Research
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September 4, 2018
Receptor protein in the brain controls the body’s fat ‘rheostat’
Scientists at the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University have identified the function of a protein that has been confounding metabolism researchers for more than two decades. And it may have implications both for treating obesity and for understanding weight gain during pregnancy and menopause.
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September 4, 2018
January 2018 Michigan meteor provides trove of scientific insights
On the night of Jan. 16, a meteor burst in the skies over Michigan, producing a fireball that was seen by people across seven U.S. states and in Ontario province.
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September 4, 2018
People with low muscle strength more likely to die prematurely
Individuals with weaker muscles do not typically live as long as their stronger peers, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
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September 4, 2018
Firstborn Asians feel added pressure with family responsibilities
When compared to European Americans, Asian-American firstborns feel the additional burden of being cultural brokers and having to take care of their immigrant parents and young siblings at the same time, says a University of Michigan researcher.
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August 8, 2018
Initiative aspires to turn greenhouse gas into profitable products
Removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it into useful products is the long-term goal of U-M’s new Global CO2 Initiative.
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July 26, 2018
U-M receives more than $16.7M through DARPA initiative
U-M engineering researchers have received more than $16.7 million to pursue a variety of computer projects through a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiative.
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July 13, 2018
Smaller summer harmful algal bloom forecast for western Lake Erie
U-M researchers and their partners predict western Lake Erie will experience a harmful algal bloom of cyanobacteria this summer that is smaller than in 2017 but larger than the mild bloom in 2016.
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June 25, 2018
U-M researchers create world’s smallest ‘computer’
A team from U-M has created what may be the world’s smallest computer — depending on how one defines the term. The device measures just 0.3 mm to a side.
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June 7, 2018
U-M researchers building system to safeguard confidential data
A new report from a team of U-M researchers describes a new process to safeguard the research community’s access to and management of confidential data.
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May 17, 2018
‘Harmless’ cheating in the lab linked to misbehavior in real life
A new study from the U-M and the University of Zurich that connects cheating for financial gain in the lab with misbehavior in school.
