Since 2010, more than 600 people have drowned in the Great Lakes. One survivor, a U-M communicator, turns survivor guilt into life-saving action.

Researchers are working in Lake Michigan communities to shore up effects of beach erosion as threats intensify from fluctuating Great Lakes water levels.

A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie.

More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if the pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures.

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.

Social media turns parenting into ‘sharenting’…Machine keeps lungs alive outside body…U-M to grow China ties…You might as well flip a coin to fill in your NCAA brackets…Household wealth highest ever…Access to justice a click away…Adapting to Great Lakes levels…Death dogs of ancient Egypt.

The 12 stupidest mistakes entrepreneurs make…New detector lets people ‘see’ radiation…Ford’s driverless car takes the wheel…Just say yes? The rise of study drugs in college…A global tax on the super-rich…Tweeting a killer migraine…hy the Great Lakes are changing & more.

Great Lakes research to be prioritized; University community remembers Professor Christopher Peterson; U-M economists predict more job growth for Michigan in 2013-14; recovery called ‘sustained’; U-M to study eating and body issues that are ‘huge problem’ on college campuses; Can you change your political beliefs?; All eyes on Brazil; U-M establishes $12.3M center to accelerate design of advanced materials with open-source tools; Novel drug approach shows promise against breast cancer.

University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments that enable non-native creatures to sneak into the Great Lakes from overseas.