In the News
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October 7, 2014
“To lose your job is awful, but to experience two years of unemployment, you lose your hard skills; technology passes you by. … It’s not surprising that poverty is going to go up in that group,” said Luke Shaefer, associate professor of social work.
USA Today -
October 7, 2014
Daniel Levine, professor emeritus of political science, was quoted in a story about the impact that Pope Francis is having on Roman Catholics in Latin America.
Chicago Tribune -
October 6, 2014
“Your smartphone has turned you into a dumb organism. You get sucked into wanting to do it all the time. There is now a pressure to always respond immediately. People literally take their phone to bed,” said David Meyer, professor of psychology.
San Francisco Chronicle -
October 6, 2014
Lynn Wooten, clinical professor of strategy and management and organizations, spoke about the confluence of crises — ISIS, Ebola and the Secret Service security breach — facing the U.S., and the role of the president in quelling such calamities.
Fortune -
October 6, 2014
Sharon Glotzer, professor of chemical and macromolecular engineering, physics and materials science, was featured in a program on self-assembly — the coming together of simple units to form something of great complexity.
BBC World Service -
October 5, 2014
David Mayer, associate professor of management and organizations, was quoted in a story about research that finds a link between high levels of testosterone and greedy behavior by powerful people.
The Atlantic -
October 5, 2014
“There is quite a lot of frustration in the population with things like corruption and these big building programs for the World Cup, combined with what they see as very poor public health services and infrastructure,” said Melvyn Levitsky, professor of public policy, regarding the heated election in Brazil.
International Business Times -
October 5, 2014
Research by Dr. Amir Ghaferi, assistant professor of surgery, shows that hospitals that pull out all the stops to rescue elderly surgical patients in crisis are better at saving lives, but have higher rates of major complications and, ultimately, more inpatient deaths.
U.S. News & World Report -
October 2, 2014
Dr. Marie Lozon, associate professor of pediatric emergency medicine, was quoted in a story about a possible link between limb weakness in children and the respiratory illness enterovirus 68, which is afflicting thousands of children nationwide.
The New York Times -
October 2, 2014
Regarding the underrepresentation of female students at America’s most selective colleges, Michael Bastedo, associate professor of education, said, “It’s perplexing. You would think that women’s advantages nationally, with their higher high-school grades, would translate into larger advantages at elite colleges.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education
