In the News
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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.”
Poets & Quants -
April 19, 2024
If an FDA recall of a heart device linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths leads to permanent removal from the market, end-stage heart failure patients could have no options, said Francis Pagani, professor of cardiac surgery: “It would be devastating to the patients. … It’s not a perfect option — no pump ever is — but this is as good as it’s ever been.”
CBS News -
April 19, 2024
Doctors would be ill-prepared to assess and treat patients of all racial and gender identities if a U.S. House bill banning DEI in medical schools passes, says Versha Pleasant, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology. “We are doing our medical students an incredible disservice by eliminating DEI in the curriculum. Our future health care workforce will not have adequate tools to combat racism and bias in medicine.”
CNN -
April 18, 2024
“The bad news is the decline of RenCen, the most identifiable building in Detroit’s skyline. It’s going to be difficult to find tenants for all that space, and they are unlikely to be as prestigious as GM,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, on the news that General Motors will move its global headquarters from the Renaissance Center.
The Detroit News
