In the News
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December 12, 2013
Noel Tichy, professor of organizational behavior and human resource management, discussed the CEO succession plans at Ford Motor Co. for a story comparing that automaker’s process with General Motors’.
Detroit Free Press -
December 12, 2013
Nadine Sarter, professor of industrial and operations engineering, spoke about the pilots’ mistaken reliance on autopilot to maintain air speed during the crash of an Asiana Airlines flight last July.
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December 12, 2013
Comments by Richard Curtin, director of the Surveys of Consumers at the Institute for Social Research, were featured in an article about small businesses and the problems posed by raising the minimum wage.
The Wall Street Journal -
December 11, 2013
“No regulatory reform effort is perfect, but I do think we have made progress on the problem of too big to fail,” said Michael Barr, professor of law, who helped write the Dodd-Frank Act to regulate the banking industry.
Bloomberg Businessweek -
December 11, 2013
Marina Whitman, professor of public policy and business administration, was quoted in a story about General Motors’ first female CEO.
The New York Times -
December 11, 2013
Pamela Smock, professor of sociology and women’s studies, regarding a report on the narrowing pay gap between men and women: “When we see our male CEOs taking off a day to care for a sick child, then we will be working in a more gender-equal workplace — and a more gender-equal world.”
The Washington Post -
December 10, 2013
Dr. Sofia Merajver, professor of epidemiology and internal medicine, was interviewed for a story about young women undergoing genetic testing for breast cancer.
Michigan Radio -
December 10, 2013
Comments by Brandon Schoettle, project manager at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, were featured in an article about why young people are driving less.
Fox Business -
December 10, 2013
Andrew Hoffman, professor of natural resources and environment and director of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, warned against the downside of aggressive coalition-building in today’s environmental movement that could imperil a green group’s “brand and its credibility.”
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December 9, 2013
A tribute to the late Nelson Mandela featured the photographs and recollections of David Turnley, associate professor of art and design, who spent 28 years photographing South Africa’s struggles with apartheid.
TIME
