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December 11, 2016
Sara Adlerstein, assistant research scientist in natural resources and environment, says the ecosystem is more stable without stocking the Great Lakes with invasive and other non-native species: “As people, we need to forget the need to impose our will on nature.”
Great Lakes Echo -
December 11, 2016
“People (in China) have a preference for what I would call Starbucks-type jobs. People have been finding jobs in the services sector, in shopping malls and things like that. They prefer that kind of work than slogging away in a factory,” said Linda Lim, professor of strategy.
The Christian Science Monitor -
December 8, 2016
Rebecca Eisenberg, professor of law, was quoted about the biggest science-patent dispute in decades — a gene-editing technique that could launch life-saving therapies, novel genetically modified crops, new forms of mosquito control and more.
The Atlantic -
December 8, 2016
Research by Dr. Shervin Assari, research investigator in psychiatry, was cited in an op-ed about the elation felt by Trump supporters and the positive effects his victory may have on their mental health.
The New York Times -
December 7, 2016
“Yes, in Cuba one had access to doctors and medicines but not to freedom of speech. But how far does freedom of speech really get you if your health insurance deductibles are so large that you have had to forgo your heart medication and are in a state of atrial fibrillation?” wrote Daniel Herwitz, professor of comparative literature, history of art, philosophy, and art and design.
The Hindu -
December 7, 2016
Comments by Ram Mahalingam, associate professor of psychology, and Sriram Mohan, doctoral candidate in communication studies, were featured in a story about the legacy of Jayaram Jayalalitha, one of India’s most flamboyant and controversial politicians.
The Economic Times (India) -
December 7, 2016
Michelle Segar, director of the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls, says that instead of trying to hold yourself to a mental promise to work out, put it in your calendar as a way to stay accountable: “It is an appointment — with yourself.”
Self -
December 7, 2016
Ronald Inglehart, professor of political science, says the economy has a lot to do with the millennial generation’s feelings of disaffection toward government.
The Washington Post -
December 6, 2016
Research by Dr. Patrick Carter, assistant professor of emergency medicine, shows that after Michigan repealed its helmet law, motorcycle riders who crashed were 24 percent less likely to be wearing a helmet and 14 percent more likely to suffer a head injury.
Reuters -
December 6, 2016
NASA will launch satellites created by Chris Ruf and Aaron Ridley, professors of climate and space sciences and engineering, that will improve hurricane forecasting. It is the first time NASA has let outside scientists run and control one of its missions.
WXYZ-TV (Detroit)
