Michigan Minds

A University of Michigan startup is using advanced computer vision models and live public street cameras to track social distancing behaviors at some of the most-visited places in the world. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Jason Corso , U-M professor of electrical and computer engineering and CEO of Voxel51, an Ann Arbor video analytics and data management company, discusses how Voxel51 is...

As the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading across the US, two University of Michigan researchers realized the significant impact that the social distancing requirements and stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus would have on older adults. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Lindsay Kobayashi , assistant professor at the School of Public Health and Jessica Finlay , postdoctoral re...

Local governments across Michigan will see lasting impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Thomas Ivacko of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) and Stephanie Leiser of the Ford School of Public Policy discuss their efforts to help local governments prepare for the anticipated fiscal challenges.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Laura Sinko, PhD, RN, CCTS-I, National Clinician Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, shares her work amplifying survivor perspectives of healing and recovery through storytelling, photography, and film. Sinko received her PhD in Nursing from the University of Michigan in 2019. Last week, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) hosted a Zoom event featuring Sinko about und...

Elizabeth Seney, Senior Associate Director and Title IX Coordinator of the U-M Office for Institutional Equity , talks about the importance of raising awareness of sexual assault and reducing the stigma of reporting acts of sexual violence to authorities, especially on college campuses. She also reviews resources and reporting options, and encourages communities to make more conscious efforts to a...

Officers Margie Pillsbury and Maureen Burke of the U-M Department of Public Safety and Security Special Victims Unit explain why the SVU was created and what steps they take to assist those who have experienced sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, or abuse. Pillsbury and Burke share how important it is to raise awareness about sexual assault so that more survivors feel comfortable coming for...

The COVID-19 pandemic has closed schools for the remainder of the year, requiring educators and students to adjust the ways they are teaching, learning, and engaging. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Liz Kolb , clinical associate professor of education technologies and teacher education at the School of Education , explains how schools are scrambling to train teachers and make remote learning an...

It's important for researchers to conduct community-engaged work, according to Trish Koman , Research Program Manager at the School of Public Health and College of Engineering. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Koman explains the need to not only have community voices at the table, but to also bring research and science to educate and help provide solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Water is one of the most useful resources, and it’s necessary to keep it clean. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Glen Daigger, professor at the College of Engineering, explains how environmental engineers are focused on crafting environments to develop the microbial populations needed to remove constituents from water to make it clean, and doing it more quickly than mother nature can. Hosted on...

“Energy poverty" is the inability of people to access the energy resources they need to live healthy lives. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Dominic Bednar , PhD candidate at the School for Environment and Sustainability, discusses his research on energy-vulnerable households and what programs can be implemented to address energy poverty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

How can college students help slow climate change? In this episode of Michigan Minds, Chanese Forte, PhD candidate at the School of Public Health, discusses the roles all students can play to have an impact on environmental health—whether you are studying engineering, art, or anything in between. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on...

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

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.  Hosted...

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 a...

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 inter...

Jonathan Sexton , U-M Center for Drug Repurposing lead and assistant professor of Internal Medicine at Michigan Medicine, explains how UM-CDR quickly reacted to the coronavirus outbreak and rapidly began identifying and screening drugs that could be effective as therapeutic interventions for COVID-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From teaching college courses to hosting virtual dinners with family and friends, technology is playing a significant role in our lives right now. It’s how we work and learn, and how we are connecting with each other during a time when communities are instructed to stay at home to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.  In this episode of Michigan Minds, Thomas Finholt, Dean and Profe...

Shawna Lee, U-M associate professor of social work, is the lead author of a study that looked at stress and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. Lee launched the online survey, with colleague Kaitlin Ward, on March 24, shortly after the White House implemented social distancing guidelines. Respondents to the survey self-reported on their parenting behaviors, economic situation, and overall w...

From individual athletes to entire sports leagues, the sports industry has been among those significantly impacted by the COVID19 pandemic and the public health restrictions implemented to slow its spread. In this episode of Michigan Minds , Ron Wade , clinical assistant professor of Sport Management at the U-M School of Kinesiology , discusses the various ways athletics has been altered by t...