In the News

  1. January 18, 2016

    Taiwan’s new president “plans to promote stability in cross-strait relations but only if Beijing refrains from coercive threats or efforts to tighten the noose on Taiwan diplomatically,” said John Ciorciari, assistant professor of public policy.

    Agence France Presse
  2. January 18, 2016

    Research by Dr. Daniel Shumer, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, indicates that children with gender dysphoria may have a higher prevalence of Asperger syndrome than the general population.

    VICE News
  3. January 17, 2016

    Peter Ma, professor of dentistry and engineering, and colleagues developed a new technology that can deliver a molecule to bone wounds that can reconstruct the damage.

    International Business Times
  4. January 17, 2016

    By 2018, Michigan is expected to recover 73 percent of the jobs lost in the last decade, but signs indicate the state’s post-recession recovery might be starting to mature, said Gabriel Ehrlich, associate director of UM’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.

    Crain's Detroit Business
  5. January 17, 2016

    Dr. Katherine Pasque, instructor in obstetrics and gynecology, commented on research that suggests medical professionals overestimate the number of women who are pregnant with large babies — contributing to an increased likelihood that they undergo C-sections or induction.

    Huffington Post
  6. January 14, 2016

    Michael Combi, research professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and colleagues spotted large patches of water ice on the surface of a comet, solving a long-standing mystery about water ice in comets.

    Los Angeles Times
  7. January 14, 2016

    Dr. Edward Bove, professor and chair of cardiac surgery, and Dr. Sara Pasquali, associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, were interviewed for a story about high death rates of babies after surgery at some smaller hospitals in the U.S.

    CNN
  8. January 14, 2016

    Jennifer Robertson, professor of anthropology and history of art, was quoted in a story about how humanoid robots are helping humans rethink gender and sexuality.

    Inverse
  9. January 13, 2016

    A story about the NFL’s St. Louis Rams relocating to Los Angeles cited research by Judith Grant Long, associate professor of sport management, about the unreported costs among publicly financed sports stadiums.

    Reuters
  10. January 13, 2016

    “I think this attack was first and foremost a warning issued to the Turkish government for taking a more active role as an ally — reluctant and unenthusiastic, but still an ally — of European countries and the U.S. in the fight against ISIS in Syria,” said Erdem Cipa, assistant professor of history and Near Eastern studies, on the recent Istanbul suicide bombing.

    The New York Times