In the News
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November 17, 2015
Steven Parrish, a natural areas specialist with the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, was interviewed about the Eastern Massasauga rattlesnake, the only venomous snake native to Michigan, which now is on the threatened species list.
Michigan Radio -
November 16, 2015
“The Earth is not in danger. It’s humanity that’s in danger,” said Ben van der Pluijm, professor of earth and environmental sciences, regarding the deforestation of Brazil’s rain forest.
National Public Radio -
November 16, 2015
Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, was quoted in a story about the prevalence of megadeals in the health care industry.
The Associated Press -
November 16, 2015
“U-M is transforming its educational environment so that every student can have a high-impact engaged learning experience. The growth in education abroad provides us with another means to achieve this goal,” said James Holloway, vice provost for global and engaged education, and professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences.
The Detroit News -
November 16, 2015
“The people who are politically influential believe the smoking problem has been solved. It’s not in their neighborhoods. Their friends don’t smoke. Those who still smoke are the poor, the disenfranchised, the mentally ill. That’s who we need to focus on,” said Kenneth Warner, professor of health management and policy.
The New York Times -
November 15, 2015
Sarah Domoff, research fellow at the Center for Human Growth and Development, says overweight and obese people are often blamed for not trying hard enough to lose weight, a notion that perpetuates the stigma that those who fail to lose weight are at fault.
The New York Times -
November 15, 2015
Research by Dr. Matthew Pappas, clinical lecturer in internal medicine, found that hospital patients prescribed proton-pump inhibitors are at a higher risk of dying because of hospital-acquired infections such as pneumonia and Clostridium difficile.
United Press International -
November 15, 2015
Kristin Bhaumik, assistant director for special programs in the Office of Financial Aid, was quoted in a story about student loan forgiveness.
The Christian Science Monitor -
November 12, 2015
“Arab and Muslim Americans face bigotry from presidential candidates, profiling by law enforcement and heated public debates on the extent to which their entire religion should be demonized,” said Evelyn Alsultany, associate professor of American culture and director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program.
The Washington Post -
November 12, 2015
Richard Janko, professor of classical studies, was cited in an article about how digital technology may make legible the papyrus scrolls of Herculaneum, the Roman town destroyed along with its larger neighbor, Pompeii, during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.
The New Yorker
