Research
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February 26, 2014
Co-working spaces offer remote workers a place to collaborate
As cloud technology and wider use of freelancers allows more people to work remotely, research shows co-working helps isolated workers thrive and be more productive.
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February 21, 2014
Roads pose more risk in some places than poor health
A dozen of the world’s countries with the highest traffic fatality rates per 100,000 population are part of the African continent, according to researchers at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
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February 18, 2014
Three U-M scientists receive Sloan research fellowships
Three U-M scientists are among the 126 early-career professors from the United States and Canada selected as 2014 Alfred P. Sloan research fellows.
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February 14, 2014
Methane leaks in United States are undercounted, new study shows
About 50 percent more of the greenhouse gas methane has been seeping into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to far-reaching findings that synthesize two decades’ worth of methane studies in North America.
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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
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.
