Research
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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.
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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.
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January 13, 2017
Erasing the gender paradox in corporate America
U.S. business suffers from a gender paradox. Studies show companies with gender parity on boards and in the executive ranks outperform male-dominated ones. Yet, women represent only 9 percent of top management positions and 5 percent of CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.
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January 13, 2017
Kids more apt to confess misdeeds if they think parents will react positively
Even if they believe they could be punished, older kids are more likely than younger children to view confessing to a misdeed as the right thing to do.
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January 9, 2017
Nanodiscs deliver personalized cancer therapy to immune system
Researchers at the University of Michigan have had initial success in mice using nanodiscs to deliver a customized therapeutic vaccine for the treatment of colon and melanoma cancer tumors. “We are basically educating the immune system with these nanodiscs so that immune cells can attack cancer cells in a personalized manner,” said James Moon, the… -
December 13, 2016
Vaping, hookah use by U.S. teens declines for first time
A new study finds that the percentage of U.S. teens who vape declined in 2016 — the first significant reversal of a rapid rise in adolescent vaping.
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December 13, 2016
Teen use of illicit drugs besides marijuana at new low; same for alcohol
Teenagers’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s, a new national study by U-M shows.
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December 13, 2016
U-M leads new Center for Connected and Automated Transportation
A new $2.47 million center led by U-M and funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation will explore the full picture of how communities can best transition to connected and automated vehicles.
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December 1, 2016
Survey shows charter school practices similar to public schools
A new study by U-M’s Education Policy Initiative shows Michigan’s charter schools follow similar practices as the traditional public schools that their students would otherwise attend.
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November 18, 2016
Michigan’s economy expected to grow amid political uncertainty
Michigan’s economy starts its eighth year of post-recession recovery with continuing job growth on the horizon for the next two years, U-M economists say.
