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January 31, 2018
Research by Andrew Schrepf, research investigator in anesthesiology, found that a 10-percent reduction in body weight helps patients with obesity reduce pain in places like the abdomen, arms, chest and jaw, in addition to the expected weight-bearing areas.
Michigan Radio -
January 31, 2018
Laura Schram, director of professional and academic development at the Rackham Graduate School, discussed design principles for doctoral students’ career exploration, and valuable ways of thinking about how to thrive once they graduate.
Inside Higher Ed -
January 31, 2018
Terry Wilfong, director of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and professor of Egyptology, and Suzanne Davis, associate curator of conservation at the Kelsey Museum, were interviewed about the artifacts featured at the museum.
WEMU Radio -
January 30, 2018
“I’m completely flummoxed. Idaho appears to be claiming they do not have to adhere to federal law,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, commenting on Idaho’s plan to allow health insurers to ignore some ACA rules on health care plans not sold on the marketplace.
National Public Radio -
January 30, 2018
Jenny Radesky, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, says Facebook’s new messaging app aimed at kids is troubling because younger children haven’t yet developed the cognitive skills that enable them to think about and regulate their thoughts and actions and “allow them to realize when persuasive technology design might be manipulating them.”
The Associated Press / The New York Times -
January 30, 2018
Fred Adams, professor of physics and astronomy, was quoted in an article about the possibility that alternate universes with different laws of physics could still host galaxies, stars and planets.
Science News -
January 29, 2018
Arnold Monto, professor of epidemiology and global public health, says the nation’s state-of-the-art flu vaccines are doing a poor job of protecting Americans and that we may need to start over by developing an entirely new vaccine: “We now know the flu vaccine is just not as effective as it should be. It doesn’t work particularly well for the kind (of influenza) we have now.”
Detroit Free Press -
January 29, 2018
Nicole Ellison, professor of information, says that learning someone’s last name in online dating is like opening a Pandora’s box of potentially unsavory information: “You can go to their social media sites, Google the person, look up criminal histories.”
Business Insider -
January 29, 2018
Robert Sellers, vice provost for equity and inclusion, chief diversity officer, and professor of education and psychology, discussed the university’s comprehensive action plan for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion on campus.
WDIV (Detroit) -
January 28, 2018
“There is something in between sitting ensconced in our ivory tower and totally jumping in and playing more of an advocate and activist — which is dangerous. Somewhere in between is where we need to be, but I think that place is always changing,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and environment and sustainability, on academic engagement in society.
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