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Michigan Minds

Michigan Minds brings to life the wide-ranging faculty expertise at the University of Michigan. This series features quick yet informative analysis that provides unique perspectives on today’s top issues. U-M faculty are among the world’s leading researchers and teachers across all disciplines. Michigan Minds taps that thought leadership and shares this expertise with the world. It is produced by Michigan News, a division of the Office of the Vice President for Communications.

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Latest Episodes:

Earth Day at 50: Victor Li on the Built Environment Apr 21, 2020

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There are many conflicts between the built environment and the natural environment, according to Victor Li, professor at the College of Engineering. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Li explains how his research focuses on developing advanced materials to decrease the carbon footprint and harmonize the relationship between materials and the natural environment.

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Earth Day at 50: Andrew Gronewold on Water Resource Management Apr 21, 2020

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The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the Earth’s fresh, unfrozen surface water, but there aren’t many groups studying them. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Andrew Gronewold, professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability, explains the cutting-edge research he is conducting to understand the Great Lakes system.

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Earth Day at 50: Adam Simon on the Future of Energy Sources Apr 21, 2020

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Throughout history, society has changed the fossil fuel energy resources it relies on to provide power. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Adam Simon, professor at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, explains how he utilizes data forecasting to examine how society will transition to new energy resources and how we can build programs that ensure we can find those resources.

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The Societal Impacts of COVID-19 Apr 20, 2020

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Experts from a wide array of U-M schools and colleges have provided informative analyses of areas affected by COVID-19 on the Michigan Minds podcast, and with thousands of downloads, the impact of this novel disease is clearly top-of-mind for many. publicengagement.umich.edu

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The Role of Financial Technology During COVID-19 Apr 20, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Adrienne Harris, a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School of Public Policy and a Gates Foundation Senior Research Fellow with the U-M Center on Finance, Law, and Policy, explains how financial services touch every part of the economy and how financial technology plays a role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How COVID-19 is Impacting the Student Achievement Gap Apr 16, 2020

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In this episode of Michigan Minds, Pamela Davis-Kean, professor of psychology at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and a research professor at the Institute for Social Research, explains that with schools closed, it falls to parents to provide learning opportunities for their children, but many families are unequipped to do so.

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School Resources Lost During COVID-19 Apr 16, 2020

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With schools closed for the remainder of the year due to the novel coronavirus, families are without many of the services and resources the schools normally provide. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Samantha Keppler, professor of technology and operations at Michigan Ross, discusses the other services schools provide beyond educating students.

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Poverty Solutions launches stimulus check website Apr 15, 2020

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U-M Poverty Solutions wants to make sure Michiganders receive their stimulus payments as soon as possible, so they’ve created the Coronavirus Stimulus Payment website. In this episode of Michigan Minds, H. Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, shares some of the important information on the new site.

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Grocery shopping and food waste during the COVID-19 pandemic Apr 14, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has required many people to change their grocery shopping behaviors, which in turn has disrupted demand in the supply chain, according to Shelie Miller, associate professor at the U-M School for Environment and Sustainability and director of the U-M Program in the Environment. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Miller discusses how the shock in demand increases panic buying and how that impacts food waste.

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COVID-19 and Social Connections Apr 13, 2020

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Normal routines around the world have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the most significant areas of impact is the change in how people connect. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Marcus Collins, lecturer at Michigan Ross, discusses the impact COVID-19 is having on our social communications—from how people are connecting, to how brands have reacted, to how Collins is now interacting with his students.

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