Research
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October 18, 2017
Refugees infuse up to $295M a year in southeast Michigan, study shows
Every year, refugees to southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the region’s economy, according to a new study led by Global Detroit and researchers at the Ford School.
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October 12, 2017
NSF awards $1.8M to help develop smart stormwater system
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.8 million grant to help the College of Engineering’s Branko Kerkez develop “smart” stormwater systems to lessen the impacts of flooding.
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October 12, 2017
Sowing wheat earlier can help increase yields in India
Yield gaps in wheat production in India can be countered with an earlier sowing date, says a University of Michigan researcher.
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October 12, 2017
Some consumers ‘lose’ or break iPhone when new model available
Rationality often goes out the window when new iPhones become available, as some consumers lose or break their fully functional current iPhones for an upgrade, according to a new study.
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September 28, 2017
Relax or learn? How best to cope with stress at work
U-M researchers have found that doing more on-the-job learning led to less counterproductive workplace behavior in reaction to stress than did relaxation.
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September 25, 2017
HomeLab provides space for researchers to study how we live
The U-M HomeLab, housed within the Institute for Social Research’s BioSocial Methods Collaborative, is geared toward helping researchers study how people interact with their environment — and each other.
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September 19, 2017
New Urban Collaboratory tackles emerging city challenges
A $2 million university-funded initiative will draw together U-M faculty members and leaders in select cities to identify and address emerging challenges in 21st-century urban centers.
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September 14, 2017
A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis
Cancer cells obtained from a blood test may be able to predict how early-stage lung cancer patients will fare, a team from the University of Michigan has shown.
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September 14, 2017
Renewable energy policy: Americans support ‘net energy metering’
About three out of every four Americans support hotly debated net energy metering policies, which allow residents with wind turbines and solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid at retail rates, according to a national poll by University of Michigan researchers.
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September 14, 2017
‘Living fossil’ fish younger than originally thought
Polypterids are weird and puzzling African fish that have perplexed biologists since they were discovered during Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in the late 1700s.
