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Erica Nedziwe (left), cus-tomer service specialist, and Julie Huston, manager of ContactMSU, are seen in the telecom headquarters. Last year, ContactMSU responded to nearly 140,000calls, texts, emails and wechats. P H O T O //D E R R I C K L . T U R N E R

24/7/365: TELECOM CENTER ALWAYS PICKS UP FOR MSUM A D D I E C U R L E Y said. “We serve all groups // E M P L O Y E E S U P P O R T by answering questions and

Sue Clark, directing people to the right a custom-

ContactMSU is MSU’s one- place.” er service stop-shop responsible for specialist with

Whether it’s a faculty or answering non-emergency ContactMSU, staff member calling about phone calls and texts sent reviews calls,

a temperature problem emails and texts to the general information

in their building, campus coming into number found at the bottom the customer

guests inquiring about event of many msu.edu websites. support center. information or students who

Julie Huston, manager of have questions about admis- P H O T O //

ContactMSU, leads a team of sions or dining hall hours, C O U R T E S Y O F

15 full- and part-time staff, ContactMSU answers it all. C O N TA C T M S Uwho work in shifts to keep

Last year, ContactMSU the service center running “Every dorm room used to the only non-emergency responded to nearly 140,000 24/7, 365 days a year. Hus- have a phone in it, so the resource centers on campus calls, texts, emails and web ton joined MSU in 2016 after main MSU phone number that is available after hours. chats. Plus, they are at the 30 years at United Airlines used to primarily serve Located near the MSU other end of the phone in Chicago, mainly in contact students,” Huston explained. Police office, Huston’s team when someone gets stuck center leadership roles. “Today, we are a resource maintains a good working in an elevator or accidental- for anyone who has an relationship with the police

“We’re really a catch-all ly presses the emergency MSU-related question.”information center for the button — nearly 200 times entire university,” Huston ContactMSU is one of > > C O N TA C T see pg. 2 on average in a month.

BOT NAMES SATISH UDPA AS ACTING PRESIDENTMove comes after ful comments Engler has

made. We are diligently Engler resigns as seeking a new leader interim president to continue our healing

and guide our campus to I N S I D E M S U S T A F F achieve our aspirations //A D M I N I S T R A T I O N in integrity, inclusion, re-

search and education.”

The Board of Trustees on Before becoming an Jan. 17 voted unanimously executive vice president, to appoint Satish Udpa, Udpa served as dean of the executive vice president College of Engineering and for administrative services, chairperson of the as acting president. Department of Electri-

cal and The move came after the Computer board accepted the resig-Engineer-nation of former interim ing. Prior president John Engler. to joining Udpa is now responsible MSU in for all duties associated 2001, he with the Office of the was the President and will serve in Whitney the role until a permanent Udpa Professor president is selected as

of Electrical and Computer part of the university’s Engineering at Iowa State ongoing search.University.

“While we collectively are “I’m honored to serve as working very hard to make the acting president of needed improvements MSU,” he said. “I am eager regarding the prevention to work with the board of, and response to, sexual during this transition, help-misconduct and relation-ing the university move ship violence, as well as forward.”enhancing patient care

and safety, none of our The search continues hard work will matter if for the university’s 21st people in leadership say president. Nominations are hurtful things and do not being accepted, and the listen to the survivors,” board and search commit-board Chairperson Dianne tee will review applicants Byrum said. “To the and conduct interviews survivors, the entire Board beginning in February, with of Trustees extends our the goal of selecting a per-remorse over the regret- manent president in June.

CHANGES COMING FOR TITLE IX INVESTIGATIONSI N S I D E M S U S T A F F ciate vice president for U.S. Department of Educa- tionally any witnesses they bring change the way universities //T ITLE IX & C IVIL R IGHTS Civil Rights and Title IX tion. These developments required forward. investigate and decide inci-

