Research News
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Time to get serious?
As the Earth’s climate changes, experts explore provocative interventions and ask: Can we geoengineer our way out of a looming crisis?
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Larger than life
What do you do when you’re digging a ditch on your farm and encounter a large, unidentified object sprouting two giant tusks? Call U-M paleontologist Dan Fisher.
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Mammoth excavation
Ancient mammoth unearthed in a farmer’s field southwest of Ann Arbor may provide clues about lives of early humans in the region.
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The human touch
U-M surgeons and engineers are enabling amputees to control prosthetics using their own biological motor signals. Could regaining a sense of touch be next?
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Medicinal magic
“Nature’s pharmacy” at Matthaei Botanical Gardens showcases healing power of plants in elaborate garden organized by systems of the body.
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Protecting the Great Lakes
Striped invaders, toxic blooms, and rising waters are just some of the targets in U-M’s sights, as experts seek to defend our state’s precious waters.
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Brain drain
The gap between income and achievement in school is well documented, but new research finds physiological differences in our poorest children’s brains.
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$1 million in quick wins and discoveries
Autistic children, entrepreneurial artists, and aspiring educators set to benefit from grants for groundbreaking hypotheses.
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Solar Car Team goes for gold with ‘Aurum’
Sleek 2015 model, “Aurum,” is named for “gold” in Latin. In October, the team will race 1,800 miles across the Outback.