Research

  1. November 14, 2024

    Grandparents and grandkids: Poll suggests two‑way benefit

    A new poll based at U-M suggests that having grandchildren and seeing them regularly may have a link to older adults’ mental health and risk of loneliness, and that many grandparents support their younger grandchildren in various ways.

  2. November 13, 2024

    How to reduce energy waste in training AI models

    A less wasteful way to train large language models for artificial intelligence, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30% less energy, according to a new study from U-M.

  3. November 12, 2024

    Study: Boredom, relaxation, experimentation drive teen vaping

    A U-M study shows that teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine vapes to curb smoking habits despite marketing promoting them as aids for cigarette smoking cessation.

  4. November 11, 2024

    Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans

    A recent U-M study reveals important information about the patterns and supportive functions of friendships among African Americans, including how they are a critical component of the support networks of unmarried adults.

  5. November 7, 2024

    U-M team gets $10M to speed up nanoparticle design

    The European Research Council is investing approximately $10.1 million in a research team co-led by U-M to speed up nanoparticle design for these applications to help fight disease or transmit information.

  6. November 6, 2024

    Small modular nuclear reactors can aid energy, emission goals

    New research from U-M shows that small modular nuclear reactors are economically viable and poised to start living up to their potential to help meet emissions goals while satisfying growing energy demands.

  7. November 4, 2024

    Study: High school binge drinking predicts midlife alcohol use

    A U-M study reveals that adults ages 35 to 60 are drinking at unprecedented rates, with a striking link between high school binge drinking and risky midlife alcohol consumption.

  8. November 4, 2024

    Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holes

    A U-M researcher and colleagues aim to study the mysterious energy that drove an exponential expansion of the infant universe and produced all known matter.

  9. November 1, 2024

    CDC renews funding for Prevention Research Center

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has renewed $5 million in funding for the Prevention Research Center of Michigan.

  10. October 30, 2024

    Fall colors peak as researchers study forest ecosystems

    From a historic, 20-year soil harvest to the start of a tracer study targeting nitrogen uptake by trees in the winter, fall research activity at the U-M Biological Station is robust.