Research

  1. October 5, 2023

    Study: Women, minority faculty are less likely to negotiate pay

    A new study reveals a previously underexplored contributor to disparities in pay and employment conditions within higher education: negotiation behavior.

  2. October 3, 2023

    $81M NIH grant to help answer need for dementia care

    U-M researchers and colleagues in a new National Dementia Workforce Study will survey those who are paid to care for people with dementia in all settings to produce data that could improve care and inform policy.

  3. October 2, 2023

    Bhramar Mukherjee to lead research data services strategy

    Bhramar Mukherjee will lead a universitywide strategy designed to support and enhance research data services as the inaugural assistant vice president for research – research data services.

  4. September 28, 2023

    Video series explores housing as a human right

    Professors Kathy Velikov and Fabian Pfeffer have released the second of a two-video series that explores the divides and radical new approaches to propose solutions to housing inequality.

  5. September 28, 2023

    Policy expands channel to address research safety incidents

    The Research and Academic Safety Committee and Environment, Health & Safety have expanded a policy to enhance how the U-M community addresses laboratory and research safety concerns.

  6. September 27, 2023

    Projects share $2.1M to aid firearm-injury prevention research

    Five U-M research teams received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury.

  7. September 26, 2023

    OVPR develops guidance in case of a government shutdown

    In preparation for a potential government shutdown and to ensure continuity of operations, the Office of the Vice President for Research has developed guidance to support the U-M research community.

  8. September 26, 2023

    Scientists’ model focuses on sudden death in epilepsy

    U-M researchers have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its associated fatalities.

  9. September 25, 2023

    Report finds link between geography, pandemic impact

    The latest report from U-M public health researchers studying how COVID-19 affected Michiganders found that the severity of illness or negative impact of the pandemic is strongly linked to where one lives.

  10. September 20, 2023

    MIDAS gets $2.3M to develop national training program

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science received a $2.3 million grant to develop a national training program to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of biomedical research.