February 21, 2023
Because his symptoms began with difficulty speaking, actor Bruce Willis would be classified as having a type of FTD called primary progressive aphasia, says Henry Paulson, professor of neurology and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. “Aphasia really means problems with language, and that can vary from having trouble finding your words to understanding what people say,” he said.
CNN -
February 20, 2023
Nightmares, anxiety and exhibiting extra vigilance in public are some of the immediate symptoms displayed by individuals who experience mass shooting events, said Sandra Graham-Bermann, professor of psychology and psychiatry: “Those are symptoms of trauma that protect us. One of the ways you protect yourself after that is to be sure you’re safe and look around all the time.”
The Detroit News -
February 20, 2023
“Up to 90% of those who end up perpetrating severe violence within schools tell somebody that they’re struggling, or that they’re considering some of these things,” said Justin Heinze, associate professor of health behavior and health education. “And social media is one of the ways that youth are communicating. But it can also happen within peer conversation; it can happen in classrooms.”
WWJ Radio (Detroit) -
February 20, 2023
“As a Black infant, you’re starting off with worse health, even those born into wealthy families,” said Sarah Miller, associate professor of business economics and public policy, whose research shows that babies born to the richest Black women are at greater risk for being born premature or underweight and twice as likely to die than those born to the richest white mothers — and even to the poorest white mothers.
The New York Times -
February 17, 2023
“As we’ve all watched this slow decline, it’s not an accident or it’s not unrelated that we also have seen a decline in our social fabric. I think local journalism certainly provides information but it also provides social cohesion,” said Lynette Clemetson, director of the Wallace House Center for Journalists, on the dwindling number of local media outlets across the country.
Matter of Fact -
February 17, 2023
Joanna Quigley, associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, says young people can take a long time to cope with the grim reality of school shootings: “The biggest things that adults and our communities can do right now are to provide consistency and structure, to keep open lines of communication. … It’s important for them to know that the adults in their lives are available to them on an ongoing basis.”
WDIV/Detroit -
February 17, 2023
The number of employees involved with diversity work across campus is less than 1% of U-M’s total workforce, said Tabbye Chavous, chief diversity officer and vice provost for equity and inclusion: “Having people who are embedded in these spaces allows the work to be done most effectively and efficiently. … We’ve been able to show such significant outcomes by spending a very tiny fraction of our university’s operating budget.”
The Chronicle of Higher Ed
