In the News

  1. November 2, 2016

    Research led by Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, demonstrates how a mutation in a specific protein in stem cells causes an incurable premature aging disease.

    Science Magazine
  2. November 1, 2016

    Neera Ghaziuddin, associate professor of psychiatry, was quoted in an article about the use of shock therapy in treating children with autism.

    The Atlantic
  3. November 1, 2016

    “What the smugglers will do is say, you pay me $5,000 and I’ll take your kid to the border. They’ll go into detention and then they’ll get released to a family member, which oftentimes is actually what happens,” said Jason De León, assistant professor of anthropology, on the growing trend of Central Americans turning themselves in at the U.S. border.

    The Christian Science Monitor
  4. November 1, 2016

    While Medicare penalties are tied to repeat hospitalizations for some common health problems, research by cardiologist Scott Hummel, assistant professor of internal medicine, suggests that current policy doesn’t encourage hospitals in the U.S. to focus on preventable deaths.

    Reuters
  5. October 31, 2016

    Research by Matthew Johnson-Roberson, assistant professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science, shows that self-driving cars can be taught the rules of the road by studying virtual traffic on video games such as Grand Theft Auto V.

    New Scientist
  6. October 31, 2016

    A school’s mock presidential election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was informed by the web simulation research of School of Education lecturers Jeff Stanzler and Michael Fahy, and Jeff Kupperman, associate professor of education at UM-Flint, and included teachings about elections and debates by Richard Primus and Eve Brensike Primus, professors of law.

    The Washington Post
  7. October 31, 2016

    Dr. Kim Eagle, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, and Jean DuRussel-Weston, program manager for Project Healthy Schools, were quoted in a story about the U-M program that promotes nutrition and activity in dozens of Michigan middle schools.

    Concentrate Ann Arbor
  8. October 30, 2016

    Comments by Betsy Foxman, professor of epidemiology, were featured in a story about the misconception that drinking cranberry juice can cure, and even prevent, bladder infections.

    The New York Times
  9. October 30, 2016

    “It’s important to step back and think about what would be happening right now if there was no Affordable Care Act. Premiums would be much higher now than they are under any kind of reasonable estimate,” said Nick Bagley, professor of law.

    Vox
  10. October 30, 2016

    Sherif El-Tawil, professor and associate chair of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in an article about the effects of virtual reality technology in engineering education.

    U.S. News & World Report