In the News
Jagsi Study on Conflicts of Interest - Wed, 20 May 2009
A study by lead author Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, on conflicts of interest in cancer research has received considerable media attention. For the original study in the journal Cancer, go to http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122381054/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Media reports have appeared in Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511090846.htm
on Michigan Radio, http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1504065§ionID=1
in Health News Digest, http://www.healthnewsdigest.com/news/Cancer_Issues_660/29_of_Cancer_Studies_Report_Conflict_of_Interest.shtml
in the Toronto Globe and Mail, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090512.wlfreebies12art1832/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home
Additional authors on the study were Nathan Sheets, Aleksandra Jankovic, Amy R. Motomura, Sudha Amarnath, and Peter A. Ubel.
"Perfectly Happy" in the Boston Globe - Tue, 19 May 2009
Peter A. Ubel, MD, spoke to the Boston Globe about the science of measuring happiness. Check it out at http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/05/10/perfectly_happy/?page=1
Happier Parents - Tue, 28 Apr 2009
Peter Ubel, MD, and Norbert Schwarz, PhD, spoke with Parenting Magazine about how parents of young children can increase their happiness by reconsidering priorities and getting enough sleep.
To view the full article, CLICK HERE.
Scientific American - Thu, 18 Dec 2008
Peter Ubel, MD, sat down with Mind Matters editor, Jonah Lehrer, to discuss his forthcoming book, Free Market Madness, and to explain how innate optimism, greed (or gluttony), and self-ignorance can depress a perons's financial and physical well-being—and how to commit to change. Read the interview at Scientific American.
Peter Ubel on "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" - Thu, 30 Oct 2008
Peter Ubel was one of five panelists on TVOntario's "The Agenda with Steve Paikin" on Thursday, October 30, 2008. The panel discussed whether or not free market systems accurately reflect human nature. To watch the broadcast online, or for more information about the panel, go to: http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?video?TAWSP_Dbt_20081030_779359_0
If you're interested in more information about how people influence free markets (and vice versa), look for Dr. Ubel's book, Free Market Madness--in stores January 2009!
Los Angeles Times - Mon, 15 Oct 2007
AS a culture that celebrates youth and beauty, we learn early on that adults are over the hill at 40. Birthdays aren't counted after 50. And by 60 the teasing has stopped and people are genuinely sympathetic. But the joke may be on the young. New research is finding -- with surprising consistency -- that people become happier as they age. Physical and cognitive decline notwithstanding, the later years are for many people the best years of life...Los Angeles Times - Mon, 28 Aug 2006
NPR - Wed, 12 Jul 2006
Earth Times - Sat, 17 Jun 2006
Scenta - Fri, 16 Jun 2006
