Research
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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.
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March 7, 2017
U-M leads major new regenerative medicine center funded by NIH
A new interdisciplinary health sciences resource center led by the School of Dentistry has received an $11.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance regenerative medicine.
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March 3, 2017
People living in a crowded place prefer slower pace
The crowds, competition for fewer resources and high cost of living can cause some people to think twice about residing in densely populated areas.
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February 22, 2017
Study suggests need for new approach to unintended pregnancy
Contrary to prevailing thought, first-time mothers who receive more educational advantages at an early age are more likely to have their first birth result from an unintended pregnancy, a new U-M study found.
