Research
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September 11, 2015
Multiple factors may shape toxicity of Lake Erie cyanobacterial blooms
The most detailed genetic study of western Lake Erie’s shifting cyanobacterial communities is yielding new insights into the factors that were at play in August 2014 when high levels of a bacterial toxin shut down the drinking water supply to more than 400,000 Toledo-area residents.
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September 11, 2015
Yeast study yields insights into cell-division cycle
Studies using yeast genetics have provided new, fundamental insights into the cell-division cycle, researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute report.
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September 10, 2015
$3.5 million to mix supercomputer simulations with big data
U-M will build and manage a new way of computing that could lead to immediate advances in aerodynamics, climate science, cosmology, materials science and cardiovascular research.
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September 8, 2015
U-M launching $100 million Data Science Initiative
The university plans to invest $100 million over the next five years in a new Data Science Initiative that will tap into the enormous potential of big data.
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September 4, 2015
Kids are prescribed, abusing controlled drugs earlier in life
A new University of Michigan study of Detroit-area middle and high school students showed that the number of children prescribed controlled medications before age 12 roughly doubled over a 10-year period.
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September 4, 2015
Healthy Choices program for middle schoolers helps reduce obesity
An interdisciplinary school program designed to promote healthy behaviors reduced the percentage of seventh-graders who were overweight or obese and helped more than 20,000 middle school students cut back on TV viewing, increase their physical activity and make healthier food choices.
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September 4, 2015
Bitter pill: Monarchs, milkweed and self-medication in a changing world
The milkweed plants growing in 40 cube-shaped chambers on a hilltop at the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, Michigan, provide a glimpse into the future that allows researchers to ask a question: How will monarch butterflies fare?
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September 4, 2015
Study examines how to combat obesity as a market failure
The obesity epidemic is growing and becoming ever more costly in the U.S. and other industrialized countries. Generally, that is where agreement ends on the subject.
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September 4, 2015
Do you have passion for your job? If not, it’s attainable
People who have not found their perfect fit in a career can take heart: There is more than one way to attain passion for work.
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September 4, 2015
The road less traveled: Americans cutting down on daily trips
Americans spend 10 percent less time making trips for daily activities than they did a decade ago, a University of Michigan researcher says.
