In the News

  1. October 29, 2015

    Christopher Dick, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and associate curator of the U-M Herbarium, was featured in an article about the rich biodiversity of the western Amazon.

    Science
  2. October 28, 2015

    A study by Sari van Anders, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies, shows levels of the hormone testosterone appear to change with certain behaviors, particularly in women.

    HealthDay
  3. October 28, 2015

    Scott Rick, assistant professor of marketing, was quoted in a story about the millennial generation’s dedication to an extremely economical lifestyle.

    NBC Today
  4. October 28, 2015

    The market volatility that prompted the Federal Reserve to delay raising interest rates in September may have persuaded high earners to be more cautious with their finances, said Richard Curtin, director of the U-M Surveys of Consumers.

    BloombergBusinessweek
  5. October 27, 2015

    Comments by Dr. Weiping Zou, professor of surgery, were featured in a story about how groundbreaking new cancer drugs still don’t work for most patients.

    The Washington Post
  6. October 27, 2015

    Pamela Fowler, executive director of financial aid, was quoted in an article about the importance of saving for college.

    The New York Times
  7. October 27, 2015

    Research by Joseph Bayer, doctoral candidate in communication studies, indicates that Snapchat is more enjoyable for its users than Facebook.

    Business Insider
  8. October 26, 2015

    “I’m really trying hard to dispel this idea that teaching is this thing you’re born to do and it’s somehow natural to everyday life. I don’t think either of those things is true,” said Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the School of Education.

    National Public Radio
  9. October 26, 2015

    “At the end of the day, if we’re going to talk about labor trafficking, we’re all culpable. And nobody’s comfortable with that,” said Bridgette Carr, clinical professor of law and director of the Law School’s Human Trafficking Clinic, regarding the ubiquity of forced immigrant labor in the American economy.

    Christian Science Monitor
  10. October 26, 2015

    “Because of (Detroit’s) rich history of invention, it really has all the right ingredients for architects to speculate about the city of the 21st century,” said Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, on the U.S. exhibit on Detroit at the 2016 Venice Biennale.

    Detroit Free Press