In the News
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March 17, 2014
Philip Christman, a lecturer in English language and literature and editor of the Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing, was interviewed about the literary journal that showcases the works of incarcerated writers throughout the state’s prison system.
Michigan Radio -
March 16, 2014
Dr. John Ayanian, director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, was quoted about the challenges facing Obamacare as the deadline looms for enrolling in the Affordable Health Act exchanges.
U.S. News & World Report -
March 16, 2014
A study by Vicki Freedman, research professor at the Institute for Social Research, found that doing chores and errands while caring for a disabled husband makes older women a bit happier than just doing housework for its own sake.
Reuters -
March 16, 2014
Comments by Aswin Punathambekar, associate professor of communication studies, were featured in an article about a new Bollywood movie that seems to mimic the real-life story of a women’s vigilante group formed in India in 2006.
The Star (India) -
March 13, 2014
“Scientific discovery doesn’t come easy. It’s easy to give up, but he would just never give up,” said Rashid Bashshur, professor emeritus of health management and policy, describing the late Dr. Hunein Maassab, professor emeritus of epidemiology and developer of the nasal-spray flu vaccine.
The New York Times -
March 13, 2014
Aradhna Krishna, professor of marketing, was interviewed about her research on “smellizing,” in which pictures in food ads trigger memories of smells.
Michigan Radio -
March 13, 2014
Craig Wilkins, lecturer in architecture and urban planning, was quoted about the determination of local Detroit artists to reclaim discarded materials to create artsy city bus shelters, despite recent thefts of the installations.
The Detroit News -
March 12, 2014
“I’m not convinced that it’s really a weather-related phenomenon. You can’t keep blaming the weather,” economist Don Grimes of the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy, said regarding the nation’s economic blahs.
The Detroit News -
March 12, 2014
Mary Sue Coleman spoke about her tenure as U-M president and the challenges facing higher education today, in one of several interviews with college presidents at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting. (Scroll through videos for Coleman interview.)
The Chronicle of Higher Education -
March 12, 2014
Emily Somers, assistant professor of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and environmental health sciences, was quoted in a story about African-American women and lupus.
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