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February 12, 2015
Comments by Brian Min, assistant professor of political science; Puneet Manchanda, professor of marketing; and Leela Fernandes, professor of women’s studies and political science, were featured in an article about the Delhi Assembly elections in India.
The Economic Times (India) -
February 12, 2015
Jesse Chandler, adjunct faculty associate at the Institute for Social Research, and Chris Antoun, doctoral student in survey methodology, were interviewed about Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, an increasingly popular way for university researchers to recruit subjects for online experiments.
PBS NewsHour -
February 11, 2015
Research by Dr. Elizabeth Speliotes, assistant professor of internal medicine, and computational medicine and bioinformatics, reveals 97 different DNA mutations that affect obesity.
NBC Today -
February 11, 2015
Research by Michael Jensen, associate professor of strategy, found that male actors who won an Oscar are three times more likely than other male actors to divorce during their first year of marriage.
The Daily Mail (U.K.) -
February 11, 2015
“If employees believe that they have strong relationships with at least some colleagues at work, colleagues who they care about and who care about them, then they are more likely to thrive,” said Gretchen Spreitzer, professor of management and organizations.
Business Insider -
February 11, 2015
Frank Beaver, professor emeritus of screen arts and cultures, was quoted in a story about D.W. Griffith’s “The Birth of a Nation,” America’s first blockbuster film, praised for its cinematic power but criticized for its overt racism.
BBC News -
February 10, 2015
“Academics have a duty to make themselves heard in the public and political spheres, inserting their voices into debates where expert knowledge can move the conversation forward. Unfortunately, the present culture of academe often runs counter to this kind of open and accessible engagement, to the detriment of both the voting public and the academic community,” said Andrew Hoffman, professor of management and organizations, and natural resources and environment.
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
February 10, 2015
Joe Grengs, associate professor of urban planning, was quoted in an article about metro Detroit’s underfunded and unreliable suburban bus system.
Detroit Free Press -
February 10, 2015
Dr. Julie Lumeng, associate professor of pediatrics, said that “kid food for grown-ups” — the processed, sweet, salty, calorie-dense adult foods that are convenient, inexpensive and ubiquitous — makes it hard for home-cooked meals to compete.
The Washington Post -
February 9, 2015
Trina Shanks, associate professor of social work, and Sharon Simonton, research investigator at the Institute of Social Research, say that since the Great Recession, the number of African Americans and Latinos with savings or checking accounts has dropped steadily.
The Huffington Post