Education and Compliance, will impact the way MSU to give the dents of sexual misconduct This decision by the court Editor’s note: There has takes a look back on what investigates reports of rela- respondent, under Title IX. The proposed now requires MSU, and all been a lot of dialogue happened and forward to tionship violence, stalking or some- rules would:other public universities in recently regarding how uni- how the changes may affect and sexual misconduct. one they the Sixth Circuit’s juris- • Likely require a change versities conduct investiga- the MSU campus. designate tions of campus sexual mis- What happened at the diction, to make changes in MSU’s standard of proof

to represent conduct, including changes What changes have been Sixth Circuit Court? to their Title IX investiga- from a preponderance of

them, an Kentin the way the courts and made to Title IX? tion policies to allow for the evidence, which means On Sept. 7, 2018, in a review opportu- cross-examination.the U.S. Department of Edu- the evidence is “more likely No changes have been made of the University of Michi- nity to cross-examine the cation interpret Title IX, the than not” to prove the inci-to Title IX itself, but there gan’s Title IX investigation What happened at the claimant and any witness-federal law which prohibits Department of Education? dent occurred, to clear and are two significant devel- process, the U.S. Sixth es they bring forward in gender discrimination in convincing, which means opments that impact how Circuit Court concluded that the presence of a neutral On Nov. 29, 2018, the U.S. federally funded education the law is interpreted — one when credibility is at issue fact-finder. The claimant has Department of Education programs. from the Sixth Circuit Court in a sexual misconduct case, the same right to cross-ex- published proposed rules

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UNIVERSITY WEATHER-RELATED POLICIES IT UPDATES PURCHASING PROCESS MSU IT has made some changes to the EIT Now is a good time to review guidelines and purchasing process to increase security, departmental practices related to winter accessibility, efficiency and effectiveness.weather emergencies.

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AWARD WINNERS RECOGNIZED FOR HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHMSU’s first three recipients of the Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem Award, which awards funding to support an open-access digital publication of a book recipients have written, are: Matthew Handelman, assistant professor in the Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian and African Languag-es, College of Arts and Letters; Sidney Xu Lu, assistant professor in the Department of History, College of Social Science; and Ronen Steinberg, assistant professor in the Department of History, College of Social Science. Learn more at go.msu.edu/LqH.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ASSOCIATE DEAN WINS RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT AWARDAnn E. Austin, associate dean for research in the College of Education, was recently recognized for her significant contributions to higher educa-tion research. She was the 2018 honoree of the Association for the Study of Higher Education Research Achievement Award, Austingiven to a scholar whose research has helped move the field forward. Learn more at go.msu.edu/tqH.

ALL-UNIVERSITY AWARDS WINNERS SELECTED, TO BE HONORED FEB. 5 The 2018-19 All-University Awards recipients will be honored at a reception Feb. 5 at 3:30 p.m. at the Heritage Room, University Club.Honors include the William J. Beal Outstand-ing Faculty Awards, Teacher–Scholar Awards,Community Engagement Scholarship Award,Distinguished Academic Staff Awards, RobertF. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership andExcellence-in-Teaching Citation. See a full list ofthe winners at go.msu.edu/p6H.

EDUCATION RESEARCHERS NAMED TOP INFLUENCERS IN THE NATIONSix MSU faculty are among 200 scholars to appear on Rick Hess’ 2019 Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings, which honors researchers considered to have had the greatest influence on education practice and policy.

• Joshua Cowen, associate professor of educa-tion policy and founder and co-director of theEducation Policy Innovation Collaborative, orEPIC (no. 184).

• Scott Imberman, professor of economics andeducation (no. 197).

• Sarah Reckhow, associate professor of politi-cal science (no. 192).

• William Schmidt, University DistinguishedProfessor and director of the Center for theStudy of Curriculum Policy (no. 103).

• Barbara Schneider, John A. Hannah Chair andUniversity Distinguished Professor in the Col-lege of Education and Department of Sociology(no. 67).

• Katharine Strunk, Clifford E. Erickson Distin-guished Chair in Education, professor of educa-tion policy and co-director of EPIC (no. 150). Ofnote, Strunk jumped from no. 199 to 150 in thpast year.

