In the News
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February 8, 2017
“If you don’t encounter people who disagree with you, it’s a heck of lot easier to reinforce your views and vilify the other side,” says Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies, referring to how fewer people turn to traditional media outlets for their news, and other outlets crop up that have “a much weaker grounding in the facts.”
The Detroit News -
February 7, 2017
Kevin A. Kerber, assistant professor of neurology, says that dizziness is one of the most common symptoms that primary care and emergency department doctors see, as common as back pain and headache.
The New York Times -
February 7, 2017
“We’ve always been an immigrant nation and an anti-immigrant nation. (For much of the 20th century) there’s been tension between domestic politics that are trying to restrict in the name of populism, and it comes into conflict with a foreign policy agenda about engagement with the world,” said Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, associate professor of history and American culture.
Time -
February 7, 2017
William Chey, professor of internal medicine and nutritional sciences, discussed the complex low-FODMAP diet that’s gaining buzz and scientific backing among those with irritable bowel syndrome.
USA Today -
February 6, 2017
“If the new administration is serious about its promises to restore manufacturing and fix the nation’s trade deficits, it should naturally focus on helping to develop new technologies and products that we can build and export,” wrote Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering.
Fortune -
February 6, 2017
Research by Rachael Seidler, professor of kinesiology and psychology, reveals that space flight reduces gray matter in the brains of astronauts.
FOX News -
February 6, 2017
“Epi-Pen happened, and everyone was like, ‘Wow, this is terrible, we shouldn’t allow this to happen.’ And we haven’t done anything about that, and it’s not clear what the solution is. Now, shocker, it’s happening again,” said Nicholson Price, assistant professor of law, regarding a massive price hike for Evzio, a life-saving opioid overdose antidote.
Scientific American -
February 5, 2017
President Mark Schlissel was interviewed about the reaction by and the impact on U-M and higher education regarding President Trump’s executive order limiting immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries.
Marketplace -
February 5, 2017
“It’s meant for a trained voice, an operatic voice — it’s a show-off song, which is why [Francis Scott] Key chose it. He was saying, ‘Hey, we just beat the British.’ But you have to have range to sing it, and it’s always been a scary song to sing,” said Mark Clague, associate professor of music, talking about “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
ESPN -
February 5, 2017
“It would be devastating to the very people who supported President Trump to attack and dismantle the CFPB,” said Michael Barr, professor of law and public policy, regarding the possible elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which helps protect individuals from fraud in mortgages, student loans and other financial products.
Reuters
