In the News

  1. January 19, 2015

    Comments by Lynn Wooten, clinical professor of strategy, and management and organizations, were featured in a story about why failure in business isn’t always a bad thing.

    BBC
  2. January 18, 2015

    Research by Dr. Daniel Morgan, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and colleagues found nearly 20 percent of women who undergo a hysterectomy for benign conditions may not need the surgery.

    The Huffington Post
  3. January 18, 2015

    Martin Zimmerman, clinical professor of business administration, said “regulators are going to have to come to terms with lower oil prices” as automakers begin to push back against tough government targets to raise average fuel efficiency by 2025.

    The China Post
  4. January 18, 2015

    Amy Cohn, associate professor of industrial and operations engineering, spoke about her research team’s work on ways to reduce the impact of one of the leading causes of flight delays: bad weather.

    Michigan Radio
  5. January 15, 2015

    Sarita Schoenebeck, assistant professor of information, was quoted in a story about social media-savvy Michelle Obama’s challenge of keeping her teenagers in check as they develop their own online personas.

    The Washington Post
  6. January 15, 2015

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

    Marketplace
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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