April 6, 2017
Survey explores why drivers don't heed vehicle safety recalls
A new national survey from the University of Michigan explores why many consumers don't heed vehicle safety recalls and what steps might boost compliance.
Research
April 4, 2017
Study looks at dads' search for work-family balance after second child
There's a tug-of-war in many households after the second child is born, but don't blame the siblings.
March 31, 2017
Lasers can detect weapons-grade uranium from afar
A technique for detecting enriched uranium with lasers could help regulators sniff out illicit nuclear activities from as far as a couple of miles away.
It's hard enough to identify nuclear materials when you can directly scan a suspicious suitcase or shipping container. But if you can't get close?
March 31, 2017
Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens, metamaterials
The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been laid down at the University of Michigan, and it could change the way touchscreens and flat or flexible displays are made.
March 31, 2017
Mom's weight in early pregnancy associated with child's cerebral palsy
Being overweight or obese during pregnancy increases the chance of having a child with cerebral palsy, according to new research led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
March 31, 2017
Twisted semiconductors for future moving holograms
A smartphone display that can produce moving, holographic 3-D images will need to be able to twist the light it emits.
Now, researchers at the University of Michigan and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have discovered a way to mass produce spiral semiconductors that can take that important, light-coiling step.
March 31, 2017
Dust plays prominent role in nutrients of mountain forest ecosystems
Scientists have known for decades that tropical places like Hawaii, with lush landscapes and vegetation, nutritionally benefit from the dust that blows from Asia.
March 31, 2017
U-M, Toyota Research Institute partner in $2.4M battery project
With a $2.4 million investment from the Toyota Research Institute, University of Michigan researchers will develop computer simulation tools to predict automotive battery performance.
March 30, 2017
New Big Ten project aids searching of geospatial data and maps
Scholars and researchers have a new way to find and compare geospatial data and maps: the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal.
March 29, 2017
Research looks at who gains most from high-skilled foreign workers
Foreign computer scientists granted H-1B visas to work in the United States during the IT boom of the 1990s had a significant impact on workers, consumers and tech companies.
March 28, 2017
Study finds trust, satisfaction high in consensual open relationships
Monogamy is considered by many to kindle commitment, trust and love, but a new University of Michigan study finds that those in nonmonogamous relationships are just as happy.
Despite the stigma, heterosexuals in consensual open relationships report high levels of satisfaction and trust, as well as low levels of jealousy.
March 28, 2017
IRWG announces 26 research awards for graduate students
The Institute for Research on Women and Gender and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies have awarded funding to graduate students for wide-ranging projects related to women, gender and sexuality.
March 27, 2017
U-M findings offer new ideas that could speed vaccines to market
Vaccine development is largely trial and error—which results in years of pricey development and just a 6 percent success rate—but a University of Michigan researcher believes he's found a way to potentially improve those numbers.
March 23, 2017
RNA Symposium March 31 to focus on personalized medicine
Leading researchers in personalized medicine diagnostics, therapeutics and health care with a focus on RNA will gather at the University of Michigan on March 31 for the annual RNA Symposium sponsored by the U-M Center for RNA Biomedicine.
March 22, 2017
Boys secure in their racial identity seek more diverse friendships
Kids often seek answers from parents, friends and media to better understand their racial identity.
Middle school boys who feel secure about their race during this ongoing information gathering will likely befriend diverse people, according to a new University of Michigan study.
March 17, 2017
Ultrashort light pulses for fast 'lightwave' computers
Extremely short, configurable "femtosecond" pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today's electronics.
March 16, 2017
Kota to receive 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award
Professor Sridhar Kota has been selected to receive the Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2017 for an approach to engineering design that has led to the invention, development, flight-testing and commercialization of revolutionary shape-changing aircraft wings.
March 15, 2017
Research shows how sonic cyberattack can hit ubiquitous sensors
Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles, medical devices and the internet of things, University of Michigan research shows.
March 14, 2017
U-M startup working on cancer treatment raises $8.3 million
A University of Michigan startup that's developing a non-invasive way to remove diseased tissue from cancer patients using high-intensity ultrasound has attracted $8.3 million in Series B financing.
March 7, 2017
U-M leads major new regenerative medicine center funded by NIH
A new interdisciplinary health sciences resource center at the University of Michigan has received an $11.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance regenerative medicine.
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