In the News

  1. October 12, 2015

    “When the woman who may be the next president of the United States says that she wants to crack down on corporate crime and hold individuals accountable, Wall Street will listen, as will the rest of corporate America,” said David Uhlmann, professor of law.

    The Washington Post
  2. October 12, 2015

    Research by Wayne Baker, professor of sociology and management and organizations, shows that parents are the single most significant factor in determining a person’s work orientation.

    The Huffington Post
  3. October 12, 2015

    Mark Perry, professor of finance at UM-Flint, was quoted in a column about why Americans are not saving enough.

    MarketWatch
  4. October 11, 2015

    “Lead at any level can be associated with decreases in IQ, behavioral disorders, even an association with certain juvenile delinquency as these children get older,” said Dr. Eden Wells, clinical associate professor of epidemiology.

    CBS News
  5. October 11, 2015

    Wally Hopp, professor of technology and operations, and industrial and operations engineering, was quoted in an article about the impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on America’s recent manufacturing resurgence.

    The Atlantic
  6. October 11, 2015

    “Young people think they are going to be healthy forever, so they feel their need for health insurance is less. … Children can stay insured through their parents until age 26. So there’s really no reason most 19-year-olds have to worry,” said Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, professor of internal medicine and health management and policy, and director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design.

    Business Insider
  7. October 8, 2015

    National Medal of Arts winner George Shirley, professor emeritus of music, was interviewed about his life, classical music and the importance of music education in schools.

    Michigan Radio
  8. October 8, 2015

    Pamela Ballinger, associate professor of history, says more than 11 million Germans were expelled from other European countries after World War II — far more than the number of migrants in Europe’s current crisis.

    The Economic Times
  9. October 8, 2015

    Bariatric surgery patients have a higher risk of self-harm, and Dr. Amir Ghaferi, assistant professor of surgery, examines whether therapy visits should be mandatory for patients after weight-loss surgery.

    CNN
  10. October 7, 2015

    Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, says Cuban and Vietnamese immigrants who fled communist regimes in the 20th century did not get the intense scrutiny that Syrian refugees are receiving today.

    Foreign Policy