In the News
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January 22, 2017
“Imagine the challenge of identifying a specific person based only on their height and weight. That’s essentially the challenge we face with current techniques. Imagine how much easier it would be with additional descriptors like gender, hair color and clothing,” said David Sept, professor of biomedical engineering, about the benefits of a new “5-D fingerprinting” process.
Engadget -
January 19, 2017
Research by Jowie Chen, associate professor of political science, shows that the unintentional self-gerrymandering of Democrats — densely packed in major cities — is arguably a bigger handicap than Republicans’ intentional gerrymandering.
NBC News -
January 19, 2017
Richard Rood, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and natural resources and environment, was quoted in an article about the global heat record set for the third year in a row in 2016.
Los Angeles Times -
January 19, 2017
A story on keeping slightly sick children home from school or day care featured Gary Freed, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and health management and policy, and Andrew Hashikawa, assistant professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics and communicable diseases.
National Public Radio -
January 18, 2017
“Trump has thrived on being underestimated since first entering the presidential race. There is no doubt he has the talent and background to give a memorable inaugural address. Whether he delivers on that could be a barometer to the ultimate success of his presidency,” wrote Aaron Kall, director of the U-M Debate Program.
USA Today -
January 18, 2017
“Diet-related disease is disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities where fruit and vegetable consumption is far below [federal] guidelines. Unfortunately, healthy food is often more expensive than calorie-rich, nutrient-poor junk food,” said Alicia Cohen, clinical lecturer in family medicine.
U.S. News & World Report -
January 18, 2017
“If there is an old girls’ network so to speak with so much authority in corporate governance, this is an opportunity to create an agenda for greater diversity through a formalized means,” said Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations.
The New York Times -
January 17, 2017
David Mayer, professor of management and organizations, says that while it’s natural for people to want to reward those who demonstrate loyalty, reciprocity from President-elect Trump is problematic for the free market, creating incentive for executives to craft their messaging around pleasing the country’s leader.
The Washington Post -
January 17, 2017
Comments by Susan Dynarski, professor of education, public policy and economics, were featured in an article about New York’s plan to offer free public college education and concerns that the students who need the most help might be among the least likely to receive it.
The Atlantic -
January 17, 2017
Research by Mark Ilgen, associate professor of psychiatry, and Lewei Allison Lin, addiction psychiatry fellow, found that fewer military veterans received prescriptions for opioids after a nationwide program to reduce doses of potentially dangerous drugs and drug combinations at Veterans Administration hospitals.
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