Research News
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Boosting consumption
New U-M study concludes: Transfer wealth from the top 20 percent of U.S. earners to the bottom 80 percent and watch consumption rise.
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Skin cancer doesn't discriminate
Darker skin isn’t a reliable shield from potentially deadly skin cancer. Learn why everyone should protect themselves and get regular skin cancer screenings.
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All in the family
When the U-M Museum of Natural History reopens in 2019, visitors will come face to face with a hyperrealistic reconstruction of an extinct human relation.
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Working students see academic benefit
Investment in Detroit youth pays off for students struggling with academics.
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Gonna fly now
With its outdoor fly lab for drone testing, U-M now hosts advanced robotics facilities for land, air, sea, and space. Plus: Robotics building breaks ground.
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Noble Nobel in space
In 1976, Samuel C.C. Ting discovered a particle that changed physics. In 2018, he’s working on the most sophisticated particle physics experiment in space.
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Get moving to get happier
Researchers examine which aspects of physical activity are associated with happiness, and which populations are likely to benefit from the effects.
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What do older adults think about medical marijuana?
Most accept its use with doctor’s recommendation, but want more research, U-M/AARP National Poll on Healthy Aging finds.
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Helping to explain how the brain regulates body weight
Diverse perspectives drive discovery in Roger Cone’s lab at the Life Sciences Institute.