Research
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September 28, 2015
University given $9.5 million to advance research on child health
The university will receive $9.5 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the impact of the environment on children’s health.
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September 28, 2015
Telehealth: Using cell phones to fight chronic disease in Latin America
Latin America has rapidly rising rates of chronic diseases, but mobile phones might be a key part of the solution, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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September 24, 2015
U-M leads $5M big-data project to widen ‘bottleneck to discovery’
U-M is leading a $5 million data storage and networking project that aims to improve the ability to analyze troves of data, which could speed discovery and revolutionize the research cloud.
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September 22, 2015
U-M plays key role in developing ‘tree of life’ for 2.3M species
Two U-M biologists played a key role in creating the first draft of recently released “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes.
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September 21, 2015
$6M grant will allow U-M to advance youth violence prevention work
A U-M center focused on preventing youth violence has received $6 million to continue studying what happens when blighted neighborhoods that contribute to violence are transformed.
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September 17, 2015
U-M’s unique MCubed seed grants start second funding cycle
MCubed, U-M’s one-of-a-kind seed funding program for trios of interdisciplinary researchers who agree to work together, has started its second funding cycle.
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September 17, 2015
MCubed incentive programs and networking event
Information about incentive programs for sustainability and Bicentennial MCubed projects, and a brainstorm session and workshop for faculty members working on a variety of health-related areas.
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September 16, 2015
$3M to aid study of Detroit River phosphorus, green infrastructure
A $3 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation will allow the U-M Water Center to study the Detroit River’s contributions to Lake Erie algae blooms.
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September 11, 2015
Multiracial children often identified as black
For black-white multiracial children, how others perceive them may be inconsistent with how they perceive themselves.
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September 11, 2015
Inspired by art, lightweight solar cells track the sun
Solar cells capture up to 40 percent more energy when they can track the sun across the sky, but conventional, motorized trackers are too heavy and bulky for pitched rooftops and vehicle surfaces.
