Research
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August 4, 2014
Despite expected benefits, concerns remain over self-driving vehicles
While more than half of Americans have favorable opinions about self-driving vehicles, most believe that humans are still better drivers than automated technology, U-M researchers say.
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July 28, 2014
Research team discovers source of the sky’s X-ray glow
In findings that help astrophysicists understand our corner of the galaxy, an international research team has shown that the soft X-ray glow blanketing the sky comes from both inside and outside the solar system.
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July 24, 2014
Watch your step: Older African Americans fall less often
A University of Michigan study examining how race and ethnicity predicts the frequency of falls by older people shows that African Americans are less likely to fall than others.
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July 24, 2014
Researchers move toward ultimate light efficiency on the cheap
Researchers at the University of Michigan have taken a major stride toward perfectly efficient lighting that is also relatively inexpensive and simple to make. The same material can also reveal the presence of water by changing color.
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July 24, 2014
Parents want info about circumcision, not directives
Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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July 24, 2014
Traffic death rates higher in Northern Plains, South
While road safety nationwide has improved greatly in the last decade, traffic fatality rates are still generally higher in the Northern Plains and southern states than in the Northeast, Midwest and West, a University of Michigan researcher says.
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July 16, 2014
University receives grant to support student-athlete mental health
U-M Athletics, the Depression Center and School of Public Health are partners on an NCAA grant to develop a program for supporting mental health initiatives for student-athletes.
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July 14, 2014
New research suggests creative solution to student loan crisis
As America’s student debt crisis continues to worsen, researchers at U-M and Elon University believe they have a solution—let the federal government, rather than private banks, handle student loans.
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July 14, 2014
Two CT-scanned Siberian mammoth calves yield trove of insights
CT scans of two newborn woolly mammoths recovered from the Siberian Arctic are revealing previously inaccessible details about the early development of prehistoric pachyderms.
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July 10, 2014
U-M, partners predict harmful Lake Erie algae bloom this summer
U-M researchers and their colleagues have issued a forecast for a significant bloom of toxic blue-green algae in Lake Erie late this summer.
