Research

  1. February 9, 2017

    Most people use their cell phones to pass time waiting, study shows

    When queued up for an event, to buy a latte or waiting for a bus, a majority people turn to their phones to pass the time, a U-M researcher determined in a new study.

  2. February 7, 2017

    How work, health and insurance may change post-ACA

    The link between health insurance and the labor market means proposals to dismantle some provisions of the Affordable Care Act have important consequences for the labor market, a U-M researcher says.

  3. February 7, 2017

    Electricity costs likely to surge in new ways in a warming world

    Climate change is likely to increase U.S. electricity costs over the next century by billions of dollars more than economists previously forecast, according to a new study involving a U-M researcher.

  4. February 2, 2017

    Retirement investment fund conflicts cost Americans, researchers say

    A new federal rule that subjects brokers and investment advisers to a higher fiduciary standard fails to address conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency, U-M researchers say.

  5. January 30, 2017

    Engaging youth is key to understanding terrorism, researchers say

    Engaging with youth involved in or susceptible to violent extremism is key in helping the U.S. government understand — and combat— terrorist groups, U-M researchers say.

  6. January 30, 2017

    Support sought for study of how xenophobia, racism affect students

    U-M researchers are turning to crowdfunding to find out quickly how reports of hate crimes against persons of color and incidents reflecting a fear of immigrants affect college students of color.

  7. January 24, 2017

    Projects use Big Data to predict diseases, advance genomics analysis

    Three U-M research projects will use Big Data and mobile technology to learn how to predict when individuals will get diseases including depression and hepatitis C, and to unlock the potential of single-cell gene sequencing.

  8. January 24, 2017

    Big Data research projects to seek insights from social media

    Two recently funded U-M research projects will use Big Data from social media to gain new insights into economics and the way people communicate about parenting and politics.

  9. January 20, 2017

    Research indicates soft skills training boosts productivity

    Workers with well-honed soft skills — time and stress management, problem-solving, communication and good teamwork, for example — tend to work at better firms and fetch higher wages.

  10. January 19, 2017

    ‘5-D protein fingerprinting’ may give insights into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

    U-M engineering researchers have demonstrated a technique that could one day lead to advances against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.