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February 10, 2014
Research by Michael Bastedo, associate professor of education and director of the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, and doctoral student Allyson Flaster was the subject of a column challenging the idea that many academically talented, low-income students who could succeed at top colleges are not applying to, enrolling in or graduating from them.
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February 9, 2014
Jerry Davis, professor of management and organizations, and sociology, was interviewed about Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ plan to serve as adviser to new company CEO Satya Nadella.
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February 9, 2014
Cynthia Wilbanks, vice president for government relations, was quoted in an article about Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposal to boost university funding by 6.1 percent.
Detroit Free Press -
February 9, 2014
Terri Conley, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies, discussed her research on gender and sexuality in a featured profile piece.
New York Magazine -
February 6, 2014
Ethan Kross, associate professor of psychology, was quoted in a story about his study that indicates thinking of oneself in the third person may lower anxiety.
Toronto Star -
February 6, 2014
Sarah A. Burgard, associate professor of sociology, said that although data haven’t yet confirmed it, there is an expectation that overall mortality will have declined during the Great Recesssion.
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February 6, 2014
Daniel Fisher, professor of earth and environmental science, and ecology and evolutionary biology, spoke about a study that suggests when flowers disappeared after the last ice age, so too did the woolly mammoths that ate them.
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February 5, 2014
Regarding last year’s record number of exonerations of people wrongfully convicted of crimes, Samuel Gross, professor of law, said: “DNA has taught us a huge amount about the criminal justice system. Biological evidence has forced all of us to realize that we’ve made a lot of mistakes. But most exonerations involve shoe-leather, not DNA.”
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February 5, 2014
Stefan Szymanski, professor of kinesiology, was interviewed about whether an Olympics host city receives an economic boost.
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February 5, 2014
“I believe the core question of what makes an entrepreneurial learning experience great has less to do with what is taught and more to do with how programs are structured. … Try something. Fail a bit. Try again. Fail some more. Keep learning,” said Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.
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