In the News
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September 20, 2016
Melissa Duhaime, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was quoted in an article about plastic-eating organisms that may be able to fix the man-made problem of plastic pollution.
Salon -
September 20, 2016
Suicide-prevention efforts should include teaching children how to regulate their emotions and solve problems, said Dr. Bernard Biermann, assistant professor of psychiatry: “When it comes to school-aged children, it is important to recognize that impulsivity, combined with low frustration tolerance, can be dangerous.”
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September 19, 2016
Matthew Lassiter, associate professor of history, and urban and regional planning, says that during the 1990s the Democratic Party, which had once been proudly working-class and anti-corporate, began to woo upper-middle-class, white, suburban voters chiefly by de-emphasizing progressive economics.
The Atlantic -
September 19, 2016
Anne Curzan, professor of linguistics, education, and English language and literature, was quoted in a story about the etymology of the term “first lady.”
Boston Globe -
September 18, 2016
Ben van der Pluijm, professor of geology and earth and environmental sciences, was interviewed about why it matters that humans are changing the planet’s geology.
Michigan Radio -
September 18, 2016
A small device implanted under the skin can improve the chance of breast cancer survival by catching cancer cells, slowing the spread of tumors in other organs and allowing time to intervene with surgery or other therapies, according to research by Lonnie Shea, professor of biomedical and chemical engineering, and Dr. Jacqueline Jeruss, associate professor of surgery, pathology and biomedical engineering.
The Times of India -
September 18, 2016
“Although we might treat the corporation with reverence as a social institution, like the church or the family, it is primarily an economic institution, and one whose time — at least in many domains of economic life — may have passed,” said Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, and sociology.
PBS NewsHour -
September 18, 2016
Gary Harper, professor of health behavior and health education, was quoted in a story about dating apps that uses a search filter for HIV status.
CNN -
September 15, 2016
Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy, said Donald Trump’s gloom-and-doom depiction of the economy doesn’t match the current realities of the recovery: “There was a period of great economic anxiety. That moment has passed.”
NBC News -
September 15, 2016
While Medicaid expansion does give more people health insurance, it’s not a silver bullet for states looking to improve the health of their residents, said Helen Levy, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, School of Public Health and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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