In the News
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April 10, 2017
A study by Jennifer Griggs, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, found that people with a higher body mass index are substantially less likely to end their lives in hospice care than the rest of the population.
Michigan Radio -
April 9, 2017
“We are deeply concerned about the (Trump) administration’s proposed broad and disruptive cuts to areas that support federally funded research, the arts and the humanities. The cuts would have severe consequences and dramatically affect our work as a public research university to serve society and our students,” said President Mark Schlissel.
The Detroit News -
April 9, 2017
Reshma Jagsi, professor of radiation oncology, commented on research that suggests requiring teens to get their parents’ permission to participate in studies about behavioral health may make it harder to understand adolescent psychology — especially when drugs and alcohol are involved.
Reuters -
April 9, 2017
Jianzhi Zhang, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in an article about how octopuses practice a rare type of genetic alteration in which they fine-tune the information encoded by their genes without altering the genes themselves.
The Atlantic -
April 6, 2017
“President Trump’s tweets are covered instantaneously by the media, have been regarded by various political actors as a key indicator of policy, and have been shown to influence the stock market. If nobody cared about these tweets or they were not covered by the media, they would not have a huge impact,” said Josh Pasek, assistant professor of communication studies.
The Christian Science Monitor -
April 6, 2017
Karthik Duraisamy, assistant professor of aerospace engineering, explained why rocket engines explode sometimes, and how technology has (and hasn’t) changed for rocket designers in the past decades.
Michigan Radio -
April 6, 2017
Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology and professor of paleontology, earth and environmental sciences, and ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in a story about theories on the extinction of mammoths and mastodons.
Great Lakes Echo -
April 5, 2017
Anne Curzan, professor of linguistics, education, and English language and literature, says English is flexible and can accommodate a transforming society and new technologies: “People have been worried this language will fall apart for a long time. It’s not going to fall apart.”
Quartz -
April 5, 2017
The scholarly work of Michael Heaney, assistant professor of organizational studies and political science, formed the basis of a new documentary on the antiwar movement in the decade after 9/11.
Inside Higher Ed -
April 5, 2017
Amanda Lotz, professor of communication studies and screen arts and cultures, says that CBS gets more than subscribers from its All Access streaming channel — it also gets data on what and how much viewers watch.
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