In the News

  1. February 10, 2016

    Yeidy Rivero, professor of American culture and screen arts and cultures, was quoted in an article about why Turkey’s soap operas are captivating Latin America.

    International Business Times
  2. February 9, 2016

    “Voters know that Public Act 436 (Michigan’s emergency manager law) is an affront to democracy, but it’s also become a tool for perpetuating and deepening racial inequalities,” said Shawna Lee, associate professor of social work.

    The Detroit News
  3. February 9, 2016

    “Mobile cell phone users have reported experiencing ringing and/or vibrations associated with incoming calls and messages, only to find that no call or message had actually registered,” said Daniel Kruger, research assistant professor at the School of Public Health.

    The Telegraph (U.K.)
  4. February 9, 2016

    “Students want a diverse environment in which to learn. We know students learn better — in the long run — in an environment that’s diverse. Recruiters want a diverse workforce. All constituents want a diverse campus and they want diversity to be addressed in the curriculum,” said Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

    Times Higher Education
  5. February 8, 2016

    Christian Lastoskie, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, says that life-cycle assessment done in advance with computer modeling can be a useful guide to possible environmental concerns and help a company with its selection of materials.

    The Economist
  6. February 8, 2016

    “With nuclear power accounting for more than 60 percent of the country’s zero-carbon electricity and a new generation of technologically advanced reactors on the horizon, the power source is playing a crucial role in the battle to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions,” said Mark Perry, professor of finance at UM-Flint.

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
  7. February 7, 2016

    “Urban deer culls may be warranted, but they demand a rigor in planning that has been absent here. Proper planning assures residents that the cull is warranted and effective; its absence undermines the cull’s legitimacy,” Jonathan Levine, professor of urban planning, wrote in an op-ed article about the city of Ann Arbor’s effort to reduce the deer population.

    MLive
  8. February 7, 2016

    Sherie Randolph, associate professor of history and Afroamerican and African studies, was quoted in an article about the similarities between the present-day Black Lives Matter movement and the Black Power movement of the late 1960s.

    USA Today
  9. February 7, 2016

    “The thing that is most troubling to me … is it’s clear that for every innocent defendant who is convicted and later exonerated, there are several others who are convicted who are not exonerated because almost all the exonerations depend on a great extent on good fortune, on Lady Luck,” said Samuel Gross, professor of law.

    CBS News
  10. February 7, 2016

    Mark Clague, associate professor of musicology and American culture, says the national anthem “unifies us in a collective ritual and reinforces the idea that we are all in this together. The moments like that in our life are pretty rare.”

    Discovery News