In the News

  1. June 8, 2014

    Antonia Villarruel, professor of nursing and associate dean for research and global affairs at the School of Nursing, was interviewed about an Oregon school district that plans to offer condoms to students starting in sixth grade.

    Reuters
  2. June 5, 2014

    “If you have positive connections between employees, that means it’s also probably easier to cultivate meaning in the work they’re doing. And similarly if your employees feel they have a purpose, it’s easier for them to cultivate positive connections with each other,” said Jane Dutton, the Robert L. Kahn Distinguished University Professor of Business Administration and Psychology.

    The Guardian
  3. June 5, 2014

    In a pictorial feature marking the 25th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square massacre, photos by David Turnley, associate professor of art and design, chronicle the pro-democracy protests and the bloody crackdown by Chinese troops.

    National Geographic
  4. June 5, 2014

    “We hope the implant will bring light back into our patients’ worlds, allowing them to detect shapes of people and objects in their environment,” said Dr. Thiran Jayasundera, assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, who along with Dr. David Zacks, associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, performed the first two surgeries in the U.S. to implant an artificial retina.

    Chicago Tribune
  5. June 4, 2014

    A review of “The Cosmic Cocktail” by Katherine Freese, professor of physics, says that readers of her book will “end up thinking that being a physicist is certainly important and definitely difficult — but (that) it could also be a lot of fun.”

    The Washington Post
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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