In the News

  1. January 24, 2016

    “For kids with really high lead levels, we give a … chemical that will bind to the lead, and then you will get rid of it. (But) the best treatment is absolute prevention,” said Dr. Howard Markel, professor and director of the Center for the History of Medicine.

    National Public Radio
  2. January 24, 2016

    Karen Fournier, associate professor of music theory, says that the late David Bowie’s newest album recalls his influence on goth some 40 years ago.

    The Conversation
  3. January 24, 2016

    “People simply feel that they have to do something and staples are easy. If the storm is bad, they’re covered, if not, they’ll use it sooner or later,” said Perry Samson, professor of information, and climate and space sciences and engineering, on the proclivity to buy milk, bread and eggs at the onset of a severe winter storm.

    The Atlantic
  4. January 21, 2016

    Comments by Jenna Bednar, associate professor of political science, were featured in an article about the Flint water crisis.

    Christian Science Monitor
  5. January 21, 2016

    “The lack of diversity among the (Oscar) nominees signals, perhaps, that these voters are selecting actors and narratives in their own image,” said Robin Means Coleman, professor of communication studies and Afroamerican and African studies.

    The Associated Press
  6. January 21, 2016

    Michelle Segar, assistant research scientist at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, says that fitness gadgets need to focus as much on behavioral psychology as on data.

    The Wall Street Journal
  7. January 20, 2016

    Research led by Lydia Beaudrot, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, suggests that biodiversity in tropical forest protected areas may be faring better than previously thought.

    Los Angeles Times
  8. January 20, 2016

    “The Koch brothers are not interested in criminal-justice reform because they suddenly became interested in the number of poor and minority Americans who are in prison. By their own admission, they became interested because they were prosecuted,” said David Uhlmann, professor from practice and lecturer in law.

    The New Yorker
  9. January 20, 2016

    Peggy McCracken, professor of French, women’s studies and comparative literature, and coordinator of the Humanities Collaboratory, discussed new ways to do humanities research.

    Michigan Radio
  10. January 19, 2016

    Comments by Dr. Rebecca Cunningham, professor of emergency medicine and health behavior and health education, were featured in a story about hospital initiatives that treat stabbings and gunshot wounds as a public health problem.

    The Washington Post