Research
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: North Campus Research Complex
The development of the former Pfizer research facility into U-M’s North Campus Research Complex stands as a signature achievement of President Mary Sue Coleman’s tenure.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Research
Under President Mary Sue Coleman’s leadership, U-M has seen a dramatic 77 percent growth in its annual research budget to more than $1.3 billion annually, greater than any other public university, and second among all universities.
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February 26, 2014
Study concludes new pollution targets needed to protect Lake Erie
Reducing the size of the Lake Erie “dead zone” to acceptable levels will require cutting nutrient pollution nearly in half in coming decades, a new study concludes.
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February 26, 2014
Co-working spaces offer remote workers a place to collaborate
As cloud technology and wider use of freelancers allows more people to work remotely, research shows co-working helps isolated workers thrive and be more productive.
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February 21, 2014
Roads pose more risk in some places than poor health
A dozen of the world’s countries with the highest traffic fatality rates per 100,000 population are part of the African continent, according to researchers at the U-M Transportation Research Institute.
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February 18, 2014
Three U-M scientists receive Sloan research fellowships
Three U-M scientists are among the 126 early-career professors from the United States and Canada selected as 2014 Alfred P. Sloan research fellows.
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February 14, 2014
Methane leaks in United States are undercounted, new study shows
About 50 percent more of the greenhouse gas methane has been seeping into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to far-reaching findings that synthesize two decades’ worth of methane studies in North America.
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February 14, 2014
Poor conditions early in life may lead to health problems for many elderly
Well-intended efforts to improve infant and child health in the developing world in the mid-20th century could be linked with increased risk of diabetes, obesity and heart disease for people born during this period when they reach older age, a University of Michigan researcher found.
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February 13, 2014
Tackling turbulence with big data and a $1.6M NASA grant
A thorny aerodynamics problem is about to get a Netflix-style big data treatment from a team led by U-M engineers with the help of a $1.6 million NASA grant.
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February 7, 2014
U-M poll: Detroit bankruptcy was the right decision
Despite concerns about Detroit’s bankruptcy, 56 percent of local government officials in Michigan said it was the right thing to do, according to a poll by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
