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February 2, 2023
Due to anti-Chinese sentiment spurred on by former President Donald Trump, Asian restaurants lost more than $7.4 billion during the pandemic, according to Justin Huang, assistant professor of marketing, and Julia Lee Cunningham, associate professor of management and organizations. “A lot of these restaurants … are the lifeblood of the American economy. … And when those are harmed, that’s harm that’s being done to Americans who are here and trying to live the American dream.”
Michigan Radio -
February 2, 2023
“I get that there is a desire to protect kids by a shut-it-down approach and I am not positive it is realistic. Something that could be more realistic at least for some families is to use strategies that limit it,” said Sarah Clark, co-director of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, which shows about half of parents of children ages 10-12 say their kids have social media accounts.
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February 2, 2023
“The lawsuit may … be intended to provide political talking points portraying himself as the victim of the media. Aggressive use of lawsuits can also be a way of deterring others from publishing unflattering news,” said Barb McQuade, professor from practice of law, about Donald Trump’s $49 million lawsuit over journalist Bob Woodward’s use of taped interviews for an audiobook.
Newsweek -
February 1, 2023
Current Michigan law states that students who aren’t reading at grade level by third grade should be held back because that is when most kids shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” But Nell Duke, professor of education, says kids can read to learn prior to third grade and they don’t stop learning to read after third grade: “The rationale that third grade is this magical year … really is inaccurate.”
WEMU Radio -
February 1, 2023
“Trust in the media has been a big and growing problem over the years. But one of the glimmers of hope is local news,” said Robert Yoon, associate director of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships and lecturer in public policy. “Local news can play a big part in terms of combating misinformation. Local news sources enjoy a much higher level of trust than national news sources.”
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February 1, 2023
“In their due diligence, they didn’t seem to think too much about who they were going to be working with once they owned this chain,” said Francine Lafontaine, professor of business economics and public policy, about a private equity firm that is in a legal fight with a newly acquired toddler gym franchise over higher fees and more stringent requirements.
The New York Times -
January 31, 2023
A ‘fringe’ dermatologist who rejects COVID-19 vaccines and pandemic mitigation efforts has created controversy by appearing with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at several events. “Politics has always been in medicine, but the pandemic really exacerbated those issues,” said Marianne Udow-Phillips, founding executive director of the Center for Health and Research Transformation.
Politico -
January 31, 2023
Virologists are worried that the speculation that COVID-19 was caused by a lab accident or attack will lead to more regulation of experiments and stifle basic research needed to prepare for future pandemics. “There’s this complete disconnect between reality and what happened,” said Michael Imperiale, professor of microbiology and immunology.
National Public Radio -
January 31, 2023
“These videos never help us to understand why this would happen,” said Riana Elyse Anderson, assistant professor of health behavior and health education, on the video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten to death by police officers. “We can lift the person’s name up, hashtag, organize ideas … there are ways to lift the spirit, the name, the incident without sharing the trauma.”
CNN -
January 30, 2023
“Our goal is to support students, staff, faculty and artists in their creative endeavors, to the benefit of the region, and ultimately, to help us envision a better world,” said Christopher Audain, managing director of the Arts Initiative. President Santa J. Ono said, “We can be sure that through this initiative, we will be increasing imagination, which is fundamental to learning and discovery.”
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