In the News

  1. January 19, 2016

    “You’re seeing an increasing tendency to use the First Amendment or First Amendment-like arguments by conservatives as a way of resisting various forms of regulation or progressive regulation,'” said Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law.

    MSNBC
  2. January 19, 2016

    Ming Xu, assistant professor of natural resources and environment, and civil and environmental engineering, was quoted in an article about the use of technology from Microsoft and IBM to provide air-quality forecasting in China.

    China Daily
  3. January 18, 2016

    Nicholas Kotov, professor of chemical engineering, and Yoonseob Kim, doctoral student in chemical engineering, developed a thin, flexible film that may eventually lead to the development of smaller and cheaper cancer detection technologies.

    Tech Times
  4. January 18, 2016

    Taiwan’s new president “plans to promote stability in cross-strait relations but only if Beijing refrains from coercive threats or efforts to tighten the noose on Taiwan diplomatically,” said John Ciorciari, assistant professor of public policy.

    Agence France Presse
  5. January 18, 2016

    Research by Dr. Daniel Shumer, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, indicates that children with gender dysphoria may have a higher prevalence of Asperger syndrome than the general population.

    VICE News
  6. January 17, 2016

    Peter Ma, professor of dentistry and engineering, and colleagues developed a new technology that can deliver a molecule to bone wounds that can reconstruct the damage.

    International Business Times
  7. January 17, 2016

    By 2018, Michigan is expected to recover 73 percent of the jobs lost in the last decade, but signs indicate the state’s post-recession recovery might be starting to mature, said Gabriel Ehrlich, associate director of UM’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.

    Crain's Detroit Business
  8. January 17, 2016

    Dr. Katherine Pasque, instructor in obstetrics and gynecology, commented on research that suggests medical professionals overestimate the number of women who are pregnant with large babies — contributing to an increased likelihood that they undergo C-sections or induction.

    Huffington Post
  9. January 14, 2016

    Michael Combi, research professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and colleagues spotted large patches of water ice on the surface of a comet, solving a long-standing mystery about water ice in comets.

    Los Angeles Times
  10. January 14, 2016

    Dr. Edward Bove, professor and chair of cardiac surgery, and Dr. Sara Pasquali, associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, were interviewed for a story about high death rates of babies after surgery at some smaller hospitals in the U.S.

    CNN