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April 24, 2024
“Assumptions about people who speak Andalusian Spanish stem from a combination of historical socioeconomic disparities, regional stereotypes and lack of awareness about the dialect’s complexity,” said Nicholas Henriksen, associate professor of Spanish linguistics. “These stereotypes are perpetuated by media representations and societal biases, leading to a simplified and often unfair characterization of the area.”
Research Features -
April 24, 2024
“I think that’s important for households to really get a good sense for the value of their solar … think not just how valuable is it now but how valuable will it be over its lifetime,” said Michael Craig, assistant professor of environment and sustainability and of industrial and operations engineering, whose research found that climate change will increase the value of rooftop solar panels over the next 75 years.
Michigan Public -
April 24, 2024
“President Trump was probably the first politician who openly encouraged this type of confrontational behavior. … It’s the normalization of the rhetoric that seems to be a defining feature of this era that we’re in,” said Javed Ali, associate professor of practice of public policy, on the impact of Donald Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric.
U.S. News & World Report -
April 23, 2024
“Different telescopes have filters that are made to be sensitive to only certain wavelengths of light. We can assign each filter to a separate color channel. … When stacked on top of each other, we get the spectacular textbook color image that we’re used to seeing in the media,” said Katya Gozman, doctoral student in astronomy, on how scientists make vibrant spectacles out of grayscale blobs in space telescope images.
Popular Science -
April 23, 2024
“The idea that we should retire (the term ‘clean energy’) because no energy is totally clean is just ridiculous,” said Catherine Hausman, associate professor of public policy, who notes that concerns about environmental damage from mining are important to consider, but they pale in comparison to the damage from extracting, refining and burning fossil fuels.
Fast Company -
April 23, 2024
“Unfortunately, I have seen parents try to support their child through experiences of weight-based bullying by suggesting that they try to ‘eat healthier’ or ‘lose some weight.’ Young people, no matter what their body size, do not deserve to be ridiculed or mistreated because of their weight,” said Kendrin Sonneville, associate professor of nutritional sciences.
CNN -
April 22, 2024
A study by Kate Duchowny, research assistant professor at the Institute for Social Research, suggests that childhood trauma can impair the muscle function of people as they age. “If you have compromised mitochondrial function, that doesn’t bode well for a range of health outcomes, including everything from chronic conditions to physical function and disability limitations,” she said.
Earth.com -
April 22, 2024
“Wealth has increased a lot, and from what we can tell, it’s a fairly equitable increase. It’s gone up for all racial and ethnic groups, and it’s dispersed throughout the city,” said Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of sociology and of public policy, and research professor at the Institute for Social Research, who found that home values in Detroit grew $2.8 billion for Black homeowners and by $3.9 billion overall since 2014.
Detroit Free Press -
April 22, 2024
“We spend a lot of time thinking about how to make the grading fair and accurate, but even for me, it was really surprising. It didn’t occur to us until we looked at the data and realized that sequence makes a difference,” said Jun Li, professor of technology and operations, whose research team found that students with alphabetically lower-ranked names often receive lower grades than their peers.
Inside Higher Education -
April 19, 2024
“The business school curriculum needs a major reset,” wrote Andy Hoffman, professor of sustainable enterprise. “Revising business school programs to reflect today’s realities — notably, climate change and inequality — requires us to do more than add a few electives. We must teach students to become stewards of the market in order to correct what ails it.”
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