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February 28, 2019
Comments by Monika Leja, assistant professor of internal medicine, and Scott Schuetze, professor of internal medicine, were featured in a story about the rarity of primary cardiac tumors — those that develop in the heart itself. “A heart surgeon may only experience one during his entire career, if ever,” Leja said.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 28, 2019
Mark Tessler, professor of political science, co-wrote a column explaining why retired Israeli military chief Benny Gantz, a political novice and centrist who has been particularly vague on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has emerged as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s principal rival to lead the country.
The Washington Post -
February 28, 2019
“I was looking at the bones and I noticed that there was something very strange about the feet,” said Elizabeth Berger, research fellow at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, whose work on an archaeological excavation in China uncovered skeletons with bound feet — an ancient custom practiced by China’s elite for a thousand years until the early 1900s.
Live Science -
February 27, 2019
Research by Katherine Bauer, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, and colleagues found that weight gain and obesity were unintended consequences for some children who took part in a Philadelphia school breakfast program offered in the classroom rather than the cafeteria.
The Philadelphia Inquirer -
February 27, 2019
Richard Neitzel, associate professor of environmental health sciences and global public health, says loud sirens can have serious health effects, and that a buildup of unpredictable and uncontrollable noises can lead to stress, anxiety and even cardiovascular disease: “Cities should be very concerned about the soundscape of the environment they’re creating. Sirens are a piece of it.”
The Guardian (U.K.) -
February 27, 2019
“We’ve always had robust part-time classes that have been very successful. But one of the things about the traditional part-time programs is that they were very much tied to geography, and going online helps us be more geographically diverse,” said Patti Russo, managing director of part-time MBA programs at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
Forbes -
February 26, 2019
“I think Detroit still, even with investment in the last 5-10 years that’s been pretty profound, is incredibly affordable in comparison to other cities. The real issue is if people’s incomes aren’t going up or if people’s access to jobs aren’t going up, you can build all the affordable housing in the world and it won’t address the problem,” said Marc Norman, clinical associate professor of urban and regional planning.
Crain’s Detroit Business -
February 26, 2019
Research by Renuka Tipirneni, assistant professor of internal medicine, and Mary Rogers, clinical associate professor of internal medicine, shows that the Affordable Care Act opened a pathway to health insurance for many people with diabetes who were previously denied coverage. “For people with chronic health conditions such as diabetes, having insurance coverage can mean the difference between being able to afford crucial medications such as insulin, or getting sick and requiring emergency care,” Tipirneni said.
UPI -
February 26, 2019
“It is universal among mental health professionals that the idea of removing a child from a parent is one of the most traumatic things we as a society can do to the child. So you want somebody who has been very well-trained to make sure that we need to inflict (a separation) on the child,” said Vivek Sankaran, clinical professor of law and director of the Child Advocacy Law Clinic.
USA Today -
February 25, 2019
“Some of the statements challenged in the lawsuit seem like opinions or subjective assessments of a complicated situation. As a general rule, evaluative statements like that can’t serve as the basis for a defamation claim,” said Len Niehoff, professor from practice at the Law School, on the lawsuit brought against the Washington Post by the high school student who faced off with a Native American elder at the Lincoln Memorial last month.
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