In the News
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February 11, 2018
In the most detailed evidence yet linking Legionnaires’ disease to Flint’s broader water crisis, Michele Swanson, professor of microbiology and immunology, and colleagues confirmed that a deadly outbreak of the bacterial disease in the city in 2014-15 was caused by low chlorine levels in the municipal water system.
National Public Radio -
February 11, 2018
A newly developed antibody that neutralizes asprosin, a hormone involved in regulating appetite, is “clearly a major discovery and very intriguing,” but realistic caution should be exercised, said Roger Cone, director of the Life Sciences Institute, vice provost and director of the Biosciences Initiative, and professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, and molecular and integrative physiology.
CNBC -
February 8, 2018
Perry Samson, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, says a video-capture platform with a confusion-alert feature he uses in class has increased student engagement: “It helps me identify when I’m being boring, when I’m going too fast. It’s changed the way I teach.”
Inside Higher Ed -
February 8, 2018
“We owe it to these creatures to give them the best lives possible. They’re giving us the best they can. So we should be doing the best we can,” said Jennifer Lofgren, clinical assistant professor of laboratory animal medicine, commenting on efforts to enrich the lives of lab animals by giving them toys, companions and opportunities to exercise and explore.
Science -
February 8, 2018
Heath Hofmann, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was interviewed for a story about a lawsuit filed against Toyota alleging that the Prius hybrid system has an unresolved safety defect that could leave cars without power.
Los Angeles Times -
February 7, 2018
“The #MeToo movement is accomplishing what sexual harassment law to date has not. This mass mobilization against sexual abuse, through an unprecedented wave of speaking out in conventional and social media, is eroding the two biggest barriers to ending sexual harassment in law and in life: the disbelief and trivializing dehumanization of its victims,” wrote Catharine MacKinnon, professor of law.
The New York Times -
February 7, 2018
Genevieve Zubrzycki, professor of sociology and director of the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, discussed controversial legislation in Poland that would penalize language suggesting that the country was complicit in the Holocaust.
CBC (Canada) -
February 7, 2018
Comments by George Mashour, professor of anesthesiology and neurology, were featured in an article about the application of network science to the study of fibromyalgia treatment.
Newsweek -
February 6, 2018
Naomi Laventhal, assistant professor of pediatric neonatology, and Michele Gornick, research investigator at the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, were cited in an article about the ethics of genetic testing of children.
Smithsonian Magazine -
February 6, 2018
“Migratory birds are both escaping and then coming back to these areas that are really harsh during part of the year, as well as really great for breeding and raising their young during the other part of the year,” said Ben Winger, assistant professor of environment, and ecology and evolutionary biology.
National Geographic Magazine
