In the News

  1. July 24, 2018

    “It just builds up and builds up and builds up. There is grave concern for pregnant women, fetuses and very young children,” said Rita Loch-Caruso, professor of environmental health sciences and environment, commenting on toxic PFAS compounds in drinking water, which do not leave the body once consumed.

    BuzzFeed News
  2. July 24, 2018

    Assistant professor Elliot Tapper and clinical lecturer Jessica Mellinger, both of gastroenterology and internal medicine, were quoted in a story about Tapper’s research that shows a sharp increase in alcohol-related liver deaths over the past 20 years, especially among young adults.

    The Washington Post
  3. July 24, 2018

    Kelly Askew, professor of anthropology, and of Afroamerican and African studies, was interviewed about the legacy of Leo Sarkisian, who was well-known for creating the Voice of America radio show “Music Time in Africa.”

    (This item is being rerun because the subject was misidentified in last week’s Record email.)

    National Public Radio
  4. July 17, 2018

    Kelly Askew, professor of anthropology, and of Afroamerican and African studies, was interviewed about the legacy of Leo Sarkisian, who was well-known for creating the Voice of America radio show “Music Time in Africa.”

    National Public Radio
  5. July 17, 2018

    Holly Jarman, assistant professor of health management and policy, and colleagues say that a new trade agreement with the United States could force United Kingdom politicians to compromise on the way their country regulates medicines — making prescription drugs more expensive after Brexit.

    Bloomberg News
  6. July 17, 2018

    Comments by John Pottow, professor of law, and David Uhlmann, professor and director of the Environmental Law and Policy Program, were featured in a story about how Vice President Mike Pence’s family’s failed gas stations will cost taxpayers more than $20 million.

    ABC News / The Associated Press
  7. July 9, 2018

    A full hospital does not necessarily mean higher infection risk of commonly transferable illnesses, such as C. diff, says Mahshid Abir, assistant professor of emergency medicine: “The theory that infection rates will go up with occupancy, because of staff cutting corners with steps like handwashing, may seem logical but … it’s not as simple as that.”

    UPI
  8. July 9, 2018

    “There is no way Trump’s tariffs on the EU and China could benefit the U.S. economically. Note these costs to American consumers, workers and businesses occur whether or not there is foreign retaliation against American exports,” said Linda Lim, professor emerita of corporate strategy and international business.

    Newsweek
  9. July 9, 2018

    Research led by Daniel Rabosky, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and assistant curator at the Museum of Zoology, suggests that Arctic and Antarctic waters, not tropical reefs, are “hot spots” for the birth of new species — contrary to much of the previous thinking about evolution. 

    CBC (Canada)
  10. June 26, 2018

    “Trump is singularly distinctive in the degree of polarization and antipathy he has raised in ways that negatively affect lots of communities at the margins — including native peoples,” said Joseph Gone, professor of psychology and American culture, and director of Native American studies.

    Time