Media Highlights

“I think the success of any of these organizations is going to be a very simple word called communication.” — Charles Haseman, director of the Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence

“We haven’t seen something like this in 100 years, so it has to be a little bit of a surprise, because it just hasn’t really happened in any of our lifetimes.” — Dr. Thomas Gray, assistant professor of political science

“Boards have a reputation for being better at dealing with crises than avoiding them.” — Gregg Ballew, executive director of the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance

“It can increase confidence and empowers a person to feel more in control of their decisions and making mindful ones.” — Kay Solomon, collegiate recovery manager

“Sometimes the holidays are all about what we’re sort of being sold — ‘It should be this way. It must be this way.’ — with all of this pressure and expectation.” — Dr. Lynn Winstead, senior lecturer

“These devices are built on understanding our behavior and, in the future, delivering us more ads.” — Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, Ashbel Smith Professor of computer science

“The thing that people say now about why they like these movies so much is because they alleviate stress. People find the holidays extremely stressful, and they find these movies comforting.” — Dr. Kenneth Brewer, associate professor of instruction in literature

“Every city, if they don’t have a ransomware plan now, they should have a ransomware recovery plan in place by tomorrow.” — Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, Ashbel Smith Professor of computer science

“It is tricking your brain to make you believe whatever we want the amputee to believe, but it’s not rewiring the brain in an addictive manner.” — Dr. Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, professor of computer science

“We’re trying to get water everywhere, at any time, anywhere. That’s our goal.” — Dr. Xianming “Simon” Dai, assistant professor of mechanical engineering

“A lot of people are referring to this as bossware or tattleware. The problem is that most employees don’t know it exists.” — Dr. Steven Haynes, assistant professor of practice in the Naveen Jindal School of Management

“One of the beautiful things about a pediatric brain, or children, is that there is incredible neuroplasticity. If you have wired a bad habit, that you can rewire a new one.” — Dr. Julie Fratantoni MS’13, PhD’18, research scientist

“Once we get below the presidential debate level, it is not clear how many people watch/hear them [debates].” — Dr. Marianne Stewart, professor of political science

“Extrapolating from what we have learned about Presidential debates, the best assessment is that debates rarely have a decisive impact on elections and their effects can be difficult to predict.” — Dr. Thomas Gray, assistant professor of political science

“New upstart companies come in thinking they can play in the insurance market, but it’s complicated and actuarially difficult. It’s a statistics game and you have to be really good at it.” — Daniel Karnuta, assistant professor of instruction in organizations, strategy and international management

“We realize that this molecule could be very useful, and it can help other people’s lives.” — Dr. Jung-Mo Ahn, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry

“It’s very fulfilling to see this math we’re doing really help patients. We’re able to give back in some way through statistical tools.” — Dr. Swati Biswas, professor of statistics

“Understanding the type of diseases that are common in the family is very, very important.” — Dr. Azadeh Stark, assistant professor of instruction

“We would never discover the things we discover if people had blinders on when they were doing science.” — Dr. Nikki Delk, assistant vice president for research development

“I won’t go so far as to say we shouldn’t trust polling, but that rather we should interpret the polls cautiously and with a bit of humility, understanding that there are limits.” — Dr. Thomas Gray, assistant professor of political science

“Someone who has a disability is not necessarily unhealthy. You may be blind and be in excellent health or use a wheelchair and be in excellent health.” — Dr. Richard Scotch, professor of sociology, public policy and political economy

“If you do try an over-the-counter device and it doesn’t seem to work for you, consider seeking professional guidance.” — Dr. Angela Shoup BS’89, MS’92, PhD’94, the Ludwig A. Michael MD Callier Center Executive Director