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April 8, 2019
Comments by Joan Nassauer, professor of landscape architecture, were featured in an article about the environmental benefits — but lack of popular use — of turf lawn alternatives such as fescue grasses and native plants.
ScienceLine -
April 8, 2019
“I originally named them to see if I can get away with it,” said Joshua Stough, research fellow in microbiology and immunology, whose new study describes the Three Stooges — Larry, Curly and Moe — a trio of viruses he found in Lake Ontario algae that specialize in infecting other viruses.
The Atlantic -
April 7, 2019
“We know that spending time in nature reduces stress, but until now it was unclear how much is enough, how often to do it, or even what kind of nature experience will benefit us,” said MaryCarol Hunter, associate professor of environment and sustainability.
Newsweek -
April 7, 2019
Migratory songbirds that produce faint, high-pitched chirps as they fly at night are involved in more lethal building collisions than songbirds that don’t, according to research by Ben Winger, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and assistant curator at the Museum of Zoology.
Chicago Tribune -
April 7, 2019
A story about a new exhibition at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology features comments by co-curators Carrie Roberts, conservator, and Catherine Person, educational and academic outreach coordinator. The exhibition, “Ancient Color,” dives deep into the material and application of pigment and in doing so highlights a colorful, international history.
Hyperallergic -
April 4, 2019
“People should be preparing to reopen their cases if they haven’t, and if they haven’t succeeded in reopening their cases, they should know they are at risk and seek an individual immediate stay from immigration court or Court of Appeals,” said Margo Schlanger, professor of law, on the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that federal immigration agents can resume deporting Iraqi detainees.
The Detroit News -
April 4, 2019
“There’s a whole lot of Flints popping up in this country, and we need to deal with those, too, and to show that it really isn’t just about the water,” said José Casas, assistant professor of theatre and drama, whose new play “Flint” is a series of monologues and group scenes that feature fictionalized characters based on real people who live in Flint.
Michigan Radio -
April 4, 2019
Scott D. Campbell, associate professor of urban planning, says mixed-use buildings can make for more compact and walkable cities: “If a town is worried about the city only being used part of the time of the day, then in general, the mixed-use approach should also bring people to town. As long as you don’t have empty buildings, it’ll work.”
Detroit Free Press -
April 3, 2019
Sushil Atreya, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and a member of NASA’s Curiosity science team, says the detection of methane gas on Mars by a European orbiter confirms Curiosity’s earlier discovery: “It reaffirms the hypothesis that Mars is presently active.”
The New York Times -
April 3, 2019
A new device developed by Sunitha Nagrath, associate professor of chemical engineering, and Daniel Hayes, professor of internal medicine, is capable of screening blood that captures 3.5 times the number of cancer cells as the current method and may be able to better diagnose and treat humans with cancer. “Nobody wants to have a biopsy. If we could get enough cancer cells from the blood, we could use them to learn about the tumor biology and direct care for the patients,” Hayes said.
UPI
