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April 3, 2014
June Manning Thomas, professor of urban planning, and Roy Strickland, professor of architecture, were interviewed about the history of the Brewster-Douglass housing projects in Detroit.
Michigan Radio -
April 3, 2014
Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, was quoted in a story about Americans’ declining reliance on cars.
CBS Moneywatch -
April 3, 2014
John Callewaert, integrated assessment program director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, was interviewed about what may be causing Great Lakes water levels to change, and how to adapt to the change.
WDET Radio -
April 2, 2014
Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering, was quoted in a story about about a national network of government-backed manufacturing institutes that can “stop the bleeding of next-generation technologies and their manufacturing to other countries.”
Chicago Tribune -
April 2, 2014
Bruce Belzowski, assistant research scientist at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, said sanctions that would limit investment by U.S. automakers in Russia could benefit emerging Chinese automakers.
MLive -
April 2, 2014
Michelle Segar, co-director of the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center and research investigator at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, says that to stay motivated to exercise, people should use it as a way to feel better instead of exercising for health and weight loss.
Oprah.com -
April 1, 2014
Research by Dean Yang, associate professor of economics and public policy, examined ways to motivate migrant workers in India to make good financial decisions and save more money.
Times of India -
April 1, 2014
Tom Ivacko, program manager at the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy, was interviewed about the benefits and costs of tax-exempt properties.
Michigan Radio -
April 1, 2014
David Wentzloff, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was quoted regarding the first-round venture funding for PsiKick, an ultra-low-power chip startup he co-founded.
Detroit Free Press -
March 31, 2014
“It’s pretty clear that somebody somewhere was being penny-wise and pound-foolish. It’s hard to find an explanation for why somebody didn’t do something about something that was known for a good decade,” said Marina Whitman, professor of public policy and business administration, on GM’s failure to fix a faulty ignition switch blamed for at least 13 deaths.
The Washington Post
