Research
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May 8, 2017
Young children unconcerned about digital tracking by strangers
Children may be more vulnerable than previously thought to those who might exploit their digital footprint to track their location or obtain private information, a U-M study shows.
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May 5, 2017
‘Listen to us,’ local Michigan leaders tell Lansing in new survey
Many local government leaders across Michigan aren’t content with their jurisdiction’s relationship with state government, according to a new survey by U-M researchers.
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May 4, 2017
Graduate students receive grants for public scholarship projects
The Rackham Program in Public Scholarship has announced its 2017 Grants in Public Scholarship awards to graduate students partnering with a broad spectrum of community partner organizations.
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May 1, 2017
‘Open port’ backdoors a widespread security hole in smartphones
A sweeping study of an internet communication mechanism common in mobile devices has revealed so-called ‘open ports’ are much more vulnerable to security breaches than previously thought.
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April 27, 2017
For many women, body image and sex life may suffer after episiotomy
Women who have episiotomies after childbirth reported having poorer body image and less satisfying sex lives than women who tear and heal naturally.
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April 27, 2017
Public, including gun owners, oppose allowing guns in most venues
s lawmakers across the country debate and enact legislation allowing people to carry guns in more public places, University of Michigan research shows that even those who own guns favor placing restrictions on the places firearms are allowed.
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April 27, 2017
Mastodon discovery shakes up understanding of early humans
An Ice Age paleontological-turned-archaeological site in San Diego preserves 130,000-year-old bones and teeth of a mastodon that show evidence of modification by early humans.
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April 26, 2017
Scientific papers using old and new knowledge get most attention
Scientific papers and patents that land in the top 5 percent of the most cited research draw upon a mix of old and new knowledge, a U-M researcher says.
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April 20, 2017
First-time marijuana use in college at highest level in three decades
Levels of first-time marijuana use in college have increased sharply in the past three years to the highest levels recorded in the past three decades, U-M researchers have found.
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April 17, 2017
UROP event celebrates a year of faculty, student research
The annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Spring Research Symposium will highlight the work of 1,300 students and 900 faculty-staff mentors.
