In the News
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April 7, 2014
Margo Schlanger, professor of law, was quoted in a story about Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s refusal to comply with an anti-prison rape law.
MSNBC -
April 7, 2014
“The complexity of software in a vehicle is daunting. You can’t reboot it. You can’t open a window on your laptop and modify it in any way. It has to work in many modes of operation, not just driving down the road, but also when it’s cloudy, rainy, freezing or hot. It gets complicated very quickly,” said James Freudenberg, professor of electrical engineering and computer science.
Discovery -
April 7, 2014
Comments by David Nidever, research fellow in astronomy, were featured in an article about the birth of bright new stars triggered from gas from another galaxy hitting our own.
Scientific American -
April 6, 2014
Regarding his research on migraine sufferers using Twitter to tweet about their misery, Dr. Alexandre DaSilva, assistant professor of dentistry, said: “I believe it gives some kind of relief to share the pain, and that provides so much information we don’t usually get.”
Los Angeles Times -
April 6, 2014
Kathleen Potempa, professor and dean of the School of Nursing, was quoted in a story about the best way to choose a primary care physician.
Fox Business -
April 6, 2014
Michael Heaney, assistant professor of organizational studies and political science, said that President Obama, in pushing a minimum-wage increase, is trying to generate increased enthusiasm among Democrats for the November midterm elections.
National Public Radio -
April 3, 2014
June Manning Thomas, professor of urban planning, and Roy Strickland, professor of architecture, were interviewed about the history of the Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit.
Michigan Radio -
April 3, 2014
Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in a story about Americans’ declining reliance on cars.
CBS Moneywatch -
April 3, 2014
John Callewaert, integrated assessment program director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, was interviewed about what may be causing Great Lakes water levels to change, and how to adapt to the change.
WDET Radio -
April 2, 2014
Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering, was quoted in a story about about a national network of government-backed manufacturing institutes that can “stop the bleeding of next-generation technologies and their manufacturing to other countries.”
Chicago Tribune
