Research
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October 31, 2014
Auto companies continue to exceed fuel economy standards
In the three years since a new standard for gas mileage has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually.
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October 30, 2014
New U-M institute to measure impact of university research
U-M has launched a new initiative that will coordinate nationwide efforts to measure the economic and scientific impact of the more than $65 billion spent on research each year at the nation’s universities.
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October 29, 2014
Green tech saves energy and boosts factory profits, productivity
Switching to LED lights in factories not only saves energy, it boosts productivity and increases profits, a new study shows.
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October 24, 2014
Facetless crystals could advance 3D-printing pills
In a design that mimics a hard-to-duplicate texture of starfish shells, University of Michigan engineers have made rounded crystals that have no facets.
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October 24, 2014
Measures to avoid hospital readmission often don’t work
Health care interventions designed to keep patients from having to be readmitted to the hospital are proving unsuccessful, a researcher from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and a colleague have found.
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October 24, 2014
Teens playing high-contact sports at risk for using drugs, alcohol
Teens who play sports like football, wrestling, hockey or lacrosse are more likely to drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes or marijuana than student athletes who play noncontact sports, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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October 21, 2014
U-M researchers discuss the changing American family
Most young Americans plan to get married someday, but more than 40 percent of births now occur outside marriage, and the American family itself has become far more diverse and varied.
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October 10, 2014
Increased interest in hybrids among non-hybrid owners
Current owners of hybrid vehicles are very satisfied with them and most will buy a hybrid again, University of Michigan researchers say.
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October 10, 2014
For better or worse: Michigan communities after the recession
For the first time in six years, more Michigan communities report that they are better able to meet their fiscal needs this year than those who say they are less able to do so.
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October 9, 2014
MCubed research-funding experiment renewed for two years
MCubed, the university’s one-of-a-kind funding program designed to spark innovative, cross-boundary research, will be renewed for two more years.
