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May 4, 2015
Research by Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, suggests that if black Americans lived as long as their white counterparts, the outcomes of some state-level elections would have been different.
Mother Jones -
May 3, 2015
James Ashton-Miller, research professor in mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering and internal medicine, discussed his research on a baseball pitcher’s reaction time to line drives hit back to the mound.
USA Today -
May 3, 2015
Ben van der Pluijm, professor of earth and environmental sciences, explained why science is able to predict where earthquakes will occur but not when.
China Daily -
May 3, 2015
“Flying domestically in the U.S. used to be much more energy intensive than driving, but that is no longer the case,” said Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
The Washington Post -
April 30, 2015
“If you look over the shoulder of any child with a smartphone, they’re mostly not using education apps but playing Angry Birds. Why should we expect that more of this kind of technology in and of itself will help our children?” said Kentaro Toyama, associate professor of information.
Fortune -
April 30, 2015
Cheryl King, professor of psychiatry and psychology, and Gregory Dalack, associate professor of psychiatry, were quoted in a story about Facebook’s new suicide prevention feature.
Huffington Post -
April 30, 2015
Alison Davis-Blake, dean of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, provided insight into millennials, business school and leadership, and addressed how leaders can combine profits and purpose.
NPR's Here & Now -
April 29, 2015
Dr. Caroline Richardson, associate professor of family medicine, was quoted in a story about the importance of exercise for heart attack survivors.
The Washington Post -
April 29, 2015
“I feel outraged at what hit MorningSide. It’s outrageous that all those mortgages went into foreclosure,” said Margaret Dewar, professor of urban planning, regarding one of Detroit’s iconic neighborhoods that has been home for years to a group of dedicated activists working to revive it.
Bridge -
April 29, 2015
Research by Duxin Sun, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, shows that sulforaphane found in broccoli sprouts may help prevent cancer.
ABC News
