In the News

  1. October 19, 2014

    Ella Atkins, associate professor of aerospace engineering, says so-called general aviation — unscheduled private flights — pose the most difficulty to integrating drone traffic into U.S. airspace.

    MIT Technology Review
  2. October 16, 2014

    Annette Masson, associate professor of theatre, was interviewed about the different speech patterns of women and men.

    National Public Radio
  3. October 16, 2014

    Comments by Margo Schlanger, professor of law, were featured in a story about the U.S. Supreme Court’s action to put on hold sections of a Texas law that would dramatically reduce access to abortion.

    New Republic
  4. October 16, 2014

    Amy Bohnert, assistant professor of psychiatry, said a surge in heroin deaths may be a sign that efforts to tighten up the supply of prescription painkillers are pushing addicts to use the illegal narcotic.

    Los Angeles Times
  5. October 15, 2014

    Dr. Eden Wells, clinical associate professor of epidemiology, said an Ebola-stricken nurse in Dallas has sounded an alarm that health care workers must stay vigilant when confronted with the threat of infectious diseases.

    International Business Times
  6. October 15, 2014

    An op-ed by David Moran, clinical professor of law and director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic, asserts that some prosecutors and judges prevent DNA testing in cases where an innocent suspect is found guilty of murder or rape.

    The Detroit News
  7. October 15, 2014

    “Sadness, more than any other negative emotion, is associated with a sense that external forces (e.g., disease, weather) control the important outcomes in one’s life. Shopping is all about choice, and we find that making shopping choices helps to restore a sense of personal control over one’s environment, and thus helps to alleviate sadness,” said Scott Rick, assistant professor of marketing.

    Time
  8. October 14, 2014

    Dr. Matthew M. Davis, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, internal medicine, public policy, and health management and policy, was interviewed about a Detroit toddler who died from enterovirus D68.

    Today
  9. October 14, 2014

    Regarding the government’s authority to screen airline passengers for potential Ebola exposure and order them quarantined if necessary — which may seem intrusive — Peter Jacobson, professor of health law and policy, said, “One can argue whether the Obama administration waited too long, but I think it would be irresponsible for the administration not to use its legal authority to protect the health of the public. Otherwise, why bother?”

    The Associated Press
  10. October 14, 2014

    Nansook Park, professor of psychology, was quoted in a story about the impact of a military career on the children of soldiers.

    Reuters