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What humans want in an automated car
U-M researchers set out to examine how a person’s perception of safety in an autonomous vehicle was influenced by the degree to which the vehicle and the rider seemed to share certain “personality” traits.
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DESI opens its 5,000 eyes
A new instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” at the night sky to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.
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Music Time in Africa
In September 2014, two U-M professors received a phone call that would set them on a race to save more than a half century of African music. In response, UMSI’s Paul Conway and LSA’s Kelly Askew teamed up to create a one-of-a-kind resource for scholars and music enthusiasts around the globe.
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Mind and body
Before coming to the University of Michigan, Joseph Jackowski had always been fascinated with the human mind. After exiting the Marine Corps, Joseph decided to pursue this interest in the human mind and investigate what about our minds and ourselves is truly influencing these behaviors
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Commission on Carbon Neutrality interim report
The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality is pushing ahead with efforts on methane leakage, indirect carbon emissions and other initiatives in its ongoing effort to guide the University of Michigan toward carbon neutrality.
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There’s always something amazing happening at Michigan. Whether it’s on campus or around the world, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are out seizing the day as shown in the slideshow below.
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ICYMI: Last year, ahead of the holiday shopping season we sat down with @UMSI researcher Florian Schaub to discuss the privacy and security implications of giving smart speakers as gifts. myumi.ch/6jjlo
Companies have been turning to mindfulness practices to help employees reduce stress and work more effectively. A researcher at @michiganross finds that a brief daily meditation leads to more positive behavior toward others. myumi.ch/MEdj2 pic.twitter.com/TQaGQdJXbG
7 out of 10 Indian children with developmental disorders do not receive genetic testing.
A new 5-year, $2.3 million grant from the @NIH will help U-M and Indian researchers study genes and expand testing to more children. #URecord myumi.ch/qg0EV pic.twitter.com/FcwBUIWEOR