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
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.
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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
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.
