Education & Society
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Despite DEA limits on opioids, prescriptions still rose
Study finds post-surgery opioid prescriptions increased, despite drug policy designed to curb them.
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U-M startup launches 3D app that puts pain on the map
Precision health tool allows patients to “paint” their pain on anatomically accurate 3D models using a phone or tablet.
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One day in 'May'
In 1970, aspiring engineer Gregg Powell, BS ’71, saw the Philadelphia Orchestra at U-M’s May Festival. And everything changed.
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On life support
How a doctor’s brush with her own death forced her to rethink the healing process and re-imagine the profound impact of empathy in patient care.
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Get the lead out
Copper or lead? That is the question, as U-M researchers use data science to speed the process of finding which Flint homes need new pipes.
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All good in the agrihood
Hope for a thriving Detroit springs eternal (along with fresh produce) at the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative.
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Brewery sustains people, planet, profit
Western Michigan’s Brewery Vivant serves up craft beer with an environmental chaser.
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Science of separation
Researchers are exploring how separation impacts families, whether it involves military deployment, incarceration, or the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Alumni eligible for free courses
Starting Sept. 4, U-M alumni worldwide can earn course and course series certificates at no cost via Michigan Online.