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April 14, 2015
“This is a tough time to be cutting back on a promise or fund that was put in place to get this activity going. You’re trading off the immediate for the future,” said David Brophy, professor of finance and the director of the Center for Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance, on state legislation that would curtail venture capital funding.
The Detroit News -
April 14, 2015
Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean for medical student education and professor of internal medicine, said major changes in the Medical School’s curriculum will provide future doctors with good communication skills, teamwork.
National Public Radio -
April 13, 2015
Research by Jimo Borjigin, associate professor of molecular and integrative physiology, and neurology, suggests that a surge of brain activity when a person is near death may actually accelerate cardiac demise.
Business Insider -
April 13, 2015
“Having the convenience of Lyft and Uber probably outweighs the money and cost of owning a vehicle. The cellphone also makes it so much more convenient to get a ride from a friend or taxi service,” said Brandon Schoettle, project manager at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, on why teens are foregoing driver’s licenses.
The New York Times -
April 13, 2015
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan, professor of pathology and urology, was quoted in a story about the role genes play in fighting cancer.
Detroit Free Press -
April 12, 2015
Michael Gould, associate professor of music, plans to make a flute out of the stalk of a massive agave plant that recently bloomed and died after 80 years “to give the plant life again.”
The Associated Press -
April 12, 2015
Research by Addie Weaver, research investigator and adjunct lecturer in social work, found that African-American women in rural areas are less likely to be depressed than their white counterparts.
U.S. News & World Report -
April 12, 2015
Comments by Ray Bingham, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, were featured in a story about the sharp decrease in fatal teen crashes over the past decade.
Reuters -
April 9, 2015
A study by Kira Birditt, research associate professor at the Institute of Social Research, found that husbands with stressed wives are more likely to have increased blood pressure.
The Economic Times (India) -
April 9, 2015
Comments by Jeffrey Wilson, associate curator of the Museum of Paleontology and associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, were featured in an article about “reviving” the Brontosaurus, which was reclassified as an Apatosaurus more than a century ago.
The New York Times
