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February 19, 2018
A story about the recent test performance of “The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” at U-M featured comments by Mark Clague, associate professor of music, and Naomi André, associate professor of women’s studies, Afroamerican and African studies, and at the Residential College.
The Associated Press -
February 19, 2018
Levi Thompson, professor of chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering, and director of the Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory, was quoted in an article about a company in Washington state that intends to introduce products that may help unlock the hydrogen economy.
Vox -
February 19, 2018
Scott DeRue, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, discussed how the perceived value of an MBA education is changing in the digital era, and how MBA programs are innovating in response to individual and company demands.
Harvard Business Review -
February 18, 2018
Jenna Wiens, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and a colleague created an algorithm to predict a patient’s risk of developing a C-diff infection, using patients’ vital signs and other health records.
The Washington Post -
February 18, 2018
Added weight, electricity demand and aerodynamic drag of sensors and computers in autonomous vehicles can substantially increase their energy price tag — enough to turn some autonomous cars into net energy losers, according to research by Gregory Keoleian, professor of environment and sustainability, and civil and environmental engineering, and director of the Center for Sustainable Systems.
IEEE Spectrum -
February 18, 2018
“Americans do not care about health care costs; they care about what it costs them. As more and more Americans are being enrolled into high-deductible health plans, understanding what things cost the typical patient have become more important,” said Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine, and health management and policy, and director of U-M’s Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.
Detroit Free Press -
February 15, 2018
Comments by Gretchen Spreitzer, professor of management and organizations, were featured throughout an article about the complications of remote working and how companies are developing ways to improve telecommuting.
Financial Times -
February 15, 2018
“This administration is possibly unique, in that it blatantly and gleefully uses deportation to punish and exclude … targeted communities,” said Sherrie Kossoudji, associate professor of social work.
WJBK-TV Detroit -
February 15, 2018
Catherine Massey, assistant research scientist at the Population Studies Center, discussed her research on the African-American migration from the South to the North in the 1930s and 1940s.
Michigan Radio -
February 14, 2018
“You train if you go on a hike or run a 5K race. But we never train our patients for their operations,” said Michael Englesbe, professor of surgery, commenting on research that suggests people, particularly older patients, should mentally and physically prepare to be on the operating table to save money and hasten recoveries.
CNBC
