U-M librarian Justin Joque’s “sonification” of stock market activity since the 1930s provides weird and revealing insight into the economy.

U-M researchers have found a way to mass-produce antennas so small that they approach the fundamental minimum size limit for their bandwidth, or data rate, of operation. It could lead to new generations of wireless consumer electronics and mobile devices.

Physicists and astronomers have long believed that the universe has mirror symmetry, like a basketball. But recent findings from the University of Michigan suggest that the shape of the Big Bang might be more complicated than previously thought, and that the early universe spun on an axis.

Wise folks say that wisdom can only be earned by experience, but new research indicates that there might be a way to develop your capacity to make wise decisions.

“Scientists thought these were dead galaxies that had finished making stars a long time ago,” U-M researcher Alyson Ford said. “But we’ve shown that they are still alive and are forming stars at a fairly low level.”

When Michael Jonas learned he was HIV positive, he returned from Florida to his home in Jackson, Mich., to die. That was a decade ago, but Jonas is still alive, taking antiviral drugs and planning his future. His is one sign of progress in the 30 years since doctors first recognized the disease we now know as AIDS, but there’s still much to contend with.

The exercise led to lasting improve- ments in the ability to reason and solve new problems.

Runners: ready to get back on the road, or build up for a race? U-M women’s cross country coach Mike McGuire offers tips for faster, safer recreational running.

It’s allergy season. Doctors from the Michigan Sinus Center offer tips for keeping your symptoms in check.