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December 1, 2013
Craig Wilkins, lecturer III in urban planning, discussed Doorstops Detroit, in which he works with local artists and others to create an artistic new take on city bus shelters by using discarded materials.
The Detroit News -
December 1, 2013
Dr. Thomas Crawford, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine, was quoted in a story about a British charity that wants to recycle life-saving pacemakers for use in developing countries.
BBC -
December 1, 2013
Hillary Frazier, social media specialist, was interviewed about the university being a launch partner for Pinterest’s new “Places” boards.
EdTech -
November 26, 2013
Nicholas Howson, professor of law, was quoted about the legal risks and uncertainty regarding the Shanghai Free-trade Zone, which was launched in late September.
South China Morning Post -
November 26, 2013
“Most high-profile journals will insist that work that they accept for publication has not appeared elsewhere. So for investigators to share their data in advance of publication could actually jeopardize their ability to publish their work,” said J. David Allan, professor of natural resources and environment.
Michigan Radio -
November 26, 2013
David Meyer, professor of psychology, was interviewed about the proposal to lift the Federal Communications Commission ban on cell phone use on airliners.
CNN -
November 25, 2013
David Nidever, a research fellow in astronomy, was quoted in an article about the collision of two dwarf galaxies in our local group of galaxies, sparking the nearest “starburst.”
Scientific American -
November 25, 2013
Jonathan Freedman, professor of English language and literature, American studies and Judaic studies, wrote that massive open online courses “are just the latest incarnation of bringing watered-down versions of culture, knowledge and learning to a mass audience.”
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
November 25, 2013
Comments by Daniel Kruger, research assistant professor of health behavior and health education, were featured in a story about the “foraging for resources” and looting of stores in the Philippines by desperate survivors of Typhoon Haiyan.
The New York Times -
November 24, 2013
“We will have to see quite a few readings of 3 percent or better (for gross domestic product) to bring unemployment down to a long-run normal rate,” said Daniil Manaenkov, assistant research scientist at the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics.
The Detroit News
