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May 7, 2026
Timothy Chupp, professor of physics, and a team of current and former doctoral researchers at U-M, are among a collaboration of scientists sharing a $3 million physics prize for their work measuring a fundamental property of subatomic particles with unprecedented precision. “Recognizing that it takes a village, in contrast to solitary genius, to do fundamental, cutting-edge, breakthrough science is a crucial and commendable message of this selection,” he said.
MLive -
May 7, 2026
“The negotiation with yourself is the most important one you’ll ever have — and most people don’t even realize it’s happening. Before you ever open your mouth, you’ve already decided what you’re worth, what’s reasonable to ask for, and whether the conversation is even worth having. That internal dialogue is where most negotiations are lost. Not at the table. In the shower at 6 a.m., talking yourself out of it,” said Attia Qureshi, lecturer at the Ford School of Public Policy and Ross School of Business.
Quartz -
May 7, 2026
The western Lake Erie basin has experienced two minor earthquakes in the past couple of weeks, but they don’t signal a major risk for Michigan. “We do have these kinds of earthquakes in the region, but they are not occurring every year,” said Yihe Huang, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences. “We don’t really have major plate boundaries close to Michigan; it’s a more quiet space of tectonic motion.”
Detroit Free Press -
May 6, 2026
Plants better suited to cooler temperatures are slowly losing ground as the climate warms — and the change in many plant communities is being pushed by just a small number of species, according to researchers at the School for Environment and Sustainability. “We think this information will be very relevant for land managers and conservationists, especially looking into the future if they want to preempt climate change,” said postdoctoral fellow Kara Dobson. Associate professor Kai Zhu said, “it means you don’t have to give every species in an ecosystem the same amount of attention. You can zoom in on the species that really drive change in the community.”
Earth.com -
May 6, 2026
“Medical schools are vulnerable to financial pressures. They depend on federal money in a profound sense. It’s been quite effective for the federal government to threaten that funding to get medical schools to say, ‘OK, we’ll do whatever you want,'” said psychiatrist Laura Hirshbein, professor of the history of medicine, on the Trump administration’s crackdown on medical schools over race-based admissions, DEI initiatives, gender-affirming care, nutrition education, and more.
Inside Higher Ed -
May 6, 2026
“I don’t know of any other cases reported on a cruise ship before. This is not a common infection, but it’s even less common to have the human spread raised as a possibility,” said Emily Abdoler, clinical associate professor of internal medicine, about the hantavirus, mostly spread by rodents, that killed three passengers and infected several others on an Atlantic cruise.
The New York Times -
May 5, 2026
After the Supreme Court ruled that some tariffs were illegal, some of the money is coming back to companies, but it’s unlikely consumers will see a drop in prices moving forward. “Once they get the money back, I don’t think there’s any law that says that (companies) have to then give it back to their customers,” said Ari Shwayder, lecturer of business economics and public policy. “I don’t think consumers should expect much directly here.”
CBS News Detroit -
May 5, 2026
“The U.S. dental opioid dispensing rate is decreasing but remains high by international standards,” said Kao-Ping Chua, associate professor of pediatrics and of health management and policy, whose research found a 27% drop in dental patients filling opioid prescriptions between 2021 and 2024 — rates still far higher than other wealthy nations.
U.S. News & World Report -
May 5, 2026
Cities across the U.S are seeing a rise in Yemeni, Arab and Muslim-owned coffee shops that stay open late into the evening. “I think that all Americans are looking for a space like this,” said Sally Howell, professor of history at UM-Dearborn. “They’re different from some of the national coffee chains, which have really come to emphasize speed of service and not necessarily to provide a comfortable place for people to sit and hang out anymore.”
Chicago Tribune -
May 4, 2026
“AI is changing medicine in amazing ways. I believe that technologies like this will change the way we manage patients on an everyday basis,” said Venk Murthy, professor of cardiology, whose team developed an AI model that uses common EKG tests to detect microvascular disease — a blockage of the heart’s small blood vessels that increases the risk of heart attack.
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