Innovation
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Biomechanics and … bionics?
A revolution in motorized prosthetics has potential to improve quality and motion for people living with limb loss.
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Cancer research: High risk = high reward
New Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery aligns University experts across disciplines to fuel rapid development of technology and therapies.
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Four little victors valiant
Four youngsters in a tiny Michigan town each battled severe illness at U-M’s Mott Children’s Hospital. Now, they’re all in the same first-grade class.
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Google, U-M partner to battle Flint crisis
New smartphone app and digital tools will help manage, navigate Flint water crisis.
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Hacking into homes
Cybersecurity researchers find alarming “smart home” flaws in popular systems that boast automated and remote features.
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Make it work
StyleWatch publisher Stephanie Sladkus, BA ’93, reworks the print-meets-digital model for today’s “smart” consumer. Get ready to lean in — and lean back.
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Just in time
New smart technologies could revolutionize the way people cope with medical and behavioral problems.
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Time to get serious?
As the Earth’s climate changes, experts explore provocative interventions and ask: Can we geoengineer our way out of a looming crisis?
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No sweat
Already abandoning your new year’s resolutions? Author Michelle Segar, PhD, explains how to revive your goals using the science of motivation.