In the News
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February 24, 2016
Daniel Blower, associate research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, says that blind-spot detection, lane-departure warning, pre-emptive braking and electronic stability control reduce single-vehicle fatal crashes by 56 percent and fatal roll-over crashes by 87 percent.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) -
February 23, 2016
“This moment that we’re in is potentially a big turning point. The prospect for improved relations economically, politically and culturally between Iran and the West is entirely plausible. But I don’t think there’s going to be an easy thaw,” said Juan Cole, professor of history.
Newsweek -
February 23, 2016
Frank Stafford, professor of economics, says that having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework a week for women — but a wife saves her husband an hour of chores around the house each week.
Huffington Post -
February 23, 2016
Research by Dr. Lesli Skolarus, assistant professor of neurology, finds that time spent caring for an older stroke survivor in the home totals about 22 hours a week, or more than $11,000 a year.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 22, 2016
“Oil production freezes … are indicators of the new normal, not threats to it. We can wallow in our windfall of cheap crude, or we can invest some of its financial benefits in creating a less carbon-dependent future,” said Mark Barteau, director of U-M’s Energy Institute.
Fortune -
February 22, 2016
Milton Curry, associate professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives, and Michigan/Mellon Design Fellow Paulina Reyes were interviewed about the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning’s Architecture Prep program, which introduces Detroit high school students to the field of architecture.
WKAR Radio -
February 22, 2016
Joseph Eisenberg, professor and chair of epidemiology, was quoted in a story about the dirty water, Zika virus and other environmental and public health challenges faced by Rio de Janeiro ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games.
ABC News -
February 21, 2016
Kristen Castellana, head of the music library at the U-M Library, talked about the massive effort to catalog and digitize about 115,000 sheets of music that belonged to Thomas Edison and was donated by the Edison Phonograph Co.
Michigan Radio -
February 21, 2016
Cindy Schipani, professor of business law, was quoted in an article about the challenges women lawyers face in advancing their careers.
The Lawyers Weekly -
February 21, 2016
Walter Mebane and Ken Kollman, both professors of political science, and Allen Hicken, associate professor of political science, applied election forensics methods to detect fraud in last year’s legislative elections in Turkey.
The Washington Post
