In the News

  1. February 25, 2016

    A column by H.V. Jagadish, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, explains how encryption technology works and what the FBI is asking Apple to provide in regards to the locked iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist suspect Syed Rizwan Farook.

    The Conversation
  2. February 24, 2016

    Cleopatra Caldwell, professor of health behavior and health education, was quoted in a story about a U-M program in Chicago designed to strengthen the father-son bond and reduce risky youth behaviors.

    The Associated Press
  3. February 24, 2016

    The city of Flint has more than 8,000 lead service lines, but the makeup of another 13,000 service lines are still unknown, says Martin Kaufman, professor of earth and resource sciences at UM-Flint.

    Detroit Free Press
  4. February 24, 2016

    Daniel Blower, associate research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, says that blind-spot detection, lane-departure warning, pre-emptive braking and electronic stability control reduce single-vehicle fatal crashes by 56 percent and fatal roll-over crashes by 87 percent.

    The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  5. February 23, 2016

    “This moment that we’re in is potentially a big turning point. The prospect for improved relations economically, politically and culturally between Iran and the West is entirely plausible. But I don’t think there’s going to be an easy thaw,” said Juan Cole, professor of history.

    Newsweek
  6. February 23, 2016

    Frank Stafford, professor of economics, says that having a husband creates an extra seven hours of housework a week for women — but a wife saves her husband an hour of chores around the house each week.

    Huffington Post
  7. February 23, 2016

    Research by Dr. Lesli Skolarus, assistant professor of neurology, finds that time spent caring for an older stroke survivor in the home totals about 22 hours a week, or more than $11,000 a year.

    U.S. News & World Report
  8. February 22, 2016

    “Oil production freezes … are indicators of the new normal, not threats to it. We can wallow in our windfall of cheap crude, or we can invest some of its financial benefits in creating a less carbon-dependent future,” said Mark Barteau, director of U-M’s Energy Institute.

    Fortune
  9. February 22, 2016

    Milton Curry, associate professor of architecture and associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives, and Michigan/Mellon Design Fellow Paulina Reyes were interviewed about the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning’s Architecture Prep program, which introduces Detroit high school students to the field of architecture.

    WKAR Radio
  10. February 22, 2016

    Joseph Eisenberg, professor and chair of epidemiology, was quoted in a story about the dirty water, Zika virus and other environmental and public health challenges faced by Rio de Janeiro ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games.

    ABC News