In the News

  1. September 20, 2015

    Sarah Ketchen Lipson, a doctoral candidate in the schools of Public Health and Education, penned an opinion piece about an ad for the Red Bull energy drink and the negative message it sends to college students about the importance of sleep.

    The Huffington Post
  2. September 17, 2015

    “(Carly) Fiorina turned in another strong performance and was the only candidate that effectively and consistently challenged Mr. Trump,” Aaron Kall, director of the U-M Debate Program, said of Wednesday’s GOP presidential debate.

    U.S. News & World Report
  3. September 17, 2015

    Dr. Kagan Ozer, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, and Dr. John Magee, professor of surgery and head of the U-M Transplant Center, discussed the university’s new hand transplant program.

    Detroit Free Press
  4. September 17, 2015

    “The economic recovery is not yet affecting poverty or wage levels. It’s simply not affecting the part of the population that is economically challenged,” said Laura Lein, dean of the School of Social Work.

    The Detroit News
  5. September 16, 2015

    “They’re abusing the public trust, and that matters to all of us because this drip of stuff over time makes us less able to be an effective political society,” said John Chamberlin, professor emeritus of political science and public policy, referring to scandals involving state and federal lawmakers.

    The Associated Press
  6. September 16, 2015

    Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, adjunct professor at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and Richard Curtin, research associate professor at the Institute for Social Research, were quoted in a story about the potential impact of higher interest rates on the auto industry.

    The Wall Street Journal
  7. September 16, 2015

    Comments by Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, were featured in a story about the potential fallout if a new Obamacare lawsuit succeeds.

    The Huffington Post
  8. September 15, 2015

    Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher, associate professor of neurology and director of Michigan NeuroSport, said recent rule changes have made football safer, but “I’d stop short of saying it’s as safe as it’s ever been because I think comparing football today to football in the 1960s is very difficult.”

    ABC News
  9. September 15, 2015

    Heather Ann Thompson, professor of history and Afroamerican and African studies, and the Residential College, was quoted in a story about the impact of incarceration on black families during the last 50 years.

    The Atlantic
  10. September 14, 2015

    Lonnie Shea, professor of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering, spoke about an implantable cancer decoy that can attract and capture malignant cells from the bloodstream.

    BBC News