In the News
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September 23, 2015
“We spend so much time talking about human significance, but when you are on a glacier and there’s a mile of ice below you and a mile of ice above you, you have no impact. It was so big and stark, but also so beautiful,” said Sarah Aciego, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, and atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, recalling her first visit to Antarctica.
The New York Times -
September 23, 2015
“With increasing urbanization, we have more noise. In this country, we don’t place a lot of value on hearing and the ability to hear. Maybe we don’t care about our hearing, but we don’t want to have a heart attack,” said Rick Neitzel, assistant professor of environmental health sciences.
The Huffington Post -
September 22, 2015
Naomi André, associate professor of Afroamerican and African studies, women’s studies and the Residential College, says black women have an easier time than black men landing top opera roles.
National Public Radio -
September 22, 2015
“If the (Justice) department is serious about corporate crime, it needs to stop sending the mixed message that corporations can avoid criminal liability by admitting they were wrong and promising not to do it again,” said David Uhlmann, director of the Environmental Law and Policy Program.
The New York Times -
September 22, 2015
Andy Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and natural resources and environment, was quoted about President Obama’s directive that federal agencies use behavioral science when developing programs to address rising temperatures and other policies.
Scientific American -
September 21, 2015
Arline Geronimus, professor of health behavior and health education, was quoted in a story about how Obamacare and welfare have kept millions of Americans out of poverty.
The Guardian -
September 21, 2015
“We’re culturally raised to be wary of fever based on older information — some of it very pertinent to this day, some of it not so pertinent. I don’t want to call them all urban legends or myths, but these are cultural practices that spread just as widely as the infectious diseases that are behind them,” said Dr. Howard Markel, professor of the history of medicine and professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases.
The Atlantic -
September 21, 2015
Timothy Scott, professor of chemical engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering, and colleagues have developed a fast-acting, self-healing material that can plug holes in the fuselage of an aircraft.
The Economist -
September 20, 2015
Research by Dr. Michelle Macy, assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine, shows children old enough to use booster seats are twice as likely to be seriously injured or killed in car accidents as babies are.
U.S. News & World Report -
September 20, 2015
Catherine Badgley, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and of the Residential College, was quoted in an article about the concentration of organic foods in the dairy, fresh fruit and vegetable sections of grocery stores, but not so much in the meat and grains aisles.
Bloomberg
