Research News
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The best possible parent
Parents facing such stresses as poverty, incarceration, or mental health issues may pass that stress along to young children, impacting the child’s health for years.
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From talking the talk to walking the walk
U-M geneticist and researcher at the Life Sciences Institute is the first Saudi woman to be named a Rhodes Scholar. And it all started with a podcast.
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Forecast 2019
Can industry reverse climate change? Can startups survive the trade war? And what’s up with that ‘nice’ penalty at work? U-M experts explain.
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A public health crisis?
Researchers and health care providers are tackling youth firearm injuries from a public health perspective via the federally funded national effort FACTS, for Firearm Safety Among Children and Teens.
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From ponds to power
U-M researchers are using $2 million from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to perfect algae as diesel fuel. The University is one of the few institutes in the world working on the problem end-to-end.
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Video game helps kids avoid predators
UM-Dearborn undergrads and a UM-Ann Arbor librarian teamed up to help young people with autism stay safe online.
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Emeritus professor wins Nobel Prize
Gérard Mourou advanced ‘chirped pulse amplification,’ pushing the limits of optical science.
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A traumatic memory can be near impossible to shake
Research shows memories of trauma are unique because of how brains and bodies respond to threat.
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U-M, Harvard join forces
New partnerships maximize expertise to spur economic mobility in Detroit and mitigate the nation’s opioid crisis.