Research
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February 14, 2014
Poor conditions early in life may lead to health problems for many elderly
Well-intended efforts to improve infant and child health in the developing world in the mid-20th century could be linked with increased risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease for people born during this period when they reach older age, a University of Michigan researcher found.
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February 13, 2014
Tackling turbulence with big data and a $1.6M NASA grant
A thorny aerodynamics problem is about to get a Netflix-style big data treatment from a team led by U-M engineers with the help of a $1.6 million NASA grant.
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February 7, 2014
Shifting innovation in reverse could solve urban transit issues
When it comes to urban transit, both emerging and mature markets have some things in common — diminishing public resources, infrastructure constraints and air quality concerns.
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February 7, 2014
U-M poll: Detroit bankruptcy was the right decision
Despite concerns about Detroit’s bankruptcy, 56 percent of local government officials in Michigan said it was the right thing to do, according to a poll by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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February 7, 2014
Most teenage workers spend their earnings on short-term wants
High school seniors spend most of their earnings on clothes, music, movies, eating out and other personal expenses. Spending on cars and car expenses comes in second.
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February 7, 2014
Positive feelings about race, ethnicity signal better outcomes for minority youth
Minority youth who feel good about their ethnicity or race exhibit fewer symptoms of depression and emotional and behavior problems, new research suggests.
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February 7, 2014
How states can encourage Web-based health care in hospitals
In the first national look at how broadly Web-based technologies are being used to provide health care, a University of Michigan researcher has found that 42 percent of U.S. hospitals use some type of “telehealth” approach.
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February 7, 2014
Vitamin A deficiency associated with more frequent childhood illness
School-age children with vitamin A deficiencies are more likely to get gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, a new study shows.
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February 7, 2014
Global corporate responsibility goes beyond banning bribes
Companies must see combating corruption and promoting human rights as connected and complementary moral duties in the countries where they operate, according to researchers at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
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February 7, 2014
U-M ecologists: No magic bullet for coffee rust eradication
Spraying fungicide to kill coffee rust disease, which has ravaged Latin American plantations since late 2012, is an approach that is “doomed to failure,” according to University of Michigan ecologists.
