Research
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March 21, 2014
Setting women on the fruitful path to leadership
Women with dependents who want to lead American corporations need mentors more than ever to get there, according to research from the University of Michigan.
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March 20, 2014
Regents OK design for connected and automated vehicle test environment
The Board of Regents on Thursday approved the design of a unique environment for testing connected and automated vehicles, part of the U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center.
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March 20, 2014
IRWG announces latest round of Faculty Seed Grant awards
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded highly competitive Faculty Seed Grants to five U-M faculty members.
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March 20, 2014
Institute for Research on Women and Gender announces graduate student fellowships
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender has awarded one Boyd/Williams Fellowship for Research on Women and Work, 12 IRWG/Rackham Graduate Research Fellowships, and 11 Community of Scholars summer fellowships to U-M graduate students
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March 20, 2014
U-M looks to broaden sources of research funding
Total research spending at U-M reached a record level of $1.3 billion in fiscal year 2013, but a decline in federal funding poses challenges for the future.
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March 19, 2014
Wang honored as 2014 Distinguished University Innovator
Shaomeng Wang, a professor in the Medical School and College of Pharmacy, has been selected to receive the Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2014.
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March 19, 2014
Gravity wave discovery supports U-M physicist’s 25-year-old theory
A U-M physicist’s theory of how so-called cosmic inflation works received support from a major astronomical announcement this week.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: North Campus Research Complex
The development of the former Pfizer research facility into U-M’s North Campus Research Complex stands as a signature achievement of President Mary Sue Coleman’s tenure.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Research
Under President Mary Sue Coleman’s leadership, U-M has seen a dramatic 77 percent growth in its annual research budget to more than $1.3 billion annually, greater than any other public university, and second among all universities.
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February 26, 2014
Study concludes new pollution targets needed to protect Lake Erie
Reducing the size of the Lake Erie “dead zone” to acceptable levels will require cutting nutrient pollution nearly in half in coming decades, a new study concludes.
