In the News
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February 7, 2016
Sherie Randolph, associate professor of history and Afroamerican and African studies, was quoted in an article about the similarities between the present-day Black Lives Matter movement and the Black Power movement of the late 1960s.
USA Today -
February 7, 2016
“The thing that is most troubling to me … is it’s clear that for every innocent defendant who is convicted and later exonerated, there are several others who are convicted who are not exonerated because almost all the exonerations depend on a great extent on good fortune, on Lady Luck,” said Samuel Gross, professor of law.
CBS News -
February 7, 2016
Mark Clague, associate professor of musicology and American culture, says the national anthem “unifies us in a collective ritual and reinforces the idea that we are all in this together. The moments like that in our life are pretty rare.”
Discovery News -
February 4, 2016
“It’s going to present a lot of problems for the bishops to sort out. They’re going to have to really thread a fine theological needle here,” said Daniel Ramirez, assistant professor of history and American culture, regarding the Catholic Church’s ban on birth control and calls by Latin American health officials advising women not to get pregnant.
CNN -
February 4, 2016
Robin Jacob, research associate professor at the School of Education and research assistant professor at the Institute for Social Research, says parents should use caution in hiring expensive “coaches” to help improve their teen’s executive functions — skills the brain uses for general organization and judgment.
National Public Radio -
February 4, 2016
“Twitter has been going nowhere but down. It is easy prey for a takeover, and a go-private deal with (private equity firm) Silver Lake could be its best bet,” said Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business.
Bloomberg -
February 3, 2016
“A (Democratic) debate in Flint ensures the eyes of millions of Americans remain firmly engaged on the water crisis for the month leading up to the debate, and that the questions of moderators disproportionately focus on a dire issue that still receives too little attention,” writes Aaron Kall, director of U-M Debate.
Detroit Free Press -
February 3, 2016
Bruno Vanzieleghem, assistant director of operations for the U-M Energy Institute, was quoted in a story on Ford’s $4.5 billion investment to develop electric cars.
USA Today -
February 3, 2016
“The cost of a poorly functioning (water) system (like Flint’s) is not just the repairs to the pipes. You really have to think about the situation not so much … from a technical perspective. … It’s one really of confidence, of people having gone through what the citizens of Flint have been going through,” said Glen Daigger, clinical professor of civil and environmental engineering.
The Christian Science Monitor -
February 2, 2016
“I think it’s likely the surveillance by athletic trainers and the independent neurologist evaluating the players on the sideline is the reason for the increased reporting — at least I hope that’s what’s going on,” said Dr. Matthew Lorincz, associate professor of neurology and co-director of Michigan NeuroSport, regarding the rise of concussion diagnoses in the NFL.
The New York Times
