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April 28, 2016
U.S. Senate committee testimony by Dr. Fred Askari, associate professor of hepatology, described the patient side of drug pricing schemes: “We’re not just talking about costs here. We’re talking about human lives if they don’t get access to the drugs.”
The New York Times -
April 28, 2016
Research by Huda Akil, professor of psychiatry, and Shelly Flagel, assistant professor of psychiatry, suggests that certain genes can make a person more prone to addiction, and the more that addiction is seen as having biological roots and origins in genetic traits, the better treatment options can be.
Times of India -
April 28, 2016
Allen Burton, professor of natural resources and environment, and ecology and evolutionary biology, says a proposed law to ban microplastics in consumer products is a bad idea: “There are some practical effective ways we can promote a cleaner, healthier aquatic environment. Banning microbeads in cosmetics will fail to achieve this laudable goal.”
The Detroit News -
April 27, 2016
Comments by Maureen Westfall, clinical instructor in nursing, and Michelle Aebersold, clinical associate professor of nursing, were featured in a story about the School of Nursing’s use of mannequins for medical lessons.
The Associated Press -
April 27, 2016
Jason Mars, assistant professor of computer science, and colleagues built their own intelligent assistant, named Sirius, which features voice-command and image-matching capabilities: “These kinds of infrastructures were locked up at companies like Apple and Microsoft and Google, and the world didn’t have an end-to-end application that provided the similar kinds of technology.”
Big Ten Network -
April 27, 2016
Doug Kelbaugh, professor of architecture and urban planning, says the time is ripe for Detroit’s proposed “pink zones,” a handful of areas where red tape will be cut to help small developers and entrepreneurs open new businesses and revive aging commercial strips.
The Wall Street Journal -
April 26, 2016
David Johnson, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, was quoted in a column about middle-class Americans’ lack of savings.
The Atlantic -
April 26, 2016
Eugene Rogers, associate director of choirs and associate professor of conducting, was featured in a story about a song debuted by the U-M Men’s Glee Club that is themed to the reported final statements of seven African-American men killed by law enforcement officers or neighborhood watch volunteers.
Detroit Free Press -
April 26, 2016
Dr. Bill Herman, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology, was interviewed about the rise in diabetes and the increasing cost of insulin.
PRI's The World -
April 25, 2016
Amanda Lotz, professor of communication studies and screen arts and cultures, was quoted in a story about what impact Amazon’s latest moves into streaming video will have on Netflix and cable companies.
The Christian Science Monitor