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SLAVERY TO FREEDOM SERIES KICKS OFF FEB. 7L A U R A P R O B Y N Vernon Jordan, a civil rights // C I V I L R I G H T S activist, presidential advisor

and author, will speak at the

A spiritual leader, a jour- Wharton Center’s Pasant

nalist and a civil rights Theatre. Jordan has held in-

activist will speak at MSU in fluential positions in politics,

February during the College the public service arena,

of Osteopathic Medicine’s Haynes III Robinson corporate America and

annual free public lecture law. A graduate of DePauw Eugene series. University and Howard Robinson, University School of Law, he

The 19th annual William G. Pulitzer has never hesitated to speak Anderson Lecture Series, Prize- truth to power or to choose Slavery to Freedom: An winning his own path, regardless of American Odyssey, kicks journalist others’ views. off at 5 p.m. Feb. 7 at the and Wash-Kellogg Hotel and Confer- Each lecture will be ington Post Jordanence Center auditorium with followed by a reception columnist, Frederick D. Haynes III. where audience members will speak at 5 p.m. Feb. 21 in

can meet and talk with the the Wharton Center’s Pasant Haynes is the senior pastor Theatre. Robinson long ago speaker. No reservations are

of Friendship-West Baptist recognized the intercon- required.

Church in Dallas. He is also nections between politics an author, radio show host To learn more about the and culture and frequently and social activist who has Slavery to Freedom lecture adds his unique view of been outspoken against series, visit the MSU College the American narrative on

racial, economic and social of Osteopathic Medicine’s MSNBC.

injustice from local to na- website at go.msu.edu/C6H tional lev A or call (517) 432 979.els. t 5 p.m. on Feb. 28, -4

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Nizar Lajnef, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, demonstrated MSU’s self-actuating sensor technology in the MSUMobility booth at AutoMobili-D during the North American International Auto Show earlier this month. P H O T O // C O U R T E S Y O F T H E C O L L E G E O F E N G I N E E R I N G

can be conducted. experts and stakeholders parties do not have their > > T I T L E I X f rom pg. 1 to develop procedures that own advisers, MSU will have The department published

minimize the impact these advisers available to them.its proposed rule changes the evidence is “highly and required changes will have last fall and sought public What do the Department of substantially” more likely to on all participants. While we comment. It is expected Education’s proposed rule be true than untrue. have not fully developed the that the final rules will be changes mean for MSU?

changes to our RVSM policy • Limit Title IX to incidents published in the spring, with to conform to the court’s MSU has significant concerns

that occur on university an effective date later in recent requirements, our ex- regarding the impact of

property or in connection the fall.perts suggest the following: the proposed rules. We are

with a university activity. What does the Sixth Circuit working with experts and • When credibility is at• Limit the number of em- ruling mean for MSU? stakeholders to review the issue, an opportunity forployees on campus who are proposed rules and analyze MSU is required to follow the cross-examination will be mandatory reporters. the effect they would have mandates of the court’s de- offered in the form of an on our investigation process • Require MSU to change cision and make correspond- “online hearing.” Online and community. Upon publi-from its single-investigator ing changes to its Relation- hearings will occur remote- cation of the final rules, MSU model to a model where the ship Violence and Sexual ly and will not require the will work collaboratively to decision maker is not the Misconduct policy to include parties be in close proximity make changes that meet orperson who conducted the a live hearing component to one another. exceed legal mandates and investigation. under certain conditions.• The claimant and respon- further MSU’s commitment

• Require all universities Once we learned of the dent must use an adviser that it will not tolerate sexual to hold a live hearing court’s decision, we began of their choice to conduct violence or misconduct in where cross examination working with campus the cross-examination. If our community.

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to ensure that the campus keeps running smoothly.

MSU faculty and staff also can tap ContactMSU for after-hours event support. Departments can work di-rectly with Huston’s team to define event protocols and point guests in the right direction.

Huston added, “We can provide an after-hours presence for any depart-ment on campus. We really encourage faculty and staff to utilize this resource for the work they are doing.”

ContactMSU also houses ContactIPF, a central resource site for IPF service questions and information intake for facility repairs, dispatch-ing skilled trades workers for resolution and facil-itating IPF emergency procedures. In November alone, ContactIPF created more than 2,300 work orders for IPF staff.

During the winter months, ContactMSU encourages all MSU faculty and staff to report any slippery parking lots or sidewalks via phone, text or email. This alerts IPF and allows a staff member to be dispatched immediately.

Visit go.msu.edu/9XH for more information.

REACH OUT

Call or text (517) 355-1855 or emailContactMSU@msu.edu.You can also find themfrom the MSU app underthe “more” tab.

