In the News
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July 21, 2015
“Health is not an optimal way to make physical activity relevant and compelling enough for most people to prioritize in their hectic lives,” said Michelle Segar, associate director at the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center.
The New York Times -
July 21, 2015
Research by Andrew Ryan, associate professor of health management and policy, found that doctors who work at accountable care organizations have slightly more of their incomes tied to quality — but only two percentage points more than doctors in traditional practices.
The Washington Post -
July 21, 2015
Dierdre Bloome, assistant professor of sociology, was quoted in a story about a report that shows that a higher percentage of children live in poverty now than did during the Great Recession.
USA Today -
July 21, 2015
Peter Sweatman, director of the Mobility Transformation Center and U-M Transportation Research Institute, was interviewed about the opening of Mcity, U-M’s test environment for connected and automated vehicle technologies.
CNBC -
July 14, 2015
Victor Li, professor of civil and environmental engineering and materials science and engineering, was interviewed about his self-healing concrete, which could someday allow roads to fix themselves.
Michigan Radio -
July 14, 2015
Research by Dr. James Burke, assistant professor of neurology, found that the odds of receiving a drug that can halt strokes in progress may vary widely by ZIP code across the U.S.
CBS News -
July 14, 2015
“Think Uber, but with low-speed, autonomous cars,” said Ed Olson, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, referring to a fleet of autonomous 3-D printed electric vehicles at U-M that will serve as one of the first test beds for on-demand autonomous transit.
NBC News -
July 7, 2015
Research by Dr. Catherine Kim, associate professor of internal medicine, epidemiology, and obstetrics and gynecology, found that postmenopausal women have a lower risk of dying from heart attack than do men of similar ages.
U.S. News & World Report -
July 7, 2015
Dana Muir, professor of business law, was quoted in a story about the Obama administration’s plan to make more salaried managers eligible for overtime pay.
The Washington Post -
July 7, 2015
“Free-market think tanks that ‘know’ the best answer is always ‘less government’ are actually not engaging in thought at all — they are merely parroting an ideology that provides cover for private interests who are making money at the expense of the public,” said Tom Lyon, the Dow Professor of Sustainable Science, Technology & Commerce.
The Detroit News
