In the News
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May 3, 2016
Ken Resnicow, professor of health behavior and health education, was quoted in a story about how faith-based organizations are encouraging their members to get fit.
USA Today -
May 3, 2016
“Very, very high-income people are disproportionately likely to sell a bunch of stock during a financial crisis. It’s difficult to say exactly how much high-income people are responsible relative to everyone else, but they’re certainly contributing more to volatility,” said Daniel Reck, a doctoral student in economics.
Bloomberg -
May 2, 2016
“We have tremendous adaptation opportunities … so that we don’t need to be victims of those climate change impacts when they come down the line,” said Elizabeth Gibbons, program manager at the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments Center.
Michigan Radio -
May 2, 2016
Alec Gallimore, professor of aerospace engineering and the new dean of the College of Engineering beginning this July, was the subject of a feature story on his impending deanship.
Detroit Free Press -
May 2, 2016
Research by Joseph Arvai, professor and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, indicates that people who understand climate change is largely caused by human activity are more likely to be concerned about climate change and its effects.
Motherboard -
May 1, 2016
Eileen Pollack, professor of English language and literature, discussed gender bias in science, technology, engineering and math education.
U.S. News & World Report -
May 1, 2016
Eric Kort, assistant professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and colleagues made a startling discovery about the link between domestic oil and gas development and the world’s levels of atmospheric ethane.
The Washington Post -
May 1, 2016
“Even with all of the advances in sequencing over the past decade, our ability to conduct genetic investigations is only as good as our public health infrastructure,” said Emily Toth Martin, assistant professor of epidemiology.
The Conversation -
April 28, 2016
U.S. Senate committee testimony by Dr. Fred Askari, associate professor of hepatology, described the patient side of drug pricing schemes: “We’re not just talking about costs here. We’re talking about human lives if they don’t get access to the drugs.”
The New York Times -
April 28, 2016
Research by Huda Akil, professor of psychiatry, and Shelly Flagel, assistant professor of psychiatry, suggests that certain genes can make a person more prone to addiction, and the more that addiction is seen as having biological roots and origins in genetic traits, the better treatment options can be.
Times of India