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PROF USES MUSIC TO DRIVE POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGEA M Y B Y L E// M U S I C

Music long has been used as a vehicle for making social and political commentary —both positive and negative.

Marcie Ray is a musicologist in the As a musicologist in the College of Music, studying how music

College of Music, Marcie can be used for social change. P H O T O // C O U R T E S Y O F T H E

Ray researches some of the C O L L E G E O F M U S I Cnegative messages around issues of gender and medical care and mental sexuality in music. health services.But what if music could be “One of the services that used as a vehicle to engage Cristo Rey provides is coun-in a positive way on societal seling, with a special focus issues, not just through per- on substance abuse,” said formance but also through Smith. “There may be eight, actual engagement in and

The College of Music’s Marcie Ray speaks to students as part of her musicology seminar course, in which she challenges 50-minute sessions in a row,with communities? This is them to understand how music shapes the human identity. P H O T O // C O U R T E S Y O F T H E C O L L E G E O F M U S I C with only a 10-minute breakwhat Ray is seeking to help between each one.”her students think about and never known that music has ing those needs. ects around the theme of According to Smith, Joe put into action through the that kind of particular power mental health, a topic often Then, she had them pick Garcia, executive director of seminar courses she offers to shape and influence how represented by negative one idea, develop a video Cristo Rey, challenged Ray’s each year. they treat other people, and stereotypes. One of the to pitch the idea and then students to think of ways Socially engaged how it’s done that historical- teams, which includes music present it. that music might be used to musicology — or applied mu- ly,” she said. performance doctoral student help these counselors.sicology — is still a very new “Just the exercise itself was Amanda Smith, is focusing To help her students wrap discipline. Each semester, extremely powerful because “For those social workers, it’s on the mental health and their minds around the in her musicology seminar they never had to think very stressful and the need well-being of counselors who idea of music as social for self e is significant,” course, Music and Identity, entrepreneurially about their -carwork with people struggling engagement last semester, Garcia said. “My thought was Ray looks at issues of race, careers,” said Ray. “So they with mental illness and drug Ray gave her students an class, e w ould incthnicit ere freaking out.” that they c orporate y, national addiction. exercise: Using information music in some way that deals differences, religious differ- given to them by the Lansing But by the end of the exer- They are addressing their with self-care for an individ-ences, disability and mental Economic Area Partner- cise, some of them realized work specifically toward ual, or even as part of the illness and how music can ship about areas of need in that they wanted to do com- counselors at Cristo Rey counseling services sector, shape and transmit our ideas Lansing, students were to munity-engaged work. Community Center, a non- in general, where they can about each area of human brainstorm as many ideas as This semester, Ray’s students profit in Lansing serving develop de-escalation steps, identity. possible how they might in- are working to develop vulnerable populations by as far as stress and anxiety “Most of these students have corporate music in address- community-engaged proj- offering access to food, go, that incorporate music.”

TRAVEL OFFICE UPDATES SYSTEMI N S I D E M S U S T A F F// T R AV E L

Travel at State is imple-menting a new end-to-end travel and expense management tool, Concur, which will allow travelers to book travel and create pre-trip au-thorizations and expense reports in one place.

Through Concur, travel-ers and travel arrangers will experience a seam-less process. Once an employee completes a pre-trip request (autho-rization) and submits it, Concur’s automated workflow will notify the employee’s supervisor that the pre-trip needs approval.

On Feb. 6, faculty and staff are invited to a special sneak peek of the new MSU travel and expense solution, powered by Concur.

There are three two-hour sessions: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., noon to 2 p.m. and4:30 to 6:30 p.m. In eachsession, the Travel atState Project Team willpreview the new system.

To register for your ses-sion, log into EBS, go to My Career and Training, and search for “Travel Fair 2019.”

