In the News
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November 12, 2013
Doctoral student Jamila Kwarteng of the School of Public Health was quoted about her research that suggests a well-maintained neighborhood sidewalk — not just merely the presence of one, regardless of condition — encourages exercise.
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November 11, 2013
Physicians have been slow to embrace human papillomavirus testing as an additional screening method for cervical cancer, said Dr. Mack Ruffin, professor of family medicine.
National Public Radio -
November 11, 2013
Do-Hee Morsman, administrator at the Nam Center for Korean Studies, was quoted in an article about the increasing popularity of Korean studies courses at U.S. universities.
Inside Higher Ed -
November 11, 2013
Bridgette Carr, clinical professor of law and director of the Human Trafficking Clinic, was interviewed about a state task force recommendation that minors sold for sex or cheap labor should not be charged with a crime.
Michigan Radio -
November 11, 2013
Comments by Philip Larson, program director of veteran and military services in the Office of New Student Programs, were featured in a story about soldiers who transfer military skills to a college major.
U.S. News & World Report -
November 10, 2013
Elizabeth Pringle, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, and natural resources and environment, spoke about her research on how the sap of laurel trees attracts ants, which then protect the trees from leaf-eating critters.
Los Angeles Times -
November 10, 2013
Christiane Gruber, associate professor of art history, was interviewed about the Arab Spring-inspired “Creative Dissent” exhibit at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn.
National Public Radio -
November 10, 2013
“The primary purpose of an evaluation cannot be to fire, punish or embarrass, (but) to build a system where every student gets an excellent education every day of every year,” School of Education Dean Deborah Ball said in a story about teacher-evaluation reform in Michigan.
Bridge Magazine -
November 7, 2013
Sheldon Danziger, professor of public policy, spoke about the high poverty rate in the U.S.: “Given current economic conditions, poverty will not be substantially reduced unless government does more to help the working poor and those who are willing to work but cannot find jobs.”
The Associated Press -
November 7, 2013
A story about small shops that leverage technology to meet demand for low-volume, highly customizable products quoted Wally Hopp, professor of technology and operations: “You’re seeing these mom-and-pop operations picking up manufacturing, doing it in a highly flexible, highly local kind of way.”
Bloomberg
