Research
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September 13, 2022
$5M to enable remote autonomous vehicle testing at Mcity
Mcity, the university’s test environment for connected and autonomous vehicles, will invest $5.1 million from the National Science Foundation to enable the facility to provide tailor-made simulation scenarios.
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September 11, 2022
Study links compassion for environment, emotion in general
People who respond less emotionally to images of damage to the environment are also less emotional and empathic in general, according to a new U-M study.
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September 11, 2022
Study examines depression in adults whose partners have dementia
Depressive symptoms and caregiving hours among older adults caring for partners with dementia can emerge up to 10 years before a routine screening detects the first signs of their partner’s cognitive impairment, according to a U-M study.
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August 31, 2022
OVPR anti-racism grants awarded to eight research teams
The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded $450,000 in grants across eight research teams to explore persistent racial disparities embedded in various systems.
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August 17, 2022
Catalyst Grants enable computational-science innovations
The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering has awarded four outstanding junior faculty at U-M with its 2022 Catalyst Grants.
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June 16, 2022
University pairs with Meta to build social media data archive
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has partnered with U-M to support the Social Media Archive, which will provide access to some of the most consequential information in contemporary society.
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June 15, 2022
Data stewardship initiative supports research community
The Office of the Vice President for Research is launching a Research Data Stewardship Initiative to ensure researchers across U-M are better positioned to equitably and securely share their research data.
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May 31, 2022
What’s in a name? Glimmers of evolution, U‑M researcher finds
Evolutionary biologist Mitchell Newberry, assistant professor of complex systems, has found that the more popular a name becomes, the less likely future parents are to follow suit.
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May 31, 2022
Asian Americans armed selves during pandemic due to racial acts
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, researchers at U-M and Eastern Michigan University found.
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May 18, 2022
$1.5M grant to support firearm injury prevention research
U-M has been awarded a $1.5 million federal grant to launch a postdoctoral research training program focusing specifically on the prevention of firearm injuries among children and teens.
