Research
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November 17, 2016
U-M consumer outlook for 2017 provides mixed signals
An analysis of consumer sentiment data collected prior to the election provides mixed signals about whether consumer confidence will plunge or improve in the wake of Donald Trump’s election.
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November 17, 2016
Annual forecast predicts U.S. economy poised for steady growth
Annual unemployment will remain below 5 percent next year and overall economic-output growth will strengthen slightly through 2018, U-M economists say.
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November 11, 2016
Hurricane-tracking satellite fleet readies for launch
Launch is fast approaching for a $151 million NASA satellite mission led by U-M that will help improve forecasts of hurricane track, intensity and storm surge.
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October 28, 2016
Survey shows public interest in science high, literacy constant
While public interest in science continues to grow, the level of U.S. scientific literacy remains largely unchanged, according to a survey by the Institute for Social Research.
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October 28, 2016
Long-term fright reactions extend beyond scary movies, TV shows
A new U-M study shows different media platforms, such as social media, the internet and nonfictional media are creating frightened reactions that can have long-term effects.
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October 28, 2016
Older adults gain weight when spouse is stressed out
Stress isn’t good for your waist line. For older married couples, the added pounds may be caused by a spouse’s long-term stress levels.
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October 26, 2016
Poor young women at greater risk of unintended pregnancies
Poor women have fewer but longer relationships, use contraceptives less frequently and use less effective methods than women from more advantaged backgrounds, a new U-M study shows.
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October 26, 2016
$800K in research awards aim to address data science
Four research teams from U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China are sharing $800,000 in awards to study depression, electric vehicles, urban green space and bone cancer.
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October 20, 2016
Annual research funding rises to record $1.39 billion
The university’s total volume of research reached a record $1.39 billion in the 2016 fiscal year that closed June 30, a 7.2 percent increase from the previous year.
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October 18, 2016
Team recovers ‘most complete Michigan mastodon skeleton’ in decades
The most complete ice age mastodon skeleton found in Michigan since the 1940s was recovered this month from the state’s Thumb region by a team led by U-M researchers.
