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January 12, 2015
Research by Nicole Ellison, associate professor of information, and colleagues found that Facebook remains the most popular social media site in the U.S. with nearly six in 10 American adults having an account.
USA Today -
January 12, 2015
Christiane Gruber, associate professor of the history of art, says the ban on drawings of the Prophet Muhammad has not always been absolute and that there is a rich heritage of images and icons.
The Guardian -
January 12, 2015
Robin Edelstein, associate professor of psychology, and her research team found a decline in the testosterone of expectant fathers as their partners’ due date approached: “Men may not necessarily notice the changes themselves, but lower levels of testosterone could contribute to men being more nurturing and caring with their infants, and possibly even with their partners.”
Men's Journal -
January 11, 2015
An online exhibition, curated by Brian Dunnigan, associate director of the William L. Clements Library, features the geometry of 18th-century forts built by Britain in the American colonies.
Slate -
January 11, 2015
Research by Eric Martens, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, offers insight on how human bodies digest foods such as beer, soy sauce and bread.
Detroit Free Press -
January 11, 2015
Terri Voepel-Lewis, associate research scientist in internal medicine, was quoted in an article about alternative ways to measure pain beyond using a numbers ranking or smiley-face scale.
The Atlantic -
January 8, 2015
Andrew Maynard, professor of environmental health sciences, was quoted in a story about a nuclear power plant that unwittingly leaked 2,000 gallons of oil into Lake Michigan.
The Huffington Post -
January 8, 2015
Research by Shinobu Kitayama, professor of psychology, found that anger is associated with better biological health among Japanese people.
The Economic Times -
January 7, 2015
Jingwen Hu, associate research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, on developing a computerized virtual body, or human model, that may replace real crash test dummies: “A dummy is a pretty simplified version of a human. A human model can simulate the bones, tissues and internal organs throughout the body.”
BBC -
January 7, 2015
On his vision that creative-writing graduate students be able to attend for free, Nicholas Delbanco, retired professor of English language and literature, said, “It’s inappropriate at best and criminal at worst to expect people to go deeply in debt to follow this particular passion.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
