In the News
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January 28, 2016
“Baby Boomers have more in common with today’s youth than was the case with the senior cohorts they are replacing, and they could be a catalyst for change in both politics and culture. … Though their enduring ’60s culture, retro music and lifestyles may differ sharply from the tastes of today’s youth, they have much to offer in building bridges across generations,” said William Frey, research professor at the Population Studies Center.
USA Today -
January 27, 2016
Nicole Ellison, professor of information, says that online social networks allow people to collect information from a large and diverse group of contacts: “Broadcasting a request for information via a status update is a great strategy for getting a quick answer from a diverse network.”
Huffington Post -
January 27, 2016
Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, was quoted in an article about the viability of election polls to predict the results of political caucuses.
International Business Times -
January 27, 2016
Sarah Zearfoss, senior assistant dean for admissions, financial aid and career planning at the Law School, was quoted in a story about the contraction in law school applications over the last several years.
BloombergBusiness -
January 26, 2016
“For all the skepticism and for all their problems, the public and private research campuses and the public flows of money into them have created the single most effective system to producing and sharing new knowledge that has ever existed in human history. But just saying, ‘Trust us’ is no longer enough,” said Jason Owen-Smith, professor of sociology and organizational studies.
PBS NewsHour -
January 26, 2016
L. Jay Guo, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, mechanical engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering, was featured in a story about his work on creating protective nanoscale coatings and layers that will have far-reaching applications in daily life.
NBC Learn -
January 26, 2016
Cross-cultural research by Phoebe Ellsworth, professor of psychology and law, shows that people from Western countries are more likely to think their emotions come from within themselves — unlike people from India, Japan and Russia who tend to “see one’s emotions as originating through interactions with other people.”
The Atlantic -
January 25, 2016
Paul Mohai, professor of natural resources and environment, says Flint is a classic case of minority and low-income residents confronting an environmental issue and that “it may be one of the biggest environmental justice disasters we’ve seen in a long time.”
The Associated Press -
January 25, 2016
“The state has a tremendous amount of responsibility to help with some financial relief, given that they’ve managed and controlled part of the system for many years now. On the other hand, I think the local people and the citizens should be allowed to play a role as well,” said Camille Wilson, associate professor of education, on the financial crisis plaguing Detroit’s public schools.
The New York Times -
January 25, 2016
“The corporate tax rate in the United States is still one of the highest in the world, so unless that changes, the incentive for tax-inversion deals is still there,” said E. Han Kim, professor of finance and international business.
U.S. News & World Report
