Research
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May 2, 2014
Four percent sentenced to death are likely innocent
Slightly more than 4 percent of people given death sentences in the United States are innocent, according to new peer-reviewed research led by a University of Michigan expert.
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May 2, 2014
Behind the paywall: How media can boost online revenue
It’s an ongoing debate for online publications: How much content should be free and how much should go behind a paywall?
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May 2, 2014
Viruses hijack deep-sea bacteria at hydrothermal vents
More than a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, as dark clouds of mineral-rich water billow from seafloor hot springs called hydrothermal vents, unseen armies of viruses and bacteria wage war.
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April 28, 2014
LSA senior has recipe to healthier diet
Food is at the center of Sepideh Ashrafzadeh’s life. As a teenager she watched her mother reduce fat, salt and sugar in her family’s traditional Persian recipes and saw her grandfather’s health improve. Impressed with the results, she collaborated with her mother and sister to revise 40 recipes and in 2012 published them as a… -
April 28, 2014
Prehistoric caribou hunting structure found beneath Lake Huron
Underwater archaeologists led by a U-M faculty member have discovered evidence of prehistoric caribou hunts underneath Lake Huron.
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April 25, 2014
Found: An Earth-sized planet that might hold liquid water
In a dim and faraway solar system, astronomers have for the first time discovered a rocky, Earth-sized planet that might hold liquid water — a necessary ingredient for life as we know it.
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April 25, 2014
Pollution top concern for U.S. and Canadian citizens around Great Lakes
A new Great Lakes survey by U.S. and Canadian researchers represents one of the largest attempts in recent decades to assess public views on a wide range of issues in the Great Lakes basin.
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April 18, 2014
New Tweetment: Twitter users describe real-time migraine agony
Someone’s drilling an icicle into your temple, you’re throwing up, and light and sound are unbearable. Yes, it’s another migraine attack. But now in 140 characters on Twitter, you can share your agony with other sufferers. It indicates a trend toward the cathartic sharing of physical pain, as well as emotional pain on social media.… -
April 18, 2014
Connected vehicles: Concerns about security, privacy
A majority of Americans, Australians and Britons believe that connected-vehicle technology will make driving safer, but most are also concerned about security and privacy, according to a University of Michigan survey.
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April 18, 2014
Optimism associated with lower risk of heart failure
Optimistic older adults who see the glass as half full appear to have a reduced risk of developing heart failure.
