The Office of the Vice President for Research has developed a new way to connect researchers to resources that can help them increase competitiveness for external research funding.

Losing your sense of direction is one of the earliest and most distressing signs of advanced Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a new study from U-M sheds light on a unique neuron that may hold the key to understanding why this happens.

Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide scale changes in landscapes — including the shape of rivers — and these changes are reflected in the geologic record, according to a U-M study. The researchers show the death of dinosaurs literally reengineered Earth.

The piping plover is the highest profile endangered species in the Great Lakes region. U-M researchers find that as long as they’re being protected, the sites where they nest are also protected from development or land use that is unhealthy for the ecosystem.

U-M scientists have developed a cancer treatment that is non-invasive — no incisions and no harmful side effects — by harnessing sound waves. Using ultrasound technology created at U-M, histotripsy could be a welcome alternative to chemotherapy and radiation.

Melanoma testing could one day be done at home with a skin patch and test strip with two lines, similar to COVID-19 home tests, according to U-M researchers. Developed with funding from the National Institutes of Health, the new silicone patch with star-shaped microneedles, called the ExoPatch, distinguished melanoma from healthy skin in mice.

Diagnosed with spina bifida, short bowel syndrome, and other complex conditions, Larry has received care from more than 15 different clinical teams across C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. His life has been shaped by moments when people across disciplines came together to listen, collaborate, and do what was best for him. ‘His care can’t exist in silos,’ says his mother, Kathryn Prout.

The Great Lakes shape Michigan’s identity, economy, and way of life. With federal support for science in question, the choice is clear: Invest in the research that safeguards our waters — or risk losing decades of progress. In this issue of ‘Michigan Research,’ U-M experts say the Great Lakes’ future depends on the decisions we make today.

Choosing a more electrified vehicle will reduce drivers’ greenhouse gas emissions, regardless of where they live in the contiguous U.S. A new study estimates emissions per mile driven across 35 combinations of vehicle class and powertrains: conventional gas pickups, hybrid SUVs, and fully electric sedans, among others.