In the News
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September 11, 2014
A report by doctoral student Carla Maria Kayanan and David Bieri, assistant professor of urban and regional planning, found that billions of tax dollars in Michigan are being diverted to unelected authorities with little or no state oversight.
MLive -
September 11, 2014
“Older husbands and wives in better marriages are more satisfied with their lives. But overall life satisfaction for an unhappily married man depends on how his wife describes their relationship,” said Vicki Freedman, research professor at the Institute for Social Research.
Fox News -
September 10, 2014
Kevin Fu, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, said most of us don’t realize that when we take photos on smartphones, there’s really no delete button on the Internet.
Michigan Radio -
September 10, 2014
Research by Neal Krause, professor of health behavior and health education, shows church members who volunteer are more likely to have close friends in their religious communities who provide emotional support — one reason why people feel more grateful to God.
The Huffington Post -
September 9, 2014
A feature article on Deborah Loewenberg Ball, professor and dean of education, chronicled how this “pedagogical daredevil” revolutionized learning for elementary school math students early in her teaching career — and still does today.
Time -
September 9, 2014
“Trauma gets a lot of attention, but it’s not just trauma — it’s also reconnecting and rebuilding relationships and struggling to redefine your role in the family after you’ve been gone for some time,” said Katherine Rosenblum, associate professor of psychiatry, about the challenges faced by military families after deployment.
The Washington Post -
September 9, 2014
An article explores the findings of a new book by Carl Schneider, professor of law, which takes issue with the implied benefits of mandated disclosure laws.
Forbes -
September 9, 2014
Daniel Crane, professor and associate dean of law, was interviewed about tech companies Google, Apple, Intel and Adobe fighting a court order to come up with more money to settle a class-action lawsuit that accuses them of conspiring against their own employees.
The New York Times -
September 8, 2014
“The research is pretty clear that it’s never appropriate to shame a child, or to make a child feel degraded or diminished. Such punishments can lead to problems including increased anxiety, depression and aggression,” said Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, associate professor of social work.
The Christian Science Monitor -
September 8, 2014
Jowei Chen, assistant professor of political science, was quoted in a column about why the Democrats are unlikely to take control of the House of Representatives.
The New York Times
