Research
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March 29, 2017
Research looks at who gains most from high-skilled foreign workers
Foreign computer scientists granted H-1B visas to work in the United States during the IT boom of the 1990s had a significant impact on workers, consumers and tech companies, U-M research shows.
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March 28, 2017
Study finds trust, satisfaction high in consensual open relationships
Monogamy is considered by many to kindle commitment, trust and love, but a new U-M study finds that those in nonmonogamous relationships are just as happy.
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March 28, 2017
IRWG announces 26 research awards for graduate students
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender and Rackham Graduate School have awarded 26 graduate students funding for wide-ranging projects related to women, gender and sexuality.
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March 27, 2017
U-M findings offer new ideas that could speed vaccines to market
Vaccine development is largely trial and error—which results in years of pricey development and just a 6 percent success rate—but a U-M researcher believes he’s found a way to potentially improve those numbers.
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March 23, 2017
RNA Symposium March 31 to focus on personalized medicine
Leading researchers in personalized medicine diagnostics, therapeutics and health care with a focus on RNA will gather at U-M on March 31 for the annual RNA Symposium.
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March 22, 2017
Boys secure in their racial identity seek more diverse friendships
Middle school boys who feel secure about their race during the ongoing process of seeking answers from parents, friends and media will likely befriend diverse people, according to a new U-M study.
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March 17, 2017
Ultrashort light pulses for fast ‘lightwave’ computers
Extremely short, configurable “femtosecond” pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today’s electronics.
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March 16, 2017
Kota to receive 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award
Professor Sridhar Kota has been selected to receive U-M’s Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2017 for his work on shape-changing aircraft wings.
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March 15, 2017
Research shows how sonic cyberattack can hit ubiquitous sensors
Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles, medical devices and the internet of things, U-M research shows.
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March 14, 2017
U-M startup working on cancer treatment raises $8.3 million
A U-M startup that’s developing a non-invasive way to remove diseased tissue from cancer patients using high-intensity ultrasound has attracted $8.3 million in Series B financing.
