Research

  1. March 17, 2015

    Study looks at health care spending by those younger than 65

    New research from the School of Public Health paints a picture of health care spending by the group most targeted under the Affordable Care Act.

  2. March 13, 2015

    Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant

    An open-source computing system you command with your voice like Apple’s Siri is designed to spark a new generation of “intelligent personal assistants” for wearables and other devices. It could also lead to much-needed advancements in the datacenter infrastructure to support them.

  3. March 13, 2015

    More than half of parents want to know disease risks for selves, kids

    Would you want to know if you or your children had risk of hereditary cancer, a genetic risk for cardiovascular disease or carried the gene associated with developing Alzheimer’s disease — even if they were risks that wouldn’t be relevant for possibly decades or didn’t have a cure?

  4. March 10, 2015

    Coin toss is best bet for March Madness bracket success

    As the NCAA men’s basketball tournament approaches, a U-M researcher says flipping a coin offers the best hope for a winning March Madness bracket.

  5. March 10, 2015

    ‘Elite’ degrees give African Americans little advantage in job market

    Black job applicants with degrees from elite universities only do as well as white candidates from less selective universities, U-M research shows.

  6. March 6, 2015

    Ultra-small Block ‘M’ illustrates big ideas in drug delivery

    By making what might be the world’s smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block “M,” University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a nanoparticle manufacturing process capable of producing multilayered, precise shapes.

  7. March 6, 2015

    Gas guzzlers on the decline

    In 2008, half of new-car buyers in the U.S. bought vehicles that were rated at less than 20 mpg. Today, just over a quarter do so.

  8. March 6, 2015

    Enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol

    With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body’s ability to metabolize excess lipids, including cholesterol.

  9. March 6, 2015

    Forbidden quantum leaps possible with high-res spectroscopy

    A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible.

  10. March 6, 2015

    New (road) signs of the times?

    Traffic accidents claim lives, cause injury and cost money. Working on ways to reduce them is a constant battle.