Research
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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 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
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.
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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 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 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.
