Research
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June 18, 2014
$1.5M grant expands undergraduate research opportunities
More than 3,700 additional U-M undergraduates will get real-world research experience over the next five years through a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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June 17, 2014
Not mowing vacant lots could ease Detroit’s ragweed problem
When it comes to controlling hay fever-triggering ragweed plants on Detroit vacant lots, occasional mowing is worse than no mowing at all, according to a U-M study.
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June 17, 2014
Program helps researchers develop tools for using big data
Organizers of the recent interdisciplinary Big Data Summer Camp say the ability to extract and analyze data from the Web soon will be indispensable to social science researchers.
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June 16, 2014
If global warming is real, why was it so snowy last winter?
More Americans view global warming by what they see outside their windows and not scientific evidence, according to a University of Michigan survey.
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June 12, 2014
Report: Lead abatement a wise economic, public health investment
A statewide remediation program to eliminate the source of most lead poisoning in Michigan would pay for itself in three years, according to a new report.
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June 10, 2014
Mothers rigid in parenting skills are at risk for depression
Unrealistic expectations placed on mothers to be a “perfect parent” can negatively affect a woman’s mental health, according to a new U-M study.
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June 9, 2014
How to give ourselves advice as well as we give it to others
Most of us find it easier to be wise about other people’s problems than our own. But a new study, conducted in part by a U-M social psychologist, identifies a simple way to close this gap.
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June 6, 2014
Drug choice to treat blindness could save Medicare billions
If all eye doctors prescribed the less expensive of two drugs to treat two common eye diseases of older adults, taxpayer-funded Medicare plans could save $18 billion over a 10-year period, say researchers at the University of Michigan.
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June 5, 2014
New way to make laser-like beams using 1,000 times less power
U-M researchers have demonstrated a new, practical and potentially more efficient way to make a coherent laser-like beam.
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June 4, 2014
Fracking rare in Michigan but still generates concern, survey shows
An estimated 6 percent of Michigan’s local jurisdictions report fracking operations or activity to expand them, but the topic generates significantly more debate, a U-M survey finds.
