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February 17, 2014
Stewart Thornhill, executive director of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, said serial entrepreneurs enjoy the excitement of creating startup businesses: “Almost irrespective of industry, it’s the thrill of the hunt — seeing an industry and trying to do it differently than other people.”
Crain's Detroit Business -
February 17, 2014
Dr. Deborah Levine, assistant professor of internal medicine and neurology, was quoted about her research that found that African Americans are much more likely than Hispanics or whites to die from a stroke shortly after having an infection.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 16, 2014
Albert Shih, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, was quoted in a story about what it takes to get accepted into a top online engineering master’s program.
U.S. News & World Report -
February 16, 2014
Martha Jones, associate professor of history and Afroamerican and African studies, wrote a commentary on her mixed-race identity.
CNN -
February 16, 2014
Regarding a recent move that gives employers more time to comply with the Affordable Care Act, Nicholas Bagley, assistant professor of law, said: “The fact that it can’t be challenged in court doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have a discussion about whether it’s lawful.”
The Wall Street Journal -
February 13, 2014
Janet Smith, professor of biological chemistry, was quoted in a story about research she led that discovered a key aspect to how the dengue and West Nile viruses replicate in the cells of their host and how they manipulate the immune system as they spread.
Economic Times -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
