In the News
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May 12, 2015
Kevin Fu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was interviewed about WattsUpDoc, a new hospital malware-detection system he helped develop.
Business Insider -
May 12, 2015
James Hathaway, professor of law, was quoted in a story about a U.N. resolution that would authorize Europe to use military force to stop migrant smuggling boats from Africa and the Middle East.
The New York Times -
May 12, 2015
“The fact of the matter is we’re going to be using fossil fuels for decades to come and as much as we wish otherwise, even as we’re transitioning to more renewables over a period of decades, we need to be mindful of the infrastructure that we have today and that will be needed in that transition period,” said Mark Barteau, director of the U-M Energy Institute and professor of chemical engineering.
Midwestern Energy News -
May 11, 2015
Gabrielle Hecht, professor of history and director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, was quoted in a story about the history of nuclear energy in France.
The New York Times -
May 11, 2015
Stuart Soroka, professor of communication studies and political science, says that prioritizing bad news is beneficial: “We can’t pay attention to everything. We need some heuristic that helps us select the information that’s important and the information that’s not — or at least the information that requires us to change our behavior versus the information that doesn’t.”
Pacific Standard -
May 11, 2015
The work of Anuj Pradhan, assistant research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was featured in a story on autonomous vehicles and human behavior.
Motherboard -
May 10, 2015
A study by Allison Steiner, associate professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, suggests that pollen grains released by trees may make it rain.
CBS News -
May 10, 2015
Yuri Zhukov, assistant professor of political science, co-wrote a column that asserts that current efforts to fight violent jihadi groups require different counterinsurgency and counterterrorism strategies than secular insurgents.
The Washington Post -
May 10, 2015
“Today’s patients can be extremely sophisticated and educated consumers of care … (but) review of any medical reports, including radiology reports, is most useful when done with a provider who can provide that context as well as talk through the most reasonable next steps,” said Dr. Ruth Carlos, professor of radiology.
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May 7, 2015
Research by Paul Resnick, professor of information, and colleagues found that sharing Facebook updates about workout goals may lead people to make fewer exercise commitments.
The Times of India
