In the News

  1. February 17, 2015

    Dr. Matthew Davis, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, internal medicine, health management and policy, and public policy, discussed the benefits of more sleep for teens: “They learn better in school, they tend to have fewer health problems on the physical health side, such as obesity, and they tend also to be in a better frame of mind and have fewer behavioral problems.”

    Michigan Radio
  2. February 17, 2015

    Human-rights organizations use satellite imagery to substitute for and justify a lack of on-the-ground investigations in closed conflict zones like Boko Haram-held territory in Nigeria and ISIS-held territory in Syria and Iraq, contends Andrew Herscher, associate professor of architecture.

    The Atlantic
  3. February 17, 2015

    Dr. Sriram Venneti, assistant professor of anatomic pathology, and his team used PET scans, along with a radioactive tracer chemical, to image brain tumors by tracking how nutrients were being used in the brain.

    HealthDay
  4. February 16, 2015

    Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, was quoted in a story about how universities across the country have developed programs in recent years encouraging students and faculty to turn promising business ideas into actual companies.

    The Washington Post
  5. February 16, 2015

    A study by Emily Somers, associate professor of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and environmental and health sciences, suggests that exposure to mercury through seafood can increase the risk of autoimmune disorders, especially among women of childbearing age.

    The Times of India
  6. February 15, 2015

    Yuri Zhukov, assistant professor of political science, and Melvin Levitsky, professor of international policy and practice, spoke about the Ukraine ceasefire agreement.

    International Business Times
  7. February 15, 2015

    Nojin Kwak, associate professor of communication studies and director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies, says more U-M students are taking Korean language, history, literature and culture classes than ever before.

    Inside Higher Education
  8. February 15, 2015

    “At the end of the day, form is what we do; form is our business. We are shape-makers and form-makers. We shape space. That’s what we do that’s different from other disciplines. And by the same token, that’s actually what gives us cultural agency in the world. This is how we effect culture,” said Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

    Archinect
  9. February 15, 2015

    Ashley Gearhardt, assistant professor of psychology, was quoted in a story about the next phase of extreme chocolate obsession — snorting cocoa powder.

    ABC News
  10. February 12, 2015

    Comments by Brian Min, assistant professor of political science; Puneet Manchanda, professor of marketing; and Leela Fernandes, professor of women’s studies and political science, were featured in an article about the Delhi Assembly elections in India.

    The Economic Times (India)