Research
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February 6, 2025
Super Bowl celebrations also mean super noise exposure
The Super Bowl is America’s most-watched broadcast and also, it seems, the nation’s loudest single event, which could make it rough on the eardrums.
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February 4, 2025
Detroit’s economic picture expected to improve in 2025
Detroiters faced a challenging 2024 as resident employment declined, but the city is expected to return to growth this year as monetary policy eases and interest rates moderate, according to U-M economists.
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February 3, 2025
Stress can be lifesaving for wild animals
Faced with relentless drought, capuchin monkeys showcased their remarkable resilience and provided the first data from wild primates to suggest that a stronger stress response promotes survival.
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January 27, 2025
Q&A: A look at transportation insecurity in Detroit and beyond
More than a third of Detroit residents can’t get from place to place in a safe or timely manner, according to a new study led by Alexandra Murphy of U-M’s Mcity and Poverty Solutions, and Lydia Wileden of the University of Connecticut.
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January 24, 2025
Virtual quadcopter allows ‘unprecedented’ level of control
U-M researchers are helping develop a brain-computer interface that when surgically placed in a research participant with tetraplegia can provide control over a virtual quadcopter.
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January 22, 2025
Research looks at younger drivers and autonomous vehicles
UM-Dearborn associate professor Bochen Jia has been digging into the particular issue of fatigue onset in younger, novice drivers when operating autonomous vehicles.
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January 22, 2025
University receives $2M to improve growth of AI models
A project led by U-M and funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation could help topple the “memory wall,” which currently limits computing speed and the growth of artificial intelligence models
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January 16, 2025
Study examines tuition aid program’s benefits, barriers
One of Michigan’s largest financial aid programs offers great promise in boosting college affordability as well as the number of college graduates — with room to reach many more who qualify for it.
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January 16, 2025
Arts Initiative grants awarded to seven research teams
The Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration grant program in the Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded a new round of funding to seven faculty-led research projects.
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January 15, 2025
Six postdoctoral researchers chosen for commercialization fellowships
Innovation Partnerships has announced the funding of six new Postdoctoral Commercialization Fellowships, based on the strong commercialization potential of the recipients’ doctoral research.
