Research News

  1. ‘Science is a team sport’

    Pediatric brain tumors are the leading cause of disease-related death in U.S. children and adolescents. When their son Samson survived his childhood diagnosis, alumni Kim Gilman and Jeff Gelfand began fundraising to advance scientific research. Their support has propelled a team of Michigan Medicine researchers, led by Maria Castro and Pedro Lowenstein, to achieve a significant milestone.

  2. Precision in motion

    The Michigan Men’s Gymnastics team dominated the collegiate scene in 2025, capturing both the NCAA Championship and their fifth consecutive Big Ten title. They closed out the season ranked first in the nation. At the heart of this success were three engineering seniors who successfully balanced their academics and intense training.

  3. Medicaid telehealth study shows positive impacts

    Research reveals nearly two-thirds of those who had a telehealth appointment in the past year said they received care that they could not or would not have gotten otherwise. Findings were published in Health Affairs Scholar by members of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

  4. Investing in COVID-19 vaccination more than paid off for U.S.

    The new U-M research analyzes not only the cost of care for COVID-19 but also the cost of testing and treating people, of treating post-COVID conditions as well as rare vaccine reactions, and productivity costs such as lost workdays when someone became sick or died.

  5. Revolutionizing prenatal care: New guidelines to transform 100-year model

    For nearly a century, being pregnant usually meant seeing a doctor at least a dozen times before the baby was born. But after COVID hit and office visits were limited due to exposure risks in 2020, that practice shifted out of necessity — and now, those changes may be here to stay.

  6. Wildfires, windstorms and heatwaves: How extreme weather threatens nature’s essential services

    How much will strawberry harvests shrink when extreme heat harms pollinators? How much will timber production decline when windstorms flatten forests? These are some critical questions that a new computer simulation, developed by U-M researchers, is helping answer.

  7. Polio vaccine milestone: Podcast marks 70th anniversary of historic announcement at U-M

    In today’s challenging era for vaccines, the U-M School of Public Health hosted a podcast taping April 11 in recognition of Dr. Thomas Francis Jr.’s announcement that the polio vaccine was safe and effective. U-M epidemiologist Matthew Boulton and Michigan’s chief medical executive Natasha Bagdasarian discuss vaccines, then and now.

  8. Navigating the fear of DeepSeek and China’s technological advancements

    In recent years, China’s technological advancements have captured the world’s attention, with DeepSeek — a Chinese AI model — emerging as a focal point of both admiration and anxiety. This duality reflects a deeper tension in how the U.S. perceives technological progress from China, revealing complex layers of fear, competition, and reflection.

  9. U-M federal research funding fuels innovation, economic growth

    Research universities are not only engines of discovery — they’re also engines of economic vitality. Every federal dollar invested in U-M research generates ripple effects across the country, creating jobs, supporting businesses, and preparing the skilled workforce the nation needs to stay competitive.