• Songbirds’ great risk results in great genetic reward

    Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the winter may be rewarded for their journey with greater genetic diversity, according to a University of Michigan study.

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  • Powerful 3D X-ray microscopy

    For the first time, researchers can study the microstructures inside metals, ceramics and rocks with X-rays in a standard laboratory without needing to travel to a particle accelerator, according to a study led by University of Michigan engineers.

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  • Making desalination more eco-friendly

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Jovan Kamcev, and his lab have developed an electrodialysis device that uses ion selective membranes to separate salt from water. The membrane allows them to recover more clean water from the brine, and at the same time crystallize the salt from the water, eliminating excessive brine waste.

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  • U-M Symphony Band tour shares love of music

    The University of Michigan's Symphony Band toured the state for the first time in 30 years, offering free clinics to high school students and performing in 11 communities from Belleville to Interlochen.

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