LSA and U-M undergrads, as well as recent graduates, work in a lab at Michigan Medicine to find a cure for the always-fatal DIPG brain cancer. Undaunted by statistics, they strive to create a path to survival.

The rise in people seeking emergency medical care after sexual assault outpaces the growth of law enforcement reporting, study suggests.

Last month, the FDA announced hearing aids will soon be available for purchase over the counter for adults with “mild to moderate hearing loss.” U-M audiology expert weighs in.

She’s an arachnologist, a UM-Dearborn professor, and a producer of ‘adult content’ starring countless eight-legged lovers. Anne Danielson-Francois films the bizarre mating rituals of creepy crawlers to better understand the competition between males and females over who controls fertilization.

The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out roughly three-quarters of the planet’s plant and animal species. Meanwhile, a monstrous tsunami scoured the ocean floor thousands of miles from impact.

“Climate migrants” are on the move as frequent natural disasters upend their lives and routines. The Great Lakes region could see an influx in population as a result; U-M has tools for planning.

Charlie Engelman, BS ‘14, counts 1.6M followers at ‘oddanimalspecimens,’ his wildly entertaining take on the slimy and sublime. Fun facts abound at U-M’s research collections as Engelman tweezes and teaches his way around spiny lumpsuckers, blood-sucking sea lampreys, and more.

When this seasoned epidemiologist launched his unconventional career in 1969, he fit the bill as the ‘hippie doctor’ with a penchant for Ram Dass and Wavy Gravy. Since then, this aptly named frontline worker has won public health victories over smallpox, blindness, Ebola, and COVID-19. Next? Monkeypox.

Total research volume at the University increased by 8.4% in FY ’22, fueling innovations in global health, Great Lakes water quality, firearm violence, and driverless vehicle technologies. FY ’22 also marked a record high of $973M in federally sponsored research expenditures.