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UMP author, Rolf Peterson, quoted in The Detroit News

Rolf Peterson, author of The Wolves of Isle Royale: A Broken Balance, was quoted in The Detroit News this month. Read the article: "Inbreeding takes toll on Isle Royale wolves"

To learn more about Peterson's book go to: http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=286862

Arnie Bernstein on WGN-Chicago

Yesterday in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Columbine school killings, Arnie Bernstein, author of the new UMP title, Bath Massacre, was on Chicago's WGN discussing his book. Watch the segment here: http://www.wgntv.com/landing_middaynews/?416-Book-Bath-Massacre=1&blockID=263555&feedID=2412

Michigan author, Tom Diaz, quoted in the New York Times

Today, April 15th the New York Times called upon Tom Diaz, an expert on transnational Latino gangs and American law enforcement efforts to contain them. The recent violence and tension on the U.S./Mexico border isn't a new problem as Tom Diaz explains in his forthcoming book No Boundaries.

Are Worker Rights Human Rights?

Attention shopaholics and general consumers: be aware of the conditions and treatment of employees in which your purchases were created. Richard McIntyre, a University of Rhode Island professor of economics and the director of the Honors Program, recently published a book about the mistreatment of employees in the work force. The book, "Are Worker Rights Human Rights?" is a 220-page, informative investigation that delves into "how these kinds of problems are interpreted by different kinds of people," McIntyre said.

Q&A with John Howland, author of Ellington Uptown

Ellington Uptown: Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz by John Howland explores a little-discussed yet truly hybrid American musical tradition lost between the canons of authentic jazz and classical music.

Listen to the podcast at: http://www.press.umich.edu/podcasts/index.jsp