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Research News

Why are you living together?

confused couple

Ask cohabiting men and women, and you get very different views about what their relationship means and where it's going.

Health

Mammograms from age 40 save lives

mammogram

So says a U-M study that looks at whether it's best to start regular screening at 40 or 50.

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Finding words

golden jackal

Tracking down rarities like 'pheal,' 'mondegreen' and 'dord' has never been easier. You can even find their definitions here.

The King's Speech

colin firth

A case study in film craft: how Colin Firth's great performance was influenced by the style and technique of director Tom Hooper.

car and police officer, circa 1920Car Craze

Speeding and "moral decay" provoked a stern crackdown on student drivers in the 1920s.

 

Career best

golfer at michigan golf course

U-M photographer Scott Galvin is moving to that state down south. Before he leaves, we asked him to share his favorite photos from his five years at Michigan.

U-M in the News

Media coverage of the University of Michigan

Ice dancers Davis and White win nationals—again; faculty say that hugs follow a 3-second rule and speculate about the dangers of the Islamic Brotherhood; alums maintain internet security and play folk music; a brewpub opens in Bangalore; and more.

Students
portable solar panel with light and charging station

No power? How about a personal solar panel?

This hand-held solar-powered light and power source can be used anywhere, but inventors Abdrahamane Traoré and Shanhoor Amin hope to sell it cheaply in the developing world, where access to the power grid can be hard to find.

Institutional News
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Updates from the U-M campus

The latest news about the U-M campus, administration, students and beyond.

This month:

On Campus
University of Michigan Museum of Art gallery with paintings visible

Museum of Art receives major architecture award

The museum became the third U-M building to earn the award for outstanding architecture.

Health
dental xray

Powerful 3-D X-rays for kids in braces should be the exception, not the rule

Some orthodontists may be exposing young patients to unnecessary radiation when they order 3-D X-ray imaging for simple orthodontic cases before considering traditional 2-D imaging.

On Campus
manuscript page from antique prayer book

Digitization ushers new era in scholarship

The U-M Library is scanning 1,100 Islamic manuscripts, many of them hundreds of years old, giving scholars around world access to one of the world's finest collections.

Ideas
orchestra, video still

The state of the symphony orchestra

U-M assistant professor Mark Clague talks about the challenges facing the symphony orchestra and how to make it more economically viable.