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  1. September 2, 2016

    Vaping: U.S. teens lured by flavors, not nicotine

    Whether their preference is Belgian waffle, kettle corn, sweet tea or endless other choices, it’s the flavor — not the nicotine — that entices U.S. teens to vape, a new University of Michigan study indicated. Vaping prevalence among youth has grown exponentially in recent years, but what substances youth vape is largely unknown.  Researchers asked…
  2. September 2, 2016

    Good first impression of teachers matter less than lesson quality

    Good instructors, have no fear: you can make up for a bad first impression. A new U-M study shows that while our first impressions of educators might affect our ratings of them, ultimately the quality of their instruction matters the most in student evaluations.

  3. September 2, 2016

    Who are you? Squatters can actually help a neighborhood

    Squatters who illegally occupy vacant homes or buildings are not always contributing to apathy or social disorder, say University of Michigan researchers.

  4. September 2, 2016

    Pancreatic cancer uses alternative fuel to grow in hostile environment

    A metabolic cross-talk pathway between cancer and noncancer cells in pancreatic tumors delivers an alternative nutrient to the cancer cells, facilitating tumor growth, according to U-M Health System research.

  5. September 2, 2016

    Housing segregation may reduce kids’ chances for upward mobility

    Children might find it particularly difficult to escape poverty if they live someplace where government-assisted housing is segregated across neighborhoods.

  6. September 2, 2016

    U-M study: Some black men face discrimination on a weekly basis

    Others being afraid of you as you walk by. Shopping in a store and being followed by an employee. Being verbally assaulted with racist words or threatened.

  7. September 2, 2016

    Study: Biofuels increase heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions

    A new study from University of Michigan researchers challenges the widely held assumption that biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are inherently carbon neutral.

  8. September 2, 2016

    President’s open house

    President Mark Schlissel and his wife, Monica Schwebs, joined students, their families and other visitors at his annual open house and ice cream social.

  9. August 31, 2016

    Medical School in national initiative on bipolar disorder, schizophrenia

    U-M scientists will be part of a $15 million national effort using stem cells to develop new ways of studying and screening drugs for major psychiatric illnesses.

  10. August 31, 2016

    U-M receives $3.9M grant for musculoskeletal research program

    U-M has been awarded a $3.9 million grant to strengthen its existing musculoskeletal health research program by accelerating new cross-disciplinary research.