Research News
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Medical marijuana stores: NIMBY
A majority of officials in Michigan oppose medical marijuana facilities in their jurisdiction. ‘Not in my backyard,’ they report in a new U-M survey.
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‘Fake news’ detector outperforms humans
Algorithm identifies telltale linguistic cues and could serve as an effective weapon against misinformation.
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The threat that never sleeps
Can science stop superbugs? Traditional antibiotics are losing the battle with bacteria and U-M engineers are stepping into the breach.
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Despite DEA limits on opioids, prescriptions still rose
Study finds post-surgery opioid prescriptions increased, despite drug policy designed to curb them.
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Could a pill outperform the mammogram?
Research shows a new kind of imaging could distinguish aggressive tumors from benign ones.
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Get the lead out
Copper or lead? That is the question, as U-M researchers use data science to speed the process of finding which Flint homes need new pipes.
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Science of separation
Researchers are exploring how separation impacts families, whether it involves military deployment, incarceration, or the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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New chair in Tibetan Buddhist Studies
The endowed chair is the largest gift to study Tibetan Buddhism ever awarded in North America.
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Milky Way’s long-lost sibling finally found
U-M scientists have deduced that the Andromeda galaxy, our closest large galactic neighbor, shredded and cannibalized a massive galaxy two billion years ago.