Research
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November 21, 2024
Race guides location of Detroit-area financial institutions
The placement of banks, credit unions and alternative financial services is influenced by changes in a neighborhoods’ racial composition,, according to a new U-M study.
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November 21, 2024
New DESI results weigh in on gravity
A new study using data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has traced how gravity helped create sprawling strands of galaxies over the past 11 billion years.
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November 14, 2024
Grandparents and grandkids: Poll suggests two‑way benefit
A new poll based at U-M suggests that having grandchildren and seeing them regularly may have a link to older adults’ mental health and risk of loneliness, and that many grandparents support their younger grandchildren in various ways.
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November 13, 2024
How to reduce energy waste in training AI models
A less wasteful way to train large language models for artificial intelligence, such as the GPT series, finishes in the same amount of time for up to 30% less energy, according to a new study from U-M.
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November 12, 2024
Study: Boredom, relaxation, experimentation drive teen vaping
A U-M study shows that teens do not typically turn to electronic nicotine vapes to curb smoking habits despite marketing promoting them as aids for cigarette smoking cessation.
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November 11, 2024
Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans
A recent U-M study reveals important information about the patterns and supportive functions of friendships among African Americans, including how they are a critical component of the support networks of unmarried adults.
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November 7, 2024
U-M team gets $10M to speed up nanoparticle design
The European Research Council is investing approximately $10.1 million in a research team co-led by U-M to speed up nanoparticle design for these applications to help fight disease or transmit information.
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November 6, 2024
Small modular nuclear reactors can aid energy, emission goals
New research from U-M shows that small modular nuclear reactors are economically viable and poised to start living up to their potential to help meet emissions goals while satisfying growing energy demands.
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November 4, 2024
Study: High school binge drinking predicts midlife alcohol use
A U-M study reveals that adults ages 35 to 60 are drinking at unprecedented rates, with a striking link between high school binge drinking and risky midlife alcohol consumption.
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November 4, 2024
Evidence mounts for dark energy from black holes
A U-M researcher and colleagues aim to study the mysterious energy that drove an exponential expansion of the infant universe and produced all known matter.