WORKLIFE EXPANDING BACKUP CARE PROGRAMI N S I D E M S U S T A F F now subsidizes backup de- If an employee has several • Full days at Mrs. B’s Day- a subsidized hourly rate a caregiver, negotiating a // W O R K L I F E pendent care for up to four children or dependents, he care in Mason; up to four full ($7 per hour for faculty rate of pay, and paying 100

days per child or dependent or she may reserve care days per child per family. and staff; $6 per hour for percent of the cost of care.During the past year, MSU’s per fiscal year. for them on different days. students); up to 32 hours • Partial days or full days at More information about the WorkLife Office actively A total of four, eight-hour a week per child or elderly This is backup dependent Bailey Preschool & Childcare revised program, as well as listened to feedback from days, or 32 hours per child dependent per family.care, meaning the service Center in East Lansing; up details on each care provid-MSU faculty and staff and or dependent, will be sub-is to be used when an to four full days per child The WorkLife office contin- er service, can be found at decided to incorporate sidized.employee’s typical childcare per family. ues to offer complimentary go.msu.edu/P6H. Employ-changes to the options for

or eldercare provider is not New services offered this access to Care.com’s search ees also can call backup care. • Home Instead Senior Careavailable during business year include: features. Employees are (517) 353-1635 or emailin-home care offered forBeginning Jan. 1, WorkLife hours. responsible for selecting worklife@msu.edu.

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Included here is a selection of events happening during the next few weeks. More campus events can be found online at: events.msu.edu

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JAN. 26 - AUG. 25 // WATER SCHOOL FEB. 6-7 // INCOME TAX PREPARATION: FEB. 14 // THRIVING THROUGH CHANGE: EXHIBIT AT MSU BROAD: The new exhibit, This free seminar serves as a how-to guide This session will provide strategies for suc-Oscar Tuazon: Water School, will explore to getting your 2018 taxes prepared. Visit the cessfully managing the process of change. the intersection of art, architecture, envi- MSUFCU – Farm Lane Branch Community The class will take place from 8:30 a.m. to ronmental issues, sustainability, water and Room from 6 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 6 or from noon in Nisbet Building, Room 10. Partici-land rights, with specific consideration to noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 7 to attend. Register pants can sign up online at Michigan and the Great Lakes region. Learn online at go.msu.edu/fmH. go.msu.edu/PqH. The cost is $85.more at go.msu.edu/JqH.

FEB. 12 // SAFETY, RISK & INDEPENDENCE FEB. 19 // A HIDDEN KEY TO PROFESSION-FEB. 5 // WORK-LIFE TIPS & TRICKS: Learn WHILE CARING FOR ELDERS: Partici- AL SUCCESS: Mentoring is one of the key tools and tips to manage your work-life fit. pants of this free seminar will learn how to components for promoting career success. During this MSU WorkLife webinar from approach caregiving as a partnership and During this session, participants will learn noon to 1 p.m., participants will take away identify resources to assist elders in main- to determine both short- and long-term practical tools for making the most of their taining their independence. Visit Linton Hall, mentoring needs. The free seminar will take work and personal time. Register online at Room 113, from noon to 1 p.m. to attend. Feel place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Chittenden Hall, go.msu.edu/6mH. free to bring in your lunch. Go to Room 110. Learn more at go.msu.edu/bmH.

go.msu.edu/tmH to register.FEB. 5-6 // CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: Learn step-by-step tools for promoting FEB. 12 // THRIVING IN THE TENURE open, honest dialogue around high-stakes, SYSTEM II: This workshop will be held from emotional or risky topics—at all levels. The 8 to 11:30 a.m. in the Henry Center for seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to Executive Development, Room B106/107. It is

FEB. 20 // HONING YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: Participants will learn why emotional intelligence is an essential com-petency in today’s workplace and how to fully engage the fundamentals. This seminar

4:30 p.m. in Nisbet Building, Room 10, on designed for, and open to, all associate profes- will take place from 9 a.m. to noon in Nisbet both days. The cost to attend is $370. Learn sors in the tenure system transitioning to full Building, Room 10. Sign up online for $175. more at go.msu.edu/x6H. professor. Learn more at go.msu.edu/LmH. Learn more at go.msu.edu/pqH.

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JANICE ANDERSEN

Janice Andersen, University Services office assistant, died Dec. 15. Andersen joined the staff in 1983 and retired in 2011.

ROBERT ANDERSON

Robert Anderson, College of Arts and Letters professor, died Dec. 20. Anderson joined the staff in 1957 and retired in 1997.

