By informing listeners of their "listening age," Spotify Wrapped is "a way by which we're able to project our identity based upon our cultural consumption," said Marcus Collins, clinical assistant professor of marketing at #UMich, for @npr.org#UMich 🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/Z2Q13

Carolyn Yoon, professor of marketing at #UMich, discusses travel rewards credit cards with Wallet Hub. "From a practical standpoint, the card makes sense only if the value of rewards, credits and protections clearly exceeds the annual fee in real dollars, not just on paper." myumi.ch/bV21r

#UMich expert & chief health policy officer Anand Parekh weighs in on recent recommendation to drop universal hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. The policy, begun in 1991, lead to a 99% decrease in cases among infants & children. myumi.ch/XybQX

The first version of the Nicene Creed, a statement of faith that millions of Christians still recite today, was hashed out 1,700 years ago at a meeting of bishops who supported a creed endorsed by Roman emperor Constantine. #UMich prof David Potter discusses via @apnews.com#UMichMore: myumi.ch/D83r6

The nursing shortage will only grow under the new fed borrowing changes after the Trump administration's cutting of nursing from a list of professional degrees. Becoming a nurse may result in a larger financial burden, fueling an existing shortage of nurses. myumi.ch/jJMq2

How does brain activity shift as we move from waking → fatigue → sleep? A #UMich-led team used genetic tagging + light-sheet microscopy + computational models to develop a 3D, single-cell view of the “daily choreography” of the brain. myumi.ch/pVWde #Science

AI could soon help patients do balance training at home to support rehab & expand access in rural areas. #UMich Engineering built a model that uses data from wearable sensors to predict how a physical therapist would rate balance performance w/ ~90% accuracy. myumi.ch/w9Wme #Science

#UMich researcher @brandonmarcfinn.bsky.social#UMich& colleagues mapped 20 years of data at Ghana’s Agbogbloshie e-waste site and found a tight link between rapid urban growth and rising PM2.5 from open burning. The team calls for safer, more sustainable recycling pathways. myumi.ch/NrDmP #Science

Check out the latest #UMich research from last week: Brains and dopamine, metro wealth divide and a bigger eye on the sky https://bit.ly/3Kusa6I

A team of astronomers, including U-M's @astromonnier.bsky.social, has captured unprecedented images of 2 stellar explosions—AKA novae—within days of eruption. Catching these novae so early provides new evidence that such explosions are more complex than previously thought. myumi.ch/mRWxg #Science

Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we’re awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new. According to a new #UMich study, this night surge helps strengthen motor memories and improves motor skills. myumi.ch/P386Q

Join Brian Jacob and education experts Kirabo Jackson and Susanna Loeb as they discuss accountability and performance in K-12 education at next Monday's Hamilton Project webinar. Sign up: myumi.ch/qZyMN

Report and webinar: New nuclear requires strong governance to avoid making old mistakes #UMich researchers call for policies to ensure that small modular reactors serve the public interest without creating and worsening familiar problems. myumi.ch/z9kbr

Ambuj Tewari, professor of statistics #UMich for @us.theconversation.com#UMich He discusses how synthetic data can be a good thing when training AI. 🔗 Read more: https://myumi.ch/P3ZMy

New findings from #UMich Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy show an alarming drop in how much local leaders in Michigan trust residents to participate responsibly in policymaking. Full report: myumi.ch/P3Z7g

Research by Michelle Meade, professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation @umichmedicine, found that only 18% of participants over 65 saw themselves as having a disability — even though half the 65-to-74 group reported disabilities, as did about two-thirds of those over 75. myumi.ch/G2ZZE

@umfordschool.bsky.social and the Trotter Center are hosting CPS affiliates @maraceci.bsky.social and Jowei Chen Thursday for a teach-in panel, "Unpacking Election Policy: How is it Shaping Our Democracy?" Details and registration: myumi.ch/5kbbA

New #UMich & #UCLA research finds that when chimpanzee communities kill neighboring groups and expand their territory, they also gain striking reproductive advantages. myumi.ch/4mE5n #Science

More than half of remote-capable jobs are now hybrid—and yet leaders still talk about a “return to work.” #UMich prof Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks calls it what it is: a paradox. https://news.umich.edu/rethinking-work-why-human-centered-collaboration-beats-return-to-office-mandates/

From MBoC... Lois Weisman ( @umichnews.bsky.social ) reveals how one protein’s teamwork — or lack of it — could hold clues to treating childhood neurodegenerative disease. 🔗 www.molbiolcell.org/doi/full/10....

