Research

  1. October 14, 2024

    U-M study finds gender disparity in mineral names

    Of the minerals named after people, 94% have been named after men, according to a study led by a recent U-M doctoral graduate.

  2. October 9, 2024

    Three Medical School faculty receive prestigious NIH awards

    Three U-M investigators have been acknowledged by the National Institutes of Health’s prestigious High-Risk, High-Reward Research program.

  3. October 8, 2024

    Two multidisciplinary research projects to split $15M

    Two Multidisciplinary University Research Initiatives have been awarded to U-M, which will advance game theory and develop a promising new material for use in microelectronics and quantum photonics.

  4. October 8, 2024

    ISR looks to the future while marking first 75 years

    The Institute for Social Research is celebrating 75 years of research into crucial areas of the social sciences with a research symposium Oct. 14-15.

  5. October 4, 2024

    Bold Challenges announces women’s health, climate change themes

    Women’s health and the intersection of climate change and health are the two newest areas of focus in Bold Challenges’ Boost program to address pressing issues.

  6. October 4, 2024

    Adversity, maternal depression linked to teen mental health risk

    Teens who faced high levels of emotional and multidimensional adversity in their early years are at the most significant risk for mental health challenges, a 15-year U-M study revealed.

  7. October 1, 2024

    M-PACT announces five new faculty scholars

    The Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation has announced the appointment of five new tenure-track assistant professors with wide-ranging research expertise.

  8. September 30, 2024

    $3.6M grant aids research to unlock the power of waves

    Coastal communities are partnering with a multidisciplinary research team led by U-M to determine the best way to harvest wave energy at Beaver Island, Michigan, and Nags Head, North Carolina.

  9. September 30, 2024

    Q&A: How and why universities should prioritize refugee students

    Michelle Bellino, associate professor of education, explains how and why universities should care about refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced communities as part of their mission.

  10. September 23, 2024

    Clovis camp: Early people likely returned to Great Lakes site

    The same researchers who discovered that Clovis people visited Michigan thousands of years ago have confirmed that those people traveled to the site annually.