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• EV battery testing

  Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster with a streamlined approach, researchers at U-M have shown. Their optimization framework could drastically reduce the cost of assessing how battery configurations will perform over the long haul.

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• College confidant

  Through the Michigan College Advising Corps a diverse group of recent U-M graduates works full-time as college advisers in under-served high schools throughout the state of Michigan to help students navigate every aspect of the college application process and identify their best fit among post-secondary options.

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• New drug delivery

  A new study from U-M describes one of the first entirely new drug delivery microencapsulation approaches in decades. Microencapsulation in biodegradable polymers allows drugs such as peptide therapeutics to be released over time in the body.

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• Detroit’s Riverwalk

  The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy was created in 2003 with the mission of developing access on the Detroit River. The entire vision is 5.5 miles of riverfront from the Ambassador Bridge to Gabriel Richard Park just east of the Belle Isle Bridge, and includes the construction of a continuous RiverWalk along with plazas, pavilions and green spaces.

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