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Brazil for #COP30—in an effort to advance global climate solutions. #UMich experts comment. https://news.umich.edu/cop30-climate-conference-in-brazil-u-m-experts-available-to-comment/

Who influences whom? A #UMich study finds that on China’s Weibo, celebrity nationalism often follows fan sentiment—not the other way around. Fans drive the tone of patriotism online, even shaping what stars post.https://news.umich.edu/fans-not-celebrities-drive-nationalism-on-chinese-social-media/

Luke Shaefer, faculty director of Poverty Solutions & prof at @umfordschool.bsky.social, discusses what may happen w/prolonged shutdown of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. via @cbsdetroit.bsky.social myumi.ch/JPQNV

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way. Read more @knowablemag.bsky.social: knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Over 75 years, Michigan’s inland lake fish have been shrinking. 🐠 A new #UMich study found that both young and old fish are smaller today than they were in 1945 — a visible sign of climate change in our lakes. myumi.ch/g3wg3 #Science

Matt Blaszczyk, research fellow at @umichlaw.bsky.social discusses tech companies' use of copyrighted material from Hollywood studios and other creative work to train models to build AI products. via @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/grok-workers...

The WNBA and the Women’s National Basketball Players Association are still at loggerheads over contract negotiations as today's deadline looms, w/revenue sharing & pay the major sources of contention. #UMich prof Ron Wade discusses. myumi.ch/VV23g

International swimming superstar Gustavo Borges was determined to explore the world beyond São Paulo, Brazil, when he became a Michigan Wolverine in the '90s. In the decades that followed, his children upheld his legacy at #UMich #MichiganToday myumi.ch/dgeWX

Millions stand to lose #SNAP benefits starting Nov. 1, forcing impossible choices about rent, food, and utilities. #UMich’s Luke Shaefer says the effects won’t stop at the dinner table — they’ll ripple through grocery stores, schools, and local economies. myumi.ch/79my3

@rebquintana.bsky.social, clinical associate professor of education at #UMich Education, discusses how ed-tech companies are putting AI before educator expertise: https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/columns/learning-innovation/2025/10/23/ed-tech-companies-are-putting-ai-educator-expertise#

Money stress doesn’t stop at the bills—it seeps into how parents talk, cooperate, and connect with their kids. New #UMich research traces how family hardship today can shape a child’s social confidence years later. myumi.ch/3RGwn

SNAP is "the most effective strategy we have to reduce poverty f/children & families," & a pause in benefits will have far-reaching effects" say @umichsph.bsky.social profs via @freep.com

#UMich math prof Charlotte Chan, is one of 20 early-career scientists & engineers named a 2025 #PackardFellows. “I’m overwhelmed and very honored,” said Chan, who works in an area of math known as representation theory. “I still can’t believe it.”https://myumi.ch/P35bk

Trump has illegally threatened to deny federal workers back pay. It would also violate the 2019 law that Trump signed. @umichlaw.bsky.social prof Samuel Bagenstos discusses w/MSNBC: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-shutdown-back-pay-federal-employees-rcna236163

As people embrace ChatGPT and other AI tools and resources, #UMich anthropologist Webb Keane says it's easy for people to grant moral authority over to AI but may find that AI is simply a mirror of the people and corporations who have built it. myumi.ch/jJx74

When it comes to medicine timing matters. #UMich researchers modeled how syncing drug doses with circadian rhythms could make treatments—from depression to Parkinson's—more effective. #Science myumi.ch/D8ZJQ

Researchers with @nilswalterlab.bsky.social have developed an AI model that discovers unique molecule behaviors in fluorescence microscopy. The model could soon be scaled to follow particles, wild animals or even the trajectory of asteroids through our solar system. myumi.ch/pVPZq #Science

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. myumi.ch/pVP8Z

#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/

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

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...

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

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/

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

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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

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

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

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. myumi.ch/g3n5Q

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/