In the News
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May 2, 2017
Marina Whitman, professor of business administration and public policy, believes the proposed Trump budget would deeply harm the very things that make our country great: public goods — lakes, national parks, public education, libraries, interstate highways and more.
Michigan Radio -
May 2, 2017
George Mychaliska, associate professor of pediatric surgery, and of obstetrics and gynecology, says the goal of any artificial womb system is not to grow babies entirely outside the mother: “That’s a ‘Matrix’ thing. … The whole point of the artificial placenta is to re-create the uterine environment for a period of time and allow the organs to develop to a point where the infant can tolerate postnatal life.”
National Geographic -
May 2, 2017
Yunhan Jia, doctoral student in electrical engineering and computer science, and colleagues identified hundreds of apps in Google Play that essentially turn a phone into a server: “Android has inherited this open port functionality from traditional computers, and many applications use open ports in a way that poses vulnerabilities. If one of these vulnerable open port apps is installed, your phone can be fully taken control of by attackers.”
Wired -
May 1, 2017
Kevin Fu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, explained how self-driving cars could be vulnerable to hacking through the use of sound waves.
CNBC Nightly Business Report -
May 1, 2017
“Some people were hopeful that just like he revised his views on NATO, he’d revise his views on this. But clearly he hasn’t,” said Hoyt Bleakley, associate professor of economics, commenting on President Trump’s criticism and hard-line views on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The Washington Post -
May 1, 2017
Daniel Keating, professor of psychiatry and psychology, says that some of us are “wired to worry,” which can lead to stress-related diseases and disorders. But we can recognize and manage our stress patterns by learning to “read” our own physical reactions.
NBC News -
April 30, 2017
Stewart Wang, professor of surgery and director of U-M’s International Center for Automotive Medicine, was interviewed about the need to use bigger crash test dummies to more accurately reflect an overweight population, as well as more fragile ones to replicate an elderly driver’s body.
CBS News -
April 30, 2017
Research by Ethan Kross, professor of psychology, suggests that talking to ourselves can instill confidence: “Not only does non-first-person self-talk help people perform better under stress and help them get control of their emotions, it also helps them reason more wisely.”
BBC -
April 30, 2017
“Medical learners have a great need for practical, innovative methods to help them master the complexities of health care communication and develop excellent communication skills — both verbal and nonverbal. Ours is the first-ever research showing that it can be done effectively with virtual reality,” said Michael Fetters, professor of family medicine.
UPI -
April 27, 2017
Margo Schlanger, professor of law, was quoted in a story about a judge’s ruling blocking President Trump’s attempt to strip funds from “sanctuary cities” that don’t cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities.
The Associated Press
