In the News

  1. July 21, 2014

    David Bieri, assistant professor of urban and regional planning, said the rule of thumb that you should spend no more than 30 percent of your income on housing really isn’t relevant: “It’s essentially an arbitrary number. It creates more distortions than it actually solves.”

    Bloomberg Businessweek
  2. July 21, 2014

    Research by Barry Rabe, professor of public policy, shows that Americans support a tax on carbon emissions if the money it raises is directly spent on a specific cause, such as research into renewable energy.

    U.S. News & World Report
  3. July 15, 2014

    “If you were to pick the worst possible place for an oil spill in the Great Lakes, this would be it,” said David Schwab, research scientist at the Graham Sustainability Institute, regarding an oil pipeline beneath the Mackinac Bridge.

    The Huffington Post
  4. July 15, 2014

    Dr. Kenneth Langa, professor of internal medicine, gerontology and health management and policy, was quoted in a story about falling rates of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in the U.S.

    The Associated Press
  5. July 15, 2014

    Research by Julie Posselt, assistant professor of education, shows that diversity is not a major factor in the initial stages of universities’ Ph.D. admissions processes.

    Times Higher Education
  6. July 8, 2014

    Daniel Herbert, associate professor of screen arts and cultures, was quoted in a story about the movie “Forrest Gump,” which remains a cultural touchstone and surprisingly polarizing 20 years after its theatrical release.

    CNN
  7. July 8, 2014

    “Facebook deserves a lot of credit for pushing as much research into the public domain as they do,” said Clifford Lampe, associate professor of information, noting that it would be a real loss for science if Facebook stopped publishing studies.

    The Wall Street Journal
  8. July 8, 2014

    Comments by Mark Mizruchi, professor of sociology, organizational studies and business administration, were featured in an article about the lack of centrist attitudes among today’s corporate moguls.

    The New Yorker
  9. July 1, 2014

    Khaled Mattawa, associate professor of English, spoke about the killing of Salwa Bugaighis, a Libyan lawyer and civil rights activist whose death stunned her nation.

    The New York Times
  10. July 1, 2014

    Research by Dr. Laura Howe, clinical instructor of allergy and immunology, found that parents of children with milk and egg allergies have increased anxiety and strain over their child’s allergies compared to parents of kids allergic to peanuts.

    Time