In the News
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April 20, 2015
Dr. Jon-Kar Zubieta, professor of psychology and radiology, was interviewed for a story about how certain genes predispose people toward believing placebos, or experiencing the “placebo effect.”
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April 19, 2015
“Breast cancer isn’t treated by just one doctor. It’s treated by multiple types of doctors and getting all of their opinions upfront can really lay out all the options for a patient who is facing a breast cancer diagnosis,” said Dr. Michael Sabel, associate professor of surgery.
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April 19, 2015
Elizabeth Campbell, clinical assistant professor of law, was interviewed about the Human Trafficking Specialty Court in Washtenaw County, the first of its kind in Michigan and which she helped develop.
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April 19, 2015
Dr. Michelle Riba, professor of psychiatry, says that when talking about mental illness, we must stop labeling people as diseases: “It helps people understand that the person isn’t the disease, the person has the illness.”
The Huffington Post -
April 16, 2015
Joel Slemrod, professor of economics, was quoted in an article about the unusual hobby of collecting memorabilia related to taxation: forms and manuals, stamps and tokens, IRS badges, and even tax-themed art and board games.
The Wall Street Journal -
April 16, 2015
“Whether we like it or not, higher levels of cost sharing is the way of the future,” said Dr. Jeffrey Kullgren, assistant professor of internal medicine, referring to the rise in high-deductible company health care plans.
Money -
April 16, 2015
George Siedel, professor of business law, discussed several techniques of successful negotiators.
Business Insider -
April 15, 2015
Wang Zheng, associate professor of women’s studies and history and associate research scientist at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, commented on the detention of five Chinese activists who planned an anti-sexual harassment campaign.
Los Angeles Times -
April 15, 2015
Scott Rick, professor of marketing, was interviewed about his research that shows shopping can stimulate the brain’s production of dopamine — the pleasure hormone — much like the craving for drugs or sex.
ABC Nightline -
April 15, 2015
Dean Yang, associate professor of economics and public policy, was quoted in a story about worldwide remittances, the money that migrants regularly send home to families in their native countries.
PBS NewsHour
