Research
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April 5, 2020
Common coronaviruses are highly seasonal, U-M study shows
Four human coronaviruses that cause common respiratory infections are sharply seasonal and appear to transmit similarly to influenza, but researchers can’t say if the virus causing COVID-19 will behave similarly.
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April 5, 2020
U-M teams work to disinfect masks for medical personnel
Teams of U-M engineers are working to develop efficient, effective and scalable ways to disinfect N95 respirator masks for repeated use. The masks are needed to medical workers from COVID-19.
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March 30, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic disrupts U-M research projects far and wide
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, a wide variety of U-M research projects are feeling the effects. Here are just a few of those individual researchers who have been affected.
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March 20, 2020
Study: Containment appears to step down COVID-19 spread
The actions many communities are taking to slow the spread of COVID-19 may be shrinking deaths in a pattern that brings together nature, art and math, according to a new study from U-M.
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March 9, 2020
‘It’s like you have a hand again’
In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, U-M researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
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February 25, 2020
Study shows genetic evidence of resistance in bats to disease
A new U-M study presents the first genetic evidence of resistance in some bats to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has decimated some North American bat populations.
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February 24, 2020
MIDAS announces challenge to promote research reproducibility
The Michigan Institute for Data Science has announced the 2020 Reproducibility Challenge to highlight high-quality, reproducible scientific work at U-M by collecting examples of best practices across diverse fields.
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February 17, 2020
Town hall highlights best practices for international engagement
U-M is taking steps to strengthen transparency and streamline the reporting processes around international engagement, including efforts to centralize disclosure procedures and develop a compliance auditing system.
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February 17, 2020
Tips for extending the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries
U-M researchers developed a list of nine best practices for lithium-ion battery lifetime extension after examining academic papers and manufacturers’ user manuals and customer-support websites.
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February 17, 2020
Love matters: How parents’ love shapes children’s lives
A new study co-authored by U-M and using unique data from families in Nepal shows that when spouses love each other, children stay in school longer and marry later in life.
