In the News
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May 3, 2018
Justin Kasper, associate professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and colleagues simulated the conditions around the sun by using four older model IMAX cinema projectors they found on eBay: “It turns out a movie theater bulb on an IMAX projector runs at about 5,700 degrees Kelvin (5,427 °C) — the same effective temperature as the surface of the sun.”
BBC Sky at Night Magazine -
May 3, 2018
A pill that makes tumors light up when exposed to infrared light — successful in tests with mice — could more effectively help diagnose breast cancer, according to research by Greg Thurber, assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering, and Sumit Bhatnagar, doctoral student in chemical engineering.
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May 3, 2018
Mary Sue Coleman, U-M president emerita and president of the Association of American Universities, said the focus of efforts to address campus sexual assault must be expanded to include the graduate student population.
MLive -
May 2, 2018
Timothy James, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and associate curator of fungi at the U-M Herbarium, was interviewed for a story about unusual mushrooms that have intriguing shapes and colors.
National Geographic -
May 2, 2018
“Michigan’s proposed work requirement is one of the most stringent put forward to date. (It) does not provide funding for supportive services … that could help individuals find work,” wrote Marianne Udow-Phillips, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation; Megan Foster Friedman, senior analyst at the center; and Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions and associate professor of social work and public policy.
Detroit Free Press -
May 2, 2018
Hakan Demirci, associate professor of ophthalmology at the Kellogg Eye Center, discussed the causes and symptoms of ocular melanoma — a rare eye cancer — and how to protect oneself.
Health -
May 1, 2018
June Manning Thomas, professor of urban planning, was quoted in an article about a rumored sale of Detroit’s iconic Michigan Central Station and what it may mean for the city’s revitalization.
HuffPost -
May 1, 2018
“Nearly 95 percent of all the methane in the Earth’s atmosphere originated from current and past biology. So, it is natural to ask whether methane on Mars is also of biologic origin,” said Sushil Atreya, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, regarding why methane, a possible signature of life, is being released on the red planet.
Scientific American -
May 1, 2018
Heather Ann Thompson, professor of history, Afroamerican and African studies and the Residential College, penned an opinion piece on what really happened during a recent riot at a South Carolina prison that left seven inmates dead and 22 hospitalized.
The New York Times -
April 30, 2018
Research by Elham Mahmoudi, assistant professor of family medicine, suggests that hearing aids may mean fewer visits to the hospital for seniors and shorter hospital stays.
UPI
