In the News
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May 29, 2018
“While greater public awareness of implicit bias can’t hurt, there is no way to ensure that callers will always make justified requests. For that reason, policymakers must consider reforms for call-takers, not just call-makers,” writes Jessica Gillooly, a doctoral student in public policy and sociology, on the recent rash of racially driven 911 calls.
The Washington Post -
May 29, 2018
“Both of these rivers are poster children for what climate change is doing to the Southwest,” said Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the School for Environment and Sustainability, commenting on the reduction of water in the Rio Grande and Colorado rivers due to warming temperatures.
The New York Times -
May 29, 2018
Sarah Mills, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School for Public Policy, discussed DTE Energy’s decision to invest in natural gas instead of renewable energy sources and what it means for Michigan’s energy infrastructure.
Michigan Radio's Stateside -
May 22, 2018
“Summer camps represent a unique opportunity for social-emotional development by allowing children to separate from their usual family and peer environment while learning new skills or spending time outdoors. If you want your child to have an experience disconnected from social media, look for camps whose policies match that in order to establish the rustic experience you’re looking for,” said Ashley DeHudy, instructor in pediatrics and communicable diseases at Mott Children’s Hospital.
U.S. News & World Report -
May 22, 2018
“I think people have said stupid things to one another for a long time. What’s changed is our ability to record and share it and our ability to react to those recordings,” said Clifford Lampe, professor of information. “Having a recording of your own and being aware of what happens when somebody is recording you and how easy that is to share, is an essential literacy that people need to develop.”
CBC (Canada) -
May 22, 2018
Mini-organs grown in the lab by robots could be the next “secret weapon” in the fight against disease, say Jennifer Harder, assistant professor of internal medicine-nephrology, and colleagues, who developed a system to automate the production of organoids from human stem cells, using liquid-handling robots that, unlike humans, don’t “get tired and make mistakes.”
Daily Mail (U.K.) -
May 17, 2018
International research led by Juliette Becker, doctoral student in astronomy, describes the discovery of a small, rocky space object with an extraordinary orbit that she says bolsters the case for a ninth planet.
Newsweek -
May 17, 2018
Gary Freed, professor of health management and policy, and pediatrics and communicable diseases, commented on research that shows prescription drug use is down for children and teens.
National Public Radio -
May 17, 2018
“A majority of the emissions are actually related to the electricity, and they haven’t eliminated that. Aluminum is very electricity-intensive,” said Greg Keoleian, professor of environment and sustainability, and civil and environmental engineering, on new technology that can remove carbon dioxide emissions from the high-temperature smelting process that goes into making aluminum.
The Washington Post -
May 16, 2018
“Our intuitive and emotional reactions are wired for millennia and millennia. When there’s a fire in the cave, you run,” said Steven Katz, professor of internal medicine, and health management and policy, who understands that cancer patients want to take immediate action, but that making a deliberate decision and even getting a second opinion may be warranted.
The New York Times
