Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

Can highly processed foods be addictive? It’s a question that researchers have debated for years as unhealthy diets are often fueled by foods loaded with refined carbohydrates and added fats. To find a resolution, a new University of Michigan and Virginia Tech analysis took the criteria used in a 1988 U.S. Surgeon General’s report that…

Three faculty members who have received one of U-M’s top honors will talk about their career work before a virtual and in-person audience Nov. 15.

U-M researchers found that nurses who reported greater noise exposure were more likely to report health problems such as hypertension, heart disease, depression and occupational stress.

Incumbent Democrats Katherine E. White and Michael J. Behm have been re-elected to eight-year terms on the Board of Regents, drawing 25.16% and 24.56% of the statewide vote, respectively.

A pair of experiments exploring bone density, designed by U-M engineers, recently left the Wallops Island, Virginia, launchpad aboard a Northrop Grumman Corp. Antares rocket for the International Space Station. 

The College of Pharmacy has been awarded $1,527,279 over five years from The McKesson Foundation to help increase the diversity of the pharmacy workforce and improve overall health outcomes for vulnerable populations.

The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning received two gifts this fall totaling $4.1 million from two private donors and alumni: David Lepo, and Randy Howder and his husband, Neal Conatser.

A research team found that people who earned a college degree and took the required college science courses were able to make more informed policy judgments about the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.