Research
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October 6, 2025
Professor creates passive cooling solutions for low-income communities
Ana Paula Pimentel Walker analyzed temperature data and used a thermal comfort model to learn strategies for controlling the temperature inside homes during hot weather with little or no energy consumption.
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October 2, 2025
U-M to launch $16.5M NIH-funded project for chronic back pain
The Medical School’s Department of Anesthesiology has been awarded a $16.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to improve the treatment of chronic low back pain.
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September 30, 2025
Accolades — September 2025
Awards and honors for faculty and staff from around the university.
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September 30, 2025
Meeting people where they are: Technology and mental health
The Mobile Technologies Core, housed within U-M’s Eisenberg Family Depression Center, provides research teams with guidance and resources necessary to utilize mobile technologies.
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September 29, 2025
U-M study draws link between high pollen seasons, suicide
Beyond the sneezing and itchy eyes, high pollen seasons are now linked to a significant increase in suicide risk, according to a new U-M study.
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September 25, 2025
Celebrate Invention event highlights impact of U-M innovations
Celebrate Invention, an annual event that honors U-M inventors and the growing impact of U-M innovations, attracted a robust crowd Sept. 24 to the Michigan League.
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September 24, 2025
U-M quantum testbed enables remote experiments
Researchers and students can now remotely run new kinds of quantum experiments on campus at U-M, thanks to the establishment of a quantum testbed that links two labs with optical fibers.
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September 22, 2025
Eight teams selected for Bold Challenges’ 2025 Boost cohort
The Bold Challenges Initiative has awarded Boost grants to projects that range from utilizing wearable technology to help treat cancer patients to analyzing how microbial changes can affect respiratory health.
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September 22, 2025
Global insights, local impact: International study garners $23M NIH award
A groundbreaking collaboration to better understand changing demographics — and the resulting pressures on health systems — has received a multi-million-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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September 18, 2025
Patricia Wittkopp to lead research, creative practice strategies for LSA
Patricia Wittkopp, a geneticist who studies evolution and development, will design and implement strategies to support research and creative practice as part of a new leadership position within LSA.
