In the News

  1. January 15, 2015

    Erik Gordon, clinical assistant professor of business, was interviewed about the flurry of recent acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry.

    Marketplace
  2. January 15, 2015

    Dr. Rajiv Saran, professor of internal medicine, discussed the promising trends revealed in the 2014 annual data report on the state of kidney disease in the United States.

    Medpage Today
  3. January 14, 2015

    Anne Curzan, professor of linguistics, education, and English language and literature, was quoted in a story about the proliferation of words marked to describe specifically male actions and objects.

    The Boston Globe
  4. January 14, 2015

    Research by Dr. Michelle Macy, assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine, shows that although using a rear-facing car seat until a child is 2 years old reduces risk of serious injury, close to one-quarter of U.S. parents turn the seat around before their child is a year old.

    The Economic Times
  5. January 14, 2015

    Peter Sweatman, director of the Mobility Transformation Center, said M City, the university’s replica of a roadway with up to five lanes, intersections, roundabouts, roadway markings and other topography, will allow automakers to “test new approaches in a safe, controlled and realistic environment.”

    The Detroit News
  6. January 13, 2015

    Bruce Belzowski, managing director of the Automotive Futures group at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in story about the outlook for General Motors after a rough 2014.

    BBC News
  7. January 13, 2015

    Dr. Joel Howell, professor of internal medicine, history, and health management and policy, and colleagues found that rhythmic patterns of a number of Beethoven’s compositions reflect irregular rhythms of cardiac arrhythmia.

    The Huffington Post
  8. January 13, 2015

    Dr. Jonathan Haft, associate professor of cardiac surgery, discussed how, with the help of wearable technology, a patient was able to be sent home with a total artificial heart. 

    Ann Arbor News/MLive
  9. January 12, 2015

    Research by Nicole Ellison, associate professor of information, and colleagues found that Facebook remains the most popular social media site in the U.S. with nearly six in 10 American adults having an account.

    USA Today
  10. January 12, 2015

    Christiane Gruber, associate professor of the history of art, says the ban on drawings of the Prophet Muhammad has not always been absolute and that there is a rich heritage of images and icons.

    The Guardian