In the News
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October 7, 2015
Mark Barteau, director of the U-M Energy Institute and professor of chemical engineering, was quoted in a story about U-M’s new battery lab, which further expands the Midwest’s rapidly growing battery research and manufacturing capabilities.
The Associated Press -
October 7, 2015
Research by Dr. Helen Kales, professor of psychiatry and director of the U-M Program for Positive Aging, found that antipsychotic drugs are much more dangerous in people with dementia than was previously believed.
Al Jazeera America -
October 6, 2015
A story about how universities protect intellectual property and commercialize research featured comments by Ken Nisbet, associate vice president for research-technology transfer; Shorya Awtar, associate professor of mechanical engineering; and Dr. James Geiger, professor of surgery.
Detroit Free Press -
October 6, 2015
Dr. Hera Kim-Berman, program director for graduate orthodontics and clinical assistant professor of orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, was quoted in a story about why more adults are getting braces.
The Wall Street Journal -
October 6, 2015
“We need legislative action that will establish a clear foundation for the future of the country’s Internet. It’s time for Congress to fulfill their duties and make lasting rules to protect American innovation by legislating an Open Internet,” wrote Amanda Lotz, associate professor of communication studies, in an op-ed piece.
The Detroit News -
October 5, 2015
“Once we send humans to Mars, it will be really, really hard to avoid contamination. Humans would take a huge number of microbes with them,” said Nilton Renno, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering.
Popular Science -
October 5, 2015
Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science, was quoted in an article about the chances of U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy to succeed Rep. John Boehner as speaker of the House.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 5, 2015
“I’m confident that the U.S. labor market can sustain four-point-something unemployment, but if it keeps falling beyond that, past experience suggests there’s good reason to fear inflation may rise, (though) it’s by no means a certainty,” said Justin Wolfers, professor of economics and public policy.
The Washington Post -
October 4, 2015
“You’re working right next to somebody who is getting paid 30 percent more than you and has benefits that are worth far more than your benefits. And that doesn’t make people happy,” said Donald Grimes, economist at the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy.
Marketplace -
October 4, 2015
Omolade Adunbi, assistant professor of Afroamerican and African studies, says that the decision by Nigeria’s president to both control the powerful petroleum industry and govern the oil-rich nation “is not the appropriate thing to do when the economy is in deep crisis.”
International Business Times
