In the News

  1. June 4, 2014

    Research by David Hutton, assistant professor of health management and policy, and industrial and operations engineering, shows that switching from an expensive eye medication to a similar, much cheaper medication could save Medicare $18 billion over the next decade and the U.S. health system $29 billion in private insurance payments.

    USA Today
  2. June 4, 2014

    A study by Dr. Beth Tarini, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, was cited in a column about diagnosing an ordinary health problem as a disease and the significant impact it can have on people’s health and the nation’s health care budget.

    The New York Times
  3. June 3, 2014

    Karen Peterson, professor of environmental health sciences, commented on research that shows certain traits in children and teens with type 1 diabetes increase their risk of becoming overweight or obese.

    Chicago Tribune
  4. June 3, 2014

    Allen Burton, professor of natural resources and environment, and earth and environmental sciences, was quoted in a story about the Obama administration’s five-year blueprint for Great Lakes environmental protection that would put greater emphasis on climate change and using science to choose cleanup projects.

    The Associated Press
  5. June 3, 2014

    Joanna Kroll, director of career development at the School of Information, spoke about what job recruiters and companies want to see from new college graduates.

    Michigan Radio
  6. June 2, 2014

    Matthew Shapiro, professor of economics, was quoted about his research that uses Twitter to estimate the number of new job seekers.

    The Washington Post
  7. June 2, 2014

    Julia Adler-Milstein, assistant professor of information, and health management and policy, was interviewed about three health systems in Camden, N.J., that have agreed to share patient data on the city’s 30,000 residents enrolled in Medicaid.

    Marketplace
  8. June 2, 2014

    “To me, the basis of future mass transit is not buses or trains running on fixed routes, but more of a sophisticated taxi system without drivers,” said Don Grimes, senior research associate at the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy.

    Forbes
  9. June 1, 2014

    Steven Broglio, associate professor of kinesiology, was quoted about his research in a new White House initiative on the effects and treatment of concussions in young athletes.

    Detroit Free Press
  10. June 1, 2014

    Ashley Gearhardt, assistant professor of psychology, said the best way to keep kids healthy is to eliminate the option to eat junk food all together, rather than simply giving them more access to healthy fruits and vegetables: “No one is binging on broccoli. No one eats strawberries until they throw up. If these kids are so used to eating junk foods, those other foods just can’t compete.”

    Time