In the News
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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 -
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 -
October 27, 2016
Lee Roosevelt, clinical assistant professor of nursing, explains why the lack of social support is more likely to be a cause of postpartum depression, not the lack of an epidural, as a recent study suggests.
Health -
October 27, 2016
Howard Stein, professor of Afroamerican and African studies, and epidemiology, was interviewed about ways to reinvigorate the growth of African economies.
Share Radio Network (U.K.) -
October 27, 2016
“Minimum wage advocates must surely recognize that before any American worker can get a really good job, he or she needs an important first job. And those first jobs are almost always entry-level jobs that will start to disappear if the federal minimum wage is increased by 107 percent to $15 an hour by government fiat,” writes Mark Perry, professor of finance at UM-Flint.
PBS NewsHour -
October 26, 2016
Research by Rachael Seidler, professor of kinesiology and psychology, suggests that astronauts who may one day go to Mars may see changes in their brains that could throw off their sense of balance.
Space.com -
October 26, 2016
Dr. Howard Petty, professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, and microbiology and immunology, invented an imaging technology that can take some of the guesswork out of whether one form of early breast cancer is aggressive and likely to metastasize.
Detroit Free Press -
October 26, 2016
“Our study shows that a belief that elections are rigged — whether based on real flaws or on politically motivated fabrications — has important and detrimental consequences for the functioning of democracy,” said Mark Tessler, professor of political science and research professor at the Center for Political Studies.
The Washington Post -
October 25, 2016
“Institutionally, the European Union has put itself in a bind by requiring every member country to approve a deal,” said Linda Lim, professor of corporate strategy and international business, commenting on the impending collapse of an EU trade deal with Canada.
Business Insider -
October 25, 2016
Betsey Stevenson, associate professor of economics and public policy, was quoted in a story about potential candidates for treasury secretary.
CNBC
