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Likelihood, potential impacts of federal shutdown: U-M experts can comment

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 10d

Marriage linked to better health & happiness: A #UMich and SMU study of 5,000 adults in the U.S. & Japan shows singles report worse physical health and lower life satisfaction. Family support matters—especially in the U.S.
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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 11d

#UMich researchers are available to share their insights on a federal government shutdown at the end of the day Tuesday, unless lawmakers break the impasse and make a deal before then.
https://news.umich.edu/likelihood-potential-impacts-of-federal-shutdown-u-m-experts-can-comment/

University of Michigan researchers are available to share their insights on a federal government shutdown at the end of the day Tuesday, unless lawmakers break the impasse and make a deal before then.

High pollen count: The last straw effect on suicide risk

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 11d

Beyond sneezing & itchy eyes, high pollen seasons are now linked to significant rise in suicide risk. #UMich researchers found 7.4% increase in deaths, suggesting the physical discomfort of allergies may trigger deeper more dangerous despair, an overlooked factor in suicide prevention.myumi.ch/e3peA

Beyond the sneezing and itchy eyes, high pollen seasons are now linked to a significant increase in suicide risk.

Top DOJ post goes to legal newbie as dept targets political foes

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks to @thebeat.msnbc.com for having me on to talk Trump's power grab over law enforcement - and how that's been facilitated by the Supreme Court's fetishization of the unitary executive theory: www.msnbc.com/the-beat-wit...

President Trump has put one of his personal lawyers in a top DOJ post. That lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, is now leading investigations into Trump's political foes. MSNBC’s Jason Johnson reports on Trump’...

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 17d

Michigan’s local officials are growing more pessimistic about their ability to maintain—let alone expand—services under the current local government funding system, according to @umfordschool.bsky.social study. myumi.ch/mR36N

Bar chart from the Michigan Public Policy Survey titled “Can Michigan communities keep up?” showing the percentage of local officials who say they can maintain current levels of services. In 2012, 43% said yes; in 2016, 40%; and in 2025, only 29%. A highlighted note reads: “Only 16% believe they will be able to improve or expand services in the future.”

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 18d

The USDA just canceled its annual Household Food Security Report—the nation’s main measure of hunger. #UMich experts warn this leaves the U.S. “flying blind” on how policies affect families’ ability to eat. https://news.umich.edu/key-us-hunger-report-canceled-u-m-experts-can-comment/

Key US hunger report canceled: U-M experts can comment

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has stopped its annual Household Food Security Report, the government's primary measure of hunger and food insecurity in the United States. University of Michigan ex...

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 18d

The off-again, on-again Kimmel saga has more plot twists to come, but one thing is certain as it unfolds: The host's removal & restoration "is a testament to the power of cultural consumption as a combatant to the sway of the political bully pulpit," accd to #UMich prof Marcus Collins myumi.ch/y1ZmQ

310-million-year-old fossil takes a bite out of fish evolution

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 22d

Missed some Michigan news? We’ve got you covered. Catch up on this week’s top research and stories, and subscribe for more: myumi.ch/Qwzxq

News this week: 'Wicked' and football, Alzheimer's research, evolution bites

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 23d

Women earned 85% of men’s hourly pay in 2024 — up from 65% in the mid-1980s, but progress has stalled.

A new study finds part of the narrowing gap came from women having fewer children. Parenthood still affects wages unequally according to #UMich sociology prof Learn more myumi.ch/8qkX6

Compared to remaining childless, motherhood leads to wage losses for women. And those losses are larger when women have more kids.

By contrast, after men become fathers their wages usually rise.

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 23d

U-M researcher @friedmanlab.bsky.social helps identify the first time fish evolved a toothy, tongue-like structure, an early innovation in the way fish eat. #Science
Learn more: https://news.umich.edu/310-million-year-old-fossil-takes-a-bite-out-of-fish-evolutio

U-M researcher discovers an early innovation in the way fish eat

The generational impact of illness

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 24d

When tiny freshwater crustaceans called daphnia are infected w/a parasite, the mothers are able to shake off the disease. But many of their offspring died young. U-M researchers say if we only focus on how an infection affects a single organism, we may be missing its biggest impact. myumi.ch/kPJEz

When University of Michigan researchers were looking at the effects of a parasite on a tiny freshwater crustacean, they found something unexpected.

