In the News
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May 14, 2015
Eric Kort, assistant professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, said finding the sources of a mysterious methane plume in the U.S. Southwest will lead to a better understanding of methane emissions and help improve techniques for harvesting fossil fuels.
Aljazeera America -
May 14, 2015
Amitabh Sinha, associate professor of technology and operations, was interviewed about the future of online grocery shopping.
Michigan Radio -
May 13, 2015
Research by Alexander Rickard, assistant professor of epidemiology, reveals that a common amino acid found in red meat, poultry, fish and dairy products can prevent dental plaque.
Daily Mail (U.K.) -
May 13, 2015
“The skill set is broader than just starting a business. Being creative, thinking about other people and what their needs and problems might be and how to help, those are skills you need even if you go work for somebody else,” said Oscar Ybarra, professor of psychology and newly appointed director of Innovate Blue.
Crain's Detroit Business -
May 13, 2015
Celeste Castillo Lee, a manager at the U-M Health System’s Patient and Family Centered Care program, says UMHS peer mentor programs harness the wisdom of patients dealing with chronic illness and “leverage them to be part of the care team.”
The Wall Street Journal -
May 12, 2015
Kevin Fu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was interviewed about WattsUpDoc, a new hospital malware-detection system he helped develop.
Business Insider -
May 12, 2015
James Hathaway, professor of law, was quoted in a story about a U.N. resolution that would authorize Europe to use military force to stop migrant smuggling boats from Africa and the Middle East.
The New York Times -
May 12, 2015
“The fact of the matter is we’re going to be using fossil fuels for decades to come and as much as we wish otherwise, even as we’re transitioning to more renewables over a period of decades, we need to be mindful of the infrastructure that we have today and that will be needed in that transition period,” said Mark Barteau, director of the U-M Energy Institute and professor of chemical engineering.
Midwestern Energy News -
May 11, 2015
Gabrielle Hecht, professor of history and director of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society, was quoted in a story about the history of nuclear energy in France.
The New York Times -
May 11, 2015
Stuart Soroka, professor of communication studies and political science, says that prioritizing bad news is beneficial: “We can’t pay attention to everything. We need some heuristic that helps us select the information that’s important and the information that’s not — or at least the information that requires us to change our behavior versus the information that doesn’t.”
Pacific Standard
