In the News

  1. February 26, 2014

    Susan Dynarski, professor of economics, education and public policy, was interviewed about alternative funding proposals in Tennessee and Oregon that would help residents of those states pay for college.

    National Public Radio
  2. February 26, 2014

    Research by Aneel Karnani, associate professor of strategy, suggests that a Coca-Cola bottling plant in India has contributed to the depletion of local groundwater resources.

    Business Standard (India)
  3. February 25, 2014

    Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management, was interviewed about what will happen to Sochi, Russia, and its Olympic village now that the Winter Games are over.

    National Public Radio
  4. February 25, 2014

    Comments by Samuel Bagenstos, professor of law, were featured in a story about whether or not “religious freedom” laws could be a license to discriminate.

    MSNBC
  5. February 25, 2014

    Michael Traugott, professor of communication studies and political science, was quoted in an article about the likelihood of Debbie Dingell running for her husband John’s congressional seat when he retires.

    Detroit Free Press
  6. February 24, 2014

    Scott Kurashige, professor of American culture, and Gloria House, professor of humanities and African and African American studies, were interviewed about Grace Lee Boggs, a 98-year-old Detroit activist from the time of Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

    MSNBC
  7. February 24, 2014

    Nicholas Delbanco, professor of English, wrote a review of Lawrence Buell’s new book, “The Dream of the Great American Novel.”

    Chicago Tribune
  8. February 24, 2014

    Huda Akil, professor of neurosciences and psychiatry, was quoted about the negative effects solitary confinement can have on a prisoner’s brain.

    CNN
  9. February 23, 2014

    Regarding the efficacy of federal programs to prevent psychological disorders in military veterans, Kenneth Warner, professor of public health, said: “A lot of programs don’t have any good data behind them. We remain uncertain about which approaches work and which ones are ineffective.”

    Los Angeles Times
  10. February 23, 2014

    Research by Dr. Erin Bonar, assistant professor of psychiatry, suggests that people who engage in excessive tanning may have mental health issues.

    UPI