In the News
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November 6, 2016
Dr. Chris Dickinson, chief clinical officer at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, was quoted in a story about ways to improve safety for pediatric patients.
U.S. News & World Report -
November 3, 2016
“There are many reasons why the quality of the debate over climate change, GMOs [genetically modified organisms], nanotech, nuclear power … is so distorted. One of them is that most academics don’t see it as their job to communicate their science to the public,” said Andy Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and natural resources and environment.
Times Higher Education -
November 3, 2016
Omolade Adunbi, associate professor of Afroamerican and African studies, was quoted in an article about the Obama administration’s legacy in Africa.
New Republic -
November 3, 2016
“Men have a more difficult time acknowledging, describing or owning (mental illness) than women do. Men need to recognize that this is not something they can just snap out of, and it’s most certainly not a sign of weakness,” said John Greden, professor of psychiatry and executive director of the U-M Depression Center.
The Huffington Post -
November 2, 2016
“You do see a big jump in pedestrian fatalities and injuries in the evenings in the fall when the change back to standard time makes the evenings suddenly darker,” said Michael Flannagan, research associate professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
The New York Times -
November 2, 2016
Presidential election cartograms invented by Mark Newman, professor of physics and complex systems, provide a better representation of election outcomes by distorting state and county geography by population.
The Washington Post -
November 2, 2016
Research led by Jayakrishnan Nandakumar, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, demonstrates how a mutation in a specific protein in stem cells causes an incurable premature aging disease.
Science Magazine -
November 1, 2016
Neera Ghaziuddin, associate professor of psychiatry, was quoted in an article about the use of shock therapy in treating children with autism.
The Atlantic -
November 1, 2016
“What the smugglers will do is say, you pay me $5,000 and I’ll take your kid to the border. They’ll go into detention and then they’ll get released to a family member, which oftentimes is actually what happens,” said Jason De León, assistant professor of anthropology, on the growing trend of Central Americans turning themselves in at the U.S. border.
The Christian Science Monitor -
November 1, 2016
While Medicare penalties are tied to repeat hospitalizations for some common health problems, research by cardiologist Scott Hummel, assistant professor of internal medicine, suggests that current policy doesn’t encourage hospitals in the U.S. to focus on preventable deaths.
Reuters
