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October 31, 2016
Research by Matthew Johnson-Roberson, assistant professor of naval architecture and marine engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science, shows that self-driving cars can be taught the rules of the road by studying virtual traffic on video games such as Grand Theft Auto V.
New Scientist -
October 31, 2016
A school’s mock presidential election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson was informed by the web simulation research of School of Education lecturers Jeff Stanzler and Michael Fahy, and Jeff Kupperman, associate professor of education at UM-Flint, and included teachings about elections and debates by Richard Primus and Eve Brensike Primus, professors of law.
The Washington Post -
October 31, 2016
Dr. Kim Eagle, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, and Jean DuRussel-Weston, program manager for Project Healthy Schools, were quoted in a story about the U-M program that promotes nutrition and activity in dozens of Michigan middle schools.
Concentrate Ann Arbor -
October 30, 2016
Comments by Betsy Foxman, professor of epidemiology, were featured in a story about the misconception that drinking cranberry juice can cure, and even prevent, bladder infections.
The New York Times -
October 30, 2016
“It’s important to step back and think about what would be happening right now if there was no Affordable Care Act. Premiums would be much higher now than they are under any kind of reasonable estimate,” said Nick Bagley, professor of law.
Vox -
October 30, 2016
Sherif El-Tawil, professor and associate chair of civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in an article about the effects of virtual reality technology in engineering education.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 27, 2016
Lee Roosevelt, clinical assistant professor of nursing, explains why the lack of social support is more likely to be a cause of postpartum depression, not the lack of an epidural, as a recent study suggests.
Health -
October 27, 2016
Howard Stein, professor of Afroamerican and African studies, and epidemiology, was interviewed about ways to reinvigorate the growth of African economies.
Share Radio Network (U.K.) -
October 27, 2016
“Minimum wage advocates must surely recognize that before any American worker can get a really good job, he or she needs an important first job. And those first jobs are almost always entry-level jobs that will start to disappear if the federal minimum wage is increased by 107 percent to $15 an hour by government fiat,” writes Mark Perry, professor of finance at UM-Flint.
PBS NewsHour -
October 26, 2016
Research by Rachael Seidler, professor of kinesiology and psychology, suggests that astronauts who may one day go to Mars may see changes in their brains that could throw off their sense of balance.
Space.com
