Research

  1. October 23, 2025

    AIIM summit unites leadership to chart university’s AI future

    The AI Institutes at Michigan recently brought together academic leadership from across all three campuses for a summit designed to shape U-M’s direction in artificial intelligence research, collaboration and policy.

  2. October 20, 2025

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  3. October 15, 2025

    U-M mathematician Charlotte Chan named 2025 Packard Fellow

    Charlotte Chan, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, is one of 20 early-career scientists and engineers who have been named 2025 Packard Fellows.

  4. October 14, 2025

    U-M study helps hospitals reduce wasteful pre-surgery testing

    A study led by a U-M team shows a way to achieve sustained success in reducing unneeded pre-op testing while keeping valuable ones.

  5. October 14, 2025

    Research Cores Office launches new, centralized resource website

    The Research Cores Office has launched a new website that serves as a central portal for U-M researchers searching for services and expertise related to centralized shared resources.

  6. October 13, 2025

    A digital hand that enables hands-free virtual reality

    A digital, voice-controlled hand could improve the convenience and accessibility of virtual and augmented reality by enabling hands-free use of games and apps.

  7. October 13, 2025

    Impact Institutes receives strong first-cycle response for interdisciplinary research

    Impact Institutes, a seed funding initiative launched in May, has collected more than 140 letters of intent in its first cycle, reflecting broad engagement toward advancing interdisciplinary research.

  8. October 13, 2025

    U-M roboticists aim to expand robotic prosthetic leg’s benefits

    A commercial robotic leg could potentially benefit both higher- and lower-mobility amputees, U-M roboticists have shown for the first time.

  9. October 10, 2025

    Former U-M researcher awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

    The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to a researcher who conducted the foundational work for his research in part at the University of Michigan.

  10. October 9, 2025

    Building straightforward technologies that directly benefit people

    UM-Dearborn assistant professor Zheng Song’s latest venture centers around SpeedEye: a crowd-sourced traffic calming app.