Research
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November 8, 2013
Innovation on display at MCubed demo day Nov. 15
More than 200 pilot projects born of bold ideas and unlikely collaborations will be on display next Friday at a symposium to mark the first funding anniversary of the MCubed research funding initiative.
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November 5, 2013
U-M professor co-authors landmark dictionary about Buddhism
Donald Lopez, the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, has spent the past 12 years compiling the most authoritative and wide-ranging reference on Buddhism ever produced in English.
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November 1, 2013
Richer countries have safer roads
Wealthier nations, whose residents own a majority of the world’s vehicles, have the lowest roadway fatality rates, say University of Michigan researchers.
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November 1, 2013
Global warming led to dwarfism in mammals — twice
Mammal body size decreased significantly during at least two ancient global warming events, a new finding that suggests a similar outcome is possible in response to human-caused climate change, according to a University of Michigan paleontologist and his colleagues.
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November 1, 2013
How a metamaterial might improve a depression treatment
A brain stimulation technique that’s used to treat tough cases of depression could be considerably improved with a new headpiece designed by University of Michigan engineers.
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November 1, 2013
Young people who abuse pain meds more likely to use other drugs later
High school seniors who misuse prescription pain medications risk abusing other controlled substances as young adults, a new University of Michigan study indicates.
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November 1, 2013
Ultra-focused electric current helps brain curb pain
Imagine significantly reducing a persistent migraine or fibromyalgia by a visit to a doctor who delivers low doses of electricity to the brain. Researchers at the University of Michigan are optimizing the next generation for such a technique, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, or HD-tDCS.
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October 31, 2013
Newspaper web ads not to blame for print advertising decline
An open question for newspapers as the industry struggles with declining revenues and profits is whether online ads cannibalize print advertising.
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October 31, 2013
Revolution in brain science demands Higgs Boson-type collaboration
Social and life scientists from the University of Michigan and other universities are calling for a new model of cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance understanding of the human brain.
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October 30, 2013
Study suggests it’s best to keep it professional at office cube
A strong, and unwritten, cultural norm against overt displays of one’s personal life underlies the U.S. workplace, suggests new research by two U-M faculty members.
