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October 25, 2022
White people are twice as likely as Black people to receive a heart transplant or a ventricular assist device, according to research led by Thomas Cascino, clinical lecturer in cardiovascular medicine: “The totality of the evidence suggests that we as heart failure providers are perpetuating current inequities. … As physicians and health care providers, we must find ways to create equitable change.”
CNN -
October 24, 2022
In some ways, “quiet quitting” might be unfair, because it captures all people as being slackers, says Jeffery Sanchez Burks, professor of management and organizations. “But there are people who have legitimate points about the notion that, ‘Well, you want me to give up my life for work and be this so-called ideal worker.’”
WDIV (Detroit) -
October 24, 2022
“People get this road rage when they feel like their space or their rights have been infringed upon by somebody, aggressively maybe even, and it feels like a moral violation or a social violation,” said Stephanie Preston, professor of psychology. “Really simply, cues of social forgives like (a wave) or (saying) sorry can do a lot of good in terms of alleviating people’s stress because they’re feeling disrespected or mistreated.”
WXYZ (Detroit) -
October 24, 2022
“Parties can adapt pretty quickly. You can throw out the people you formerly were supporting and get in new people and people can suddenly pretend they didn’t know who they were yesterday,” said Walter Mebane, professor of political science, on the long-term effect candidates with a track record of denying election results will have on the Republican Party.
National Public Radio -
October 21, 2022
“When I started to talk about diet as an important part of treating patients with IBS … people literally laughed at me. But now almost every gastroenterologist accepts that diet is an important part of the solution,” said William Chey, professor of internal medicine and nutritional sciences. Health psychologist Megan Riehl, assistant professor of internal medicine, said, “Our brain and our gut are communicating all the time. And if you’re somebody that has a digestive problem, it’s like the communication is turned up way too high.”
National Public Radio -
October 21, 2022
“One of the things I do in my leadership that works well for me is that I see a teacher in everyone I interact with. … I always like to say that life is a great teacher, and I’m trying to be a better student every day,” said Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer, who received the 2022 Michigan Leadership ORBIE Award for his positive impact on the Michigan technology and business environment.
Crain's Detroit Business -
October 21, 2022
“The problem is that individual hard work isn’t enough. The Chinese people have been working hard for a long time. The state needs institutional reform, in tax, property and hukou,” said Mary Gallagher, professor of political science and director of the International Institute, referring to a household registration system in China that divides urban and rural populations.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation -
October 20, 2022
Oday Salim, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Clinic, says the aims of the 2021 infrastructure law, which included $50 billion to upgrade drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, have been only halfway met.
The Associated Press -
October 20, 2022
“Millions of workers are living under a kind of tyranny. … When we are workers, we lie under the government of a boss. It’s a dictatorship. The boss rules,” said Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women’s studies.
The New York Times -
October 20, 2022
“‘Soft landing’ will likely remain a mythical outcome that never actually comes to pass,” said Daniil Manaenkov, an economist at the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, who believes the Federal Reserve may not be able to raise interest rates enough to reduce inflation without causing a recession.
The Wall Street Journal
