In the News

  1. March 28, 2024
    • Elena Frank

    More than half of all new doctors are subjected to sexual harassment during their first year on the job — down from a few years ago, says Elena Frank, assistant research scientist at the Michigan Neuroscience Institute: “The overall decrease … over recent years suggests a move in the right direction, however, rates of sexual harassment experienced by physician trainees are still alarmingly high.”

    U.S. News & World Report
  2. March 28, 2024
    • Mohammed Islam

    “You already see 3D camera technologies in … smartphones, tablets and mixed-reality devices. And these are small, inexpensive cameras that can easily be mounted on the rearview mirror, the steering column or other places in the driver’s cockpit,” said Mohammed Islam, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, whose team developed a low-cost system to detect drunk, drowsy or distracted drivers.

    DBusiness
  3. March 28, 2024
    • Headshot of Tuija Pulkkinen

    “This would indicate that we could use long-term space weather (or solar activity) predictions to anticipate electric power consumption needs,” said Tuija Pulkkinen, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, on new research that shows that drivers from space are important factors in understanding Earth’s weather and climate.

    The Washington Post
  4. March 27, 2024
    • Lee Roosevelt

    A new midwifery program at the School of Nursing will help diversify the profession and improve quality of care and mortality rates in minority communities, says Lee Roosevelt, clinical associate professor of nursing: “The way racism impacts the body, … the way it impacts the way providers treat and listen to pregnant people … all has impacts on those outcomes.”

    WDET Radio
  5. March 27, 2024
    • Justin Wolfers

    “Tariffs are very appealing to a lot of people and particularly to labor. Also, they go by another name — taxes,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy. “And it turns out that for every extra dollar we tax a Chinese good, you and I pay roughly an extra dollar more in consumer prices. And so it’s not that the Chinese are paying — it’s that you and I are paying.”

    CBS News
  6. March 27, 2024
    • Emily Martin

    With multiple respiratory viruses to combat each year — the flu, RSV, COVID-19 — it is now extremely challenging to gauge how effective vaccines are. “It becomes this much more complex network of prevention that’s happening. It does funny things to the numbers,” said Emily Martin, associate professor of epidemiology.

    The New York Times
  7. March 26, 2024
    • Headshot of Melissa Riba

    If Michigan wants to get ahead of its deadly opioid crisis, it must invest in housing, peer recovery staff and harm-reduction programs like syringe exchanges, says Melissa Riba, director of research and evaluation at the Center for Health and Research Transformation: “It’s all the little things that come together to surround people in recovery with the support so they can be successful.”

    Bridge Michigan
  8. March 26, 2024
    • Meilan Han

    The most talked about advancement in COPD treatment is the emergence of new biologic therapies, says Meilan Han, professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine: “The exciting news is that there is a drug that looks like it will work for COPD and that may soon have (FDA) approval. … I’m hoping this is just the tip of the iceberg and soon we’ll have many more new therapies.”

    TIME
  9. March 26, 2024
    • Ketra Armstrong

    “She’s redefining and showcasing the renaissance and the revolution that is possible in women’s sports. She’s showing not only how you do it, but how you do it masterfully without compromising one for the other,” said Ketra Armstrong, professor of sports management, about college basketball player and hip-hop artist Flau’jae Johnson.

    The New York Times
  10. March 25, 2024
    • Edwin (Ted) Bergin

    “It’s rare that you get any total solar eclipse that encompasses the United States,” said Ted Bergin, professor of astronomy. “Essentially what you’ll see is the sun getting eaten by something that is the shape of a circle. A series of crescent suns will appear, and it’s fascinating and super cool.”

    Bridge Michigan