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April 11, 2017
William Meurer, associate professor of emergency medicine and neurology, was quoted in an article about the need for the U.S. to develop a new nerve gas antidote.
Bloomberg -
April 11, 2017
Research by Joshua Ackerman, assistant professor of psychology, and colleagues found that people are less likely to try to track down their lost cell phones when an upgrade is available.
The Economic Times (India) -
April 11, 2017
James Westphal, professor of strategy, and Gareth Keeves, doctoral student at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, say that CEO praise may not be a good indicator of overall managerial support: “CEOs who tend to receive high levels of flattery and agreement from their managers are particularly prone to being socially undermined by those very same individuals.”
Harvard Business Review -
April 10, 2017
No more than a third of people who have been harassed at work report it to a supervisor or union representative, and 13 percent, at most, file a formal complaint, according to research by Lilia Cortina, professor of psychology and women’s studies.
The New York Times -
April 10, 2017
“I think we in medical education take these surveys very seriously. We put into play many initiatives that help our students be able to better manage stress so they can do a much better job in caring for others,” said Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean for medical student education and associate professor of internal medicine, on surveys that address physician and medical student satisfaction with their career choice.
The Washington Post -
April 10, 2017
A study by Jennifer Griggs, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, found that people with a higher body mass index are substantially less likely to end their lives in hospice care than the rest of the population.
Michigan Radio -
April 9, 2017
“We are deeply concerned about the (Trump) administration’s proposed broad and disruptive cuts to areas that support federally funded research, the arts and the humanities. The cuts would have severe consequences and dramatically affect our work as a public research university to serve society and our students,” said President Mark Schlissel.
The Detroit News -
April 9, 2017
Reshma Jagsi, professor of radiation oncology, commented on research that suggests requiring teens to get their parents’ permission to participate in studies about behavioral health may make it harder to understand adolescent psychology — especially when drugs and alcohol are involved.
Reuters -
April 9, 2017
Jianzhi Zhang, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in an article about how octopuses practice a rare type of genetic alteration in which they fine-tune the information encoded by their genes without altering the genes themselves.
The Atlantic -
April 6, 2017
“President Trump’s tweets are covered instantaneously by the media, have been regarded by various political actors as a key indicator of policy, and have been shown to influence the stock market. If nobody cared about these tweets or they were not covered by the media, they would not have a huge impact,” said Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies.
The Christian Science Monitor
