@realshri.bsky.social has a brand new article for @theconversation.com with some super helpful insights and context for today's oral arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court for Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel. theconversation.com/supreme-cour...
"(They) should remember that they're not alone — there are many people out there who are feeling this. Finding a group of people who they can talk to, bounce ideas back and forth from, learn from each other is a good idea." Michelle Riba, clinical professor of psychiatry
Michelle Riba, clinical professor of psychiatry at #UMich Medicine, says there are ways to combat the exhaustion that could be of use to creators on TikTok who are feeling overwhelmed and fatigued as a result of the tumultuous political and media landscape. via @npr.org: 🔗 myumi.ch/Z2Vzp
Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities limit victim compensation for adult sexual assault survivors, compounding trauma.
A new @um-src.bsky.social study finds the top reason for denial is lack of police verification (34.4% of rejected claims).
Study & story: https://myumi.ch/9pzp7
With wildfires growing in size, frequency and intensity, more and more people are being exposed to their smoke, sometimes thousands of miles from the flames. Smoke is known to be harmful to health, but less is known about how humans behave in response to smoke.
Read the full Q&A: myumi.ch/XymmW
“The law would be crucial in figuring out the aftermath. But it doesn’t mean the law would stop the disaster.” Julian Arato, professor of law
In 1917, the US agreed to respect Denmark’s control of Greenland in exchange for a deal to buy the Danish West Indies in the Caribbean. “We recognized it, so we kind of can’t take that back,” said Julian Arato, prof @umichlaw.bsky.social, discussing President Trump's remarks 🔗 https://myumi.ch/Nrg9P
The health system for medicine and dentistry is complicated, but it’s worth the effort to overcome those challenges. Romesh Nalliah
Lack of dental insurance and an overall affordability may be reasons Gen Z'ers are skipping dental appointments - a concerning trend that can affect overall health and cost more in the long run. Romesh Nalliah, Assoc Dean f/Patient Services at #UMich Dentistry via @washingtonpost.com: myumi.ch/D8Me4
Graphic on a dark blue background with the ISR logo at top left, a yellow silhouette map of Denmark on the left with a dark blue silhouette of an adult lifting a child, and large yellow text on the right that reads Denmark policies offset about 80% of the motherhood earnings penalty with the 80% circled in red; along the bottom are three labeled icons reading Child Allowances (stacked coins with a person symbol), Paid Leave (calendar with a check mark), and Subsidized Child Care (house with a baby stroller).
Denmark shows how policy can reduce the motherhood earnings penalty.
ISR researcher @sashakillewald.bsky.social finds paid leave, child allowances, and subsidized child care offset about 80% of mothers’ earnings losses.
Photo of Meha Jain
🎉 Congratulations to Meha Jain, winner of the inaugural ASU–Science Prize for Transformational Impact, for pioneering work that uses satellite data and artificial intelligence to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change while protecting the environment.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/3McGb9K
News this week: Predicting personality, keeping a fowl pest in check and netting a win with a zero
News this week from around #UMich: Predicting personality, keeping a fowl pest in check and netting a win with a zero
Check out the weekly round-up on Substack: myumi.ch/kPm3r
A new #UMich-led study published in the journal Communications Sustainability found that out of nearly 25,000 comments posted to more than 1,750 wildlife YouTube videos, just 2% featured a call to action that would help conservation efforts. 🔗 myumi.ch/z98d9
"Our machine learning model used data from wearable sensors to predict how physical therapists would rate patients' performance on balance exercises, providing a basis to make recommendations about the most appropriate set of exercises to perform next," said Kathleen Sienko, professor of mechanical engineering.
AI might be able to help people undergoing balance training as part of their physical rehabilitation, new research shows. #UMich engineering profs Kathleen Sienko and Xun Huan discuss with @usnews.com.
🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/e3Wkw
#UMich researchers in pharmacy, chemistry and medicine will test 40 of the most promising drugs in search of prevention strategies for highly contagious #AvianInfluenza, specifically the subtype H5Nx. The virus’s prevalence and spread has increased annually since 2021. 🔗 myumi.ch/g3d2Q
#UMich News this week: Seeing slippery ice, driving a bargain and Wolverines making waves
Check out some of this week's top stories from around the university on Substack: myumi.ch/z98yy
Between 2019 and 2023, Detroiters were hospitalized for asthma more often than residents elsewhere in the state. Black residents, women and people with lower incomes bear the greatest burden, facing higher rates of disease and worse outcomes, such as hospitalization.
Detroit is ranked as the most difficult place to live with asthma in the United States.
Arjun Mohan, professor #UMich Medicine, discusses innovations researchers are bringing to asthma care that could modernize treatment. Mohan writes for the @ConversationUS.
🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/rAeAJ
"The price of vehicles has gone up in part because of fuel-efficient standards, but that's only a small part of it. It's gone up because cars are much more luxurious than they used to be. They're bigger, they're heavier and there's other inflation," said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of entrepreneurial studies.
"I think the real key to cheaper cars is to have ... cars that are smaller, cars that are less expensive to build, cars that have less fancy stuff."
Erik Gordon, #UMich entrepreneurial studies prof, discusses car affordability after new policy rollbacks with @cbsdetroit.bsky.social 🔗 myumi.ch/D8D1R
Nearly 1/3 of registered nurses and advanced practice nurses in Michigan carry sizable student loan debt that is influencing their decision to leave the profession, according to a new study from #UMich.
