In the News
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May 17, 2016
Michelle Segar, director of the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center, says the trick to reaching fitness goals is to appreciate physical activity for the immediate rewards it can give us, and to take note of how those rewards fuel other parts of our life on a day-to-day basis.
Huffington Post -
May 17, 2016
Greta Krippner, associate professor sociology, and Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, were cited in a column about the “financialization” of the U.S. economy — the trend by which Wall Street and its methods have come to permeate not just the financial industry but also much of American business.
Time -
May 16, 2016
Research by Dr. Eva Feldman, professor of neurology, and colleagues found that exposure to pesticides may increase the risk for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
The New York Times -
May 16, 2016
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, associate professor of social work, says the more children are spanked, the more aggressive and antisocial they are, and the more likely they are to have mental health problems, problematic relationships with their parents and lower cognitive ability.
The Conversation -
May 16, 2016
Sarita Schoenebeck, assistant professor of information, and doctoral student Carol Moser were quoted about their study that suggests a quick text or phone call at meal time is OK, but playing games or using social media is not.
The Economic Times (India) -
May 15, 2016
Kristin Bhaumik, assistant director for special programs in the Office of Financial Aid, was quoted in an article about what college students can do if they can’t get enough federal financial aid.
The Christian Science Monitor -
May 15, 2016
“In truth, everyday conversations and interactions not only help foster children’s cognitive and social skills, but they can also help maintain and strengthen the emotional ties between parent and child,” said Sandra Tang, research fellow at the Institute for Social Research.
Fortune -
May 15, 2016
Research by Dr. Theodore Iwashyna, associate professor of internal medicine, found that 5 percent of patients in intensive care spend weeks moving from one crisis to the next in a cascade of critical illness that sometimes has little connection to the original reason they were placed in the unit.
Michigan Radio -
May 12, 2016
Jessy Grizzle, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and mechanical engineering, and doctoral student Brent Griffin were quoted in a story about MARLO, their 3-D bipedal robot that can walk in any direction on uneven ground.
Gizmag -
May 12, 2016
“Even if products like e-cigarettes prove to impose a lasting risk on a small subset of kids … those kids will not experience the adverse consequences for the next four decades. During that period, more than 10 million adults will die prematurely from smoking,” said Kenneth Warner, professor of health management and policy.
The New York Times
