In the News
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April 9, 2015
Barry Rabe, professor of public policy, was quoted in a story about NextGen Climate, a super PAC that recently announced an aggressive campaign to target conservative presidential contenders who deny the existence of manmade global warming.
U.S. News & World Report -
April 8, 2015
Dr. Malcolm Low, professor of molecular and integrative physiology and internal medicine, and colleagues have discovered tiny genetic triggers in brain cells that can have a big influence on how the body regulates appetite and weight.
The Economic Times -
April 8, 2015
Adam Pritchard, professor of law, was interviewed about state laws that legalize crowdfunding for business startups.
National Public Radio -
April 8, 2015
Mark Rosentraub, professor of sport management, was quoted in an article about the efforts by the NCAA, NASCAR and other sports organizations in Indianapolis to oppose state legislation that could allow anti-gay discrimination.
The New York Times -
April 7, 2015
A new book edited by June Manning Thomas, professor of urban planning, looks at Detroit through the lens of maps old and new, offering insights into its rise and fall, and providing important tools for understanding and helping the city.
Detroit Free Press -
April 7, 2015
David Blaauw and Dennis Sylvester, professors of electrical engineering and computer science, were interviewed about their Michigan Micro Mote, the world’s smallest autonomous computer that can fit on the edge of a nickel.
CBS News -
April 7, 2015
Jeff Stanzler, director of interactive communications and simulations at the School of Education, was quoted in an article about ImagineNation Matters, a U-M program that uses online role-playing to educate and engage the minds of Midwestern schoolchildren.
The Atlantic -
April 6, 2015
“The teaching profession lacks shared professional knowledge and a common specific curriculum for preparation. … There currently exists no common standard for entry to independent practice with young people. If this were pediatricians we were talking about, there would be outrage,” said Deborah Loewenberg Ball, professor and dean of the School of Education.
Michigan Radio -
April 6, 2015
In their book “Legacies of the War on Poverty,” editors Martha Bailey, associate professor of economics, and Sheldon Danziger, professor emeritus of public policy, contend that looking only at changes in the poverty rate over the past 50 years is a simplistic approach to assessing the war on poverty.
The New York Review of Books -
April 6, 2015
“In the workforce, women encounter many aspects of competition. I’ve often felt that’s part of the benefit of girls participating in sports in high school — to make them comfortable with competition in the way that men are,” said Betsey Stevenson, associate professor of public policy.
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