Study and full story: myumi.ch/Qw4xZ
“the best strategy is to combine physical exercise, mental challenges and social interactions,” says Eva Feldman, professor of neurology and director of the ALS Center of Excellence.
Looking for activities to boost brain health? Find an activity for you that combines three key aspects. Eva Feldman, #UMich prof of neurology, spoke with @TODAYshow. She says to look for something that you genuinely enjoy and not try to take on too much too quickly. 🔗 More: myumi.ch/VV41W
News this week: A digital twin targets cancer, the deadly cost of exclusion and a new U-M president
News this week: A digital twin targets cancer, the deadly cost of exclusion and a new #UMich president
Check out this week's recap of top stories on Substack: myumi.ch/E848p
“It’s ironic, right? You’re acquiring land that your colonizer probably took from you a long time ago and then gave it away to or sold it to someone else, and then years later, you’re buying that land back that was taken from you illegally, at a great expense,” said Matthew Fletcher, professor of law
President Trump vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded Miccosukee tribal land and environmental stewardship in the Florida Everglades because the tribe sued to stop an immigration detention center.
Matthew Fletcher, @umichlaw.bsky.social prof, discusses with @grist.
🔗 myumi.ch/4mV8q
Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at @umfordschool.bsky.social and former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official, shares insights on the protests across Iran, the deadly crackdown by government forces and the Trump administration’s involvement. Full Q&A: myumi.ch/5kVNW
“They don’t really know what’s going on at these sites. They should go out and sample the part that people are exposed to—the surface. That would answer the question of ‘Is there a health risk?’” said Allen Burton, professor of environment and sustainability
Allen Burton, professor of environment and sustainability at #UMich, believes the city of Detroit is showing “total ignorance” by not testing dirt for toxic chemicals at home demolition sites.
He spoke with @michiganadvance.com on the situation.
🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/bVx9x
Suicide is driven not by personal failings, but by stigma, exclusion and policy choices, according to a new #UMich study.
LGBTQ+ young adults face suicide-related risks 2-5 times higher than their peers, with transgender and nonbinary youth bearing the greatest burden.
Story 🔗 myumi.ch/G2N6M
Digital artwork featuring a heart shape and an electrocardiogram waveform on a red-themed binary code background.
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose coronary microvascular dysfunction, an elusive form of heart disease, within seconds by using an AI model developed at #UMich Medicine.
🔗 Read more: https://michmed.org/KDMNM
BREAKING: Regents appoint Kent Syverud as U-M’s next president
Kent Syverud, chancellor and president of Syracuse University, has been named the 16th president of #UMich—the first U-M alumnus in nearly a century to be appointed president. myumi.ch/P3Rj7
“If I can give a person and their family more precise knowledge about what the future is going to hold for them, that is important. Even if it doesn’t lead to a cure or a therapy, it can help them plan for the future,” said Henry Paulson
Henry Paulson, professor of neurology at #UMich Medicine and director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center, discusses the benefits of providing an early diagnosis of dementia with @bridgemi.com.
🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/Qw8Vz
"Optimism remains strong and expectations are still high, though this may be beginning to shift; we may soon be entering (a period) of disillusionment as educators and institutions more seriously grapple with the costs associated with AI use, including environmental and societal impacts," said Rebecca Quintana, clinical associate professor of education.
@rebquintana.bsky.social, clinical associate professor of education at #UMich, discusses the future of AI in higher education, as educators grow more disillusioned with its use in the classroom. She spoke with @insidehighered.com.
🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/g3DzD
adolescence does not represent a peak in risk-taking for chimps, but rather a point within a gradual age-related decline. Additionally, there were no significant sex differences in risk-taking at any age, consistent with our prior work showing that male and female chimpanzees do not differ much in how they move through the trees.
New research suggests teens may not be wired for danger after all. Studies of chimps show risk-taking peaks early in life & reduced supervision may explain why adolescents take more chances. #UMich anthropology prof Laura MacLatchy comments on the findings via @theconversation.com. myumi.ch/A1XRb
"Every part of the federal government is aligned on the project of bringing private institutions to heel. ... I cannot think of any prior presidential administration that has invested so much preparation and political capital on asserting control of institutions they perceive as hostile, often using extralegal means to do so," said Don Moynihan, professor of public policy
@donmoyn.bsky.social, professor of public policy @umfordschool.bsky.social, discusses with @nytimes.com how the "Trump Revolution" is going further to control institutions they deem as harmful.
🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/w94ZJ
Why do many people choose to forgo their planned daily exercise again and again? #UMich behavioral scientist Michelle Segar's research suggests this all-or-nothing thinking is caused by a deeply embedded mindset that leads many people to abandon their exercise plans. myumi.ch/79Dn5
“As healthy people perhaps fall out of the (ACA) exchanges, we’ll see more and more people who have higher medical needs, which will drive utilization and costs. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see if premiums actually rose in the commercial marketplace — that insurance you get from your employer — as well as some impact on the Medicare program,” said Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and public health and director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
Rising ACA premiums are affecting access to life-saving treatment for Michigan patients. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and public health #Mich Medicine & director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, discusses. 🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/4mPJr