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · 24d

New findings from a #UMich survey of Detroiters showing the top challenges households face in their daily lives and how they would like city leadership to respond have implications for Detroit’s mayoral election in November.
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Bar chart titled "Figure 1. Major Challenges Facing Detroit Households." It shows the percentage of Detroiters who identified each issue as one of the top three major challenges their household faces. The bars are listed from highest to lowest percentage:

Crime or Safety: 17.7% (light gray bar)

Neighborhood Conditions: 16.4% (dark gray bar)

Employment: 15.0% (light blue bar)

Housing: 14.9% (medium blue bar)

Transportation: 14.2% (dark blue bar)

School: 12.5% (navy blue bar)

Getting the Food Needed: 12.0% (black bar)

X-axis shows percentages from 0% to 20%. The graphic uses color to group issues but does not include a key. A yellow and black bar runs along the bottom of the image.

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 10

The number of Michigan children whose parents died from overdose, suicide, homicide or substance-related causes has surged since 2000, accounting for 2 in 5 parental deaths, a new @umich.edu study found. https://news.umich.edu/more-michigan-children-are-losing-parents-to-overdose-suicide-homicide/

More Michigan children are losing parents to overdose, suicide, homicide

In 2023, 42% of children who lost a parent in Michigan lost that parent due to suicide, homicide, overdose or other substance-related death.

Latest national poverty statistics: U-M experts can comment

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 8

@umich.edu faculty can discuss the US Census Bureau 2024 report on poverty & income stats, to be released Sept. 9. The Supplemental Poverty Rate—preferred by most scholars—was 12.9% in 2023 w/42.8M people in poverty https://news.umich.edu/latest-national-poverty-statistics-u-m-experts-can-comment-2/

University of Michigan faculty are available to discuss the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 report on poverty and income statistics, to be released Sept. 9. The Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Rate--preferred by most scholars--was 12.9% in 2023, with 42....

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

News this week: Galactic implications, a vibrant arts scene and jaw-dropping evolution

Check out some of this week's top stories from around the @umich.edu research scene: myumi.ch/n1GbR

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 5

Does authoritarian legacy play into the calculus of when and why people abandon democratic values? Find #ISRNextGeneration @umisrcps.bsky.social scholar Hanna Lee at #APSA2025.

At APSA 2025: Revisiting the Power of Distributive Policy under Dictatorship
In event: Authoritarianism and Redistribution
Thu, September 11, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (11:00am to 12:30pm EDT)
Hanna Lee, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

‘Gray rocking’ is a way to deal with difficult people. Here’s how it works.

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 5

“Gray rocking” — a communication tool that involves responding to goading comments w/a blank expression & calm, neutral tone—can be effective in situations where you don’t feel unsafe but do have to interact w/a difficult person, says Sandra Graham-Bermann https://wapo.st/4m2DFie

Offering calm, disengaged responses might quell conflict in some situations, but it’s not a long-term strategy, experts say.

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

Under Trump’s 2nd term, the signs of authoritarian rule are everywhere. This is competitive authoritarianism, not democracy, according to @donmoyn.bsky.social, @umich.edu professor of public policy donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...

The authoritarian checklist

It is time to admit that America is no longer a functioning democracy

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Editor's blog from @umich.edu's #MichiganToday: In 1890, much of the annual move-in frenzy was confined to the Michigan Central Railroad station at 401 Depot St. Today we know it as the Gandy Dancer restaurant.
https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2025/08/23/keep-it-moving/

Keep it moving

It's move-in day in the year 1890. Get thee to the railway station and collect that steamer trunk.

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Racing under reduced winter sunlight for the first time, the @umich.edu solar car was the leading North American car during the 2025 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge! Details: https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-finishes-as-top-north-american-solar-car-in-international-race/

Millennium speeds along a highway in the Australian Outback. (Photo by Daniel Aguilera Irala, U-M Solar Car Team)

University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Sep 2

🐟 Bite by bite: @umich.edu researchers traced how jaws fueled the rise of vertebrates. In the Devonian, lobe-finned fishes (ancestors of today’s coelacanths & lungfish) drove jaw innovation—before stalling out. #Science
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Bite by bite: How jaws drove fish evolution

If you're reading this sentence, you might have a fish to thank. Fish were the first animals to evolve jaws. They use their jaws primarily to eat, but also for defense, as tools—such as to burrow or t...

Investor losses underscore need for private equity regulations, U-M researchers find

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University of Michigan News @umichnews.bsky.social · Aug 28

Investors in “blank check” companies (SPACs) lose about 45% of their investment within 2 years, @umich.edu study finds—raising concerns as regulations loosen and retirement funds gain greater exposure to private equity. Learn more: myumi.ch/A1b9e

Investors suffer significant losses when they buy into "blank check" companies that acquire private companies in order to take them public--underscoring the need for more regulations on private equity as the Trump administration works to relax standards...