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 Compiled by university news and communications

displays selected media placements of contributions by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉúans and the local and global impact of the university. Updated weekly, it is accessible on the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú News website.

Our editors' picks for August provide a snapshot of recent news media coverage: 

 Forbes.com, August 6:

• Jaime Hunt, vice president and chief marketing and communications officer who sits on Forbes Communication Council, writes about ways to be prepared to manage a PR crisis effectively.

Yahoo News, MSN, France24, Washington Newsday and other outlets, Aug. 7-9:

• Bo Li, assistant professor of sports management, is quoted in these stories about how Beijing Olympic 2022 organizers should take their cue from Tokyo in handling the COVID-19 threat. 

 InsideHigherEd, August 9:

•  Retiring Native American mascots can create new relationships between colleges and Tribal Nations, write Doug Lankford, chief of the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Tribe of Oklahoma, and President Gregory Crawford.

 BBC World Service Radio, Aug. 9:

• Glenn Platt, C. Michael Armstrong Professor of Interactive Media Studies and Marketing, discusses how doping is a growing problem in the multi-billion industry of competitive online gaming, but remains an open secret.  

News Opener, August 9:

• Jessica McCarty, associate professor of geography, is quoted in this story about the infrastructure bill, reforestation and fire resilience. 

CBSNews, MSN, Yahoo News, Earth.com and Daily Magazine, Aug. 10:

• Jessica McCarty, associate professor of geography, is quoted in this story about how climate change is making wildfires in Siberia larger, affecting places farther to the north and consuming fuels that would have been more fire resistant in the past. 

Weekly Reviewer, Aug. 12:

• This story mentions that the AARP Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard was developed by ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Scripps Gerontology Center in collaboration with the AARP. 

The Detroit News, Aug. 16:

• Review of Sing to the Colors: A Writer Explores Two Centuries at the University of Michigan, a new book by James Tobin, professor of media, journalism and film.

Food Psych podcast, Aug. 16:

• Jeffrey Hunger, assistant professor of psychology, discusses weight stigma, weight loss, the role of critical thinking in taking down diet culture and more in this podcast interview (Note: this is a repost of a podcast episode that originally aired on April 8, 2019, when Hunger was a postdoctoral scholar at UCLA).

WKRC Channel 12, Aug. 17:

• Laura Neack, professor of political science, is interviewed in this short news segment about the Taliban and the troop pullout from Afghanistan. 

MSN.com, August 18:

• Mark Curnutte, instructor of sociology and gerontology,discusses the conditions before and after the recent earthquake in Haiti. 

Forbes.com, Aug. 19:

• Jaime Hunt, vice president and chief marketing and communications officer, is among other Forbes Communication Council members who share a word or phrase they would not use in crisis communications.

Forbes.com, Aug. 23:

• ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University President Gregory Crawford is among other leaders who offer effective ways to boost empathy in the workplace. 

The Hill, Aug. 24:

• Op-ed by Jessica McCarty, associate professor of geography, about climate change, wildfires and how we can manage fuels and prevent certain human-caused ignitions.

InsideHigherEd, Aug. 25:

• Jason Lane, dean of the College of Education, Health and Society, is quoted in this article about international branch campuses. 

The EvoLLLution, Aug. 30:   

• Jason Lane, dean pf the College of Education, Health and Society, writes about how sharing resources, student information and credentialing systems between institutions is essential to gaining and keeping enrollments in higher education.