KERMIT DAY

Kermit Day, nursing instructor, died Jan. 12. Day joined the staff in 2018.

AUGUSTUS GANAKAS

Augustus Ganakas, assistant athletic director, died Jan. 11. Ganakas joined the staff in 1964 and retired in 2000.

JOHN HERRICK

John Herrick, College of Social Science pro-fessor, died Jan. 2. Herrick joined the staff in 1973 and retired in 2006.

JOHN HOFFMAN

John Hoffman, engineering research director, died Jan. 6. Hoffman joined the staff in 1955 and retired in 1981.

BEVERLY MUSOLF

Beverly Musolf, Learning and Evaluation Ser-vices scoring machine operator, died Dec. 18. Musolf joined the staff in 1959 and retired in 1981.

ALBERT TOMO SR.

Albert Tomo Sr., university apartments main-tenance supervisor, died Dec. 31. Tomo joined the staff in 1948 and retired in 1991.

JOHN UGWOAGONWU

John Ugwoagonwu, custodian, died Dec. 24. Ugwoagonwu joined the staff in 1997 and retired in 2015.

KIRILL VANINSKY

Kirill Vaninsky, mathematics professor, died Dec. 11. Vaninsky joined the staff in 2001.

STUDENT ENTREPRENEURS SHOWCASE START-UPS AT CESJ E S S I C A H A N N A// T E C H N O L O G Y

Three student startup teams from MSU participat-ed in the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in Las Vegas, where they showcased their innova-tive projects and start-up ventures.

• AgileCare Solutions:In a world shifting frompost-acute to chronic care,AgileCare Solutions worksto build a suite of softwaresolutions to help informfamily caregivers on options

Three MSU student start-up teams showcased their innovative projects at Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas. and resources for their ailing P H O T O // C O U R T E S Y O F M S U F O U N D AT I O Nloved ones. Bailey Paxton,senior in business, is the to shoot, edit, share and junior in accounting, is the senior in advertising man-company’s founder and CEO, stream content in real time. chief operating officer. agement, is the company’s and Brian Cooper, senior in Users can create videos or founder and CEO, and • Social Movement Me-media and information, is vlogs and share them across Andrew Farah, senior in dia: The company offers athe chief technology officer. platforms instantly. Michael advertising management, breadth of social marketing• Vloggle: Vloggle, ad- Jajou, junior in computer is the director of sales. services to its clients, which vertised as “video at your science, is the company’s include Chevrolet and Hard Learn more at fingertips,” allows users CEO, and Christian Marougi, Rock Café. James Shockley, go.msu.edu/4qH.

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Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity led the MSU community in a symbolic march for social justice from the Kellogg Center to Beaumont Tower to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 21. Events honoring Dr. King and his message of peace were held throughout the week. P H O T O // D E R R I C K L . T U R N E R

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7 WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED IN A LONG-TERM FACEBOOK JUNKIES ARE SIMILAR TO DRUG MICHIGAN UNIVERSITIES TESTING NEW RELATIONSHIP, ACCORDING TO SCIENCE ADDICTS, STUDY FINDS ALZHEIMER’S DRUGIf you want to maintain a strong connection in A link has been found between excessive use of Michigan State University and the University your long-term relationship, you can. There’s even social media and behavior seen in drug addicts. of Michigan are among more than 30 academic research to back it up. Do keep in mind, though, Scientists conducting a gambling experiment medical centers and clinics nationwide conducting this isn’t necessarily something to worry about. found that the worst performers tended to be clinical trials of the drug troriluzole. The study, “It’s completely normal for couples to start to feel those hooked on social media sites such as called T2 Protect AD, is being coordinated by the bored or that a spark is missing,” said Bill Chopik, Facebook. Precisely the same trend has been seen Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study, or ADCS, assistant professor of psychology at Michigan in people who abuse drugs such as cocaine and a consortium of institutions that researches inter-State University. “So people should definitely not heroin. ventions for the disease.feel bizarre about it. However, the successful cou- Lead researcher Dar Meshi from Michigan State DETROIT FREE PRESS ples are the ones who do something about it.” University said, “Around one-third of humans on go.msu.edu/mmHBUSTLE the planet are using social media, and some of go.msu.edu/56H these people are displaying maladaptive, exces-

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