In the News

  1. September 30, 2015

    Emily Hyssong, embedded counselor at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, was interviewed about university efforts to increase mental health services for students.

    HuffPost Live
  2. September 29, 2015

    Research by Vasantha Padmanabhan, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, and obstetrics and gynecology, shows that the plastics chemical BPA appears to be linked with low birth weight among baby girls.

    U.S. News & World Report
  3. September 29, 2015

    Kathleen Potempa, professor and dean of the School of Nursing, says that health educators must start teaching medical professionals to get ready for climate change.

    The Wall Street Journal
  4. September 29, 2015

    Vanguard could be forced to raise its fees to cover new tax payments, possibly undercutting a low-cost advantage that has made the company the dominant player in the U.S. mutual fund industry, says Reuven Avi-Yonah, professor of law.

    Reuters
  5. September 28, 2015

    “Today, talk among youth is facilitated by technology, which allows so much to be shared with so many, all without anyone having to actually talk to anybody,” said Alford Young, professor of sociology, public policy and Afroamerican and African studies.

    The Detroit News
  6. September 28, 2015

    “When you’re around these objects you feel like you can imagine who this person is. You feel connected to these stories,” said artist Amanda Krugliak, curator at the Institute of Humanities, whose ArtPrize exhibit with Jason DeLeon, assistant professor of anthropology, consists of a thousand backpacks left by immigrants trying to cross the U.S. border in the Sonoran Desert.

    Detroit Free Press
  7. September 28, 2015

    Jennifer Montgomery, clinical social worker in psychiatry at the Medical School, is leading a research trial for Priori, an app that helps bipolar patients monitor and manage their mood.

    The Wall Street Journal
  8. September 27, 2015

    Miles Kimball, professor of economics, believes that adding subzero interest rates to the Federal Reserve’s policy toolbox is critical to ending recessions.

    CNBC
  9. September 27, 2015

    Research by Dr. Shervin Assari, research investigator in psychiatry, found that white men are more likely than black men to suffer from depression, despite having fewer stressful life events.

    The Telegraph (U.K.)
  10. September 27, 2015

    “The whole phenomenon of athlete philanthropy is becoming much more formalized and institutionalized. It really is part of the athlete’s brand, their identity, their persona,” said Katherine Babiak, associate professor of sport management.

    The New York Times