In the News

  1. February 13, 2014

    Martha Bailey, associate professor of economics, was interviewed about her research that challenges the notion that President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty failed.

    Michigan Radio
  2. February 13, 2014

    “We’re planting seeds, so that when they get to upper echelons, tomorrow’s leaders (will) think of themselves as a positive force for change,” said Scott DeRue, professor of management, commenting on the Stephen M. Ross School of Business’s mission to develop business leaders who make a positive difference in the world.

    Huffington Post
  3. February 12, 2014

    Comments by Gabrielle Hecht, professor of history, were featured in an article about the involvement of Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank in trading supplies of raw uranium used as a nuclear fuel ingredient.

    Reuters
  4. February 12, 2014

    Regarding the efficacy of flu shots, Dr. Arnold Monto, professor of public health and epidemiology, said: “We think that this is a good vaccine. It’s not a great vaccine. We think that the disease that you get if you get vaccinated and still get infected is a milder disease.”

    NBC News
  5. February 12, 2014

    Michael Gordon, professor of business information technology, was interviewed about the difficulties facing microfinancing as it struggles to gain a foothold in South Africa.

    The (London) Guardian
  6. February 11, 2014

    “Boards are chosen in order to increase shareholder wealth. Placing restrictions on the composition of a board will reduce value,” said Amy Dittmar, associate professor of finance.

    (Toronto) Globe and Mail
  7. February 11, 2014

    Jessica Litman, professor of law and information, was quoted about the U.S. Justice Department’s effort to build criminal cases against distributors of illegal versions of copyrighted apps for Google’s Android operating system.

    The Wall Street Journal
  8. February 10, 2014

    Kenneth Warner, professor of health management and policy, was quoted in a story about health officials’ increasingly hopeful predictions that the end of smoking may be in sight.

    The Huffington Post
  9. February 10, 2014

    An opinion piece by Marina Whitman, professor of public policy and business administration, called for the simplification of the U.S. tax code.

    Detroit Free Press
  10. February 10, 2014

    Dae Hee Kwak, assistant professor of sport management, was featured in a televised panel discussion about the auto industry’s involvement in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

    Autoline This Week