Research News
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U-M launches carbon neutrality commission
Administration seeks to reduce carbon emissions to levels that are environmentally sustainable — in a fiscally responsible manner and in keeping with the University’s mission.
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Fewer deaths among adults who got extra support as suicidal teens
A new study suggests long-term impacts of an approach that encourages involvement of caring adults in the lives of at-risk adolescents.
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Automated sentries track internet censorship
A team of U-M researchers has turned public internet servers worldwide into automated sentries that can monitor and report when access to websites is being blocked.
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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.