Featured Stories
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Look to Michigan
Oct 25, 2024The Look to Michigan campaign raises funds for a sustainable future, civic & global engagement, health and well-being, and quality education for all and aligns with U-M’s innovative Vision 2034 plan. With the world calling on Michigan’s expertise to answer the defining questions of our time, we move boldly to discover what’s next for a better tomorrow.
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Carbon emissions from forest soil
Oct 21, 2024The soils of northern forests are key reservoirs that help keep the carbon dioxide that trees inhale and use for photosynthesis from making it back into the atmosphere. But a unique experiment led by Peter Reich of the University of Michigan is showing that, on a warming planet, more carbon is escaping the soil than is being added by plants.
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OLED for compact, lightweight night vision
Oct 14, 2024A new type of OLED (organic light emitting diode) could replace bulky night vision goggles with lightweight glasses, making them cheaper and more practical for prolonged use, according to University of Michigan researchers.
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Happy trails
Oct 7, 2024The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has created more than 3 miles of accessible trails since 2016 when the Overlook Trail at Arcadia Dunes opened. Along M-22, people with mobility challenges can access breathtaking views of Lake Michigan from a 300-foot-high platform, explore rare birds and plants in a restored marsh or lose themselves in coastal dunes and forests once off limits.
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Campus Plan 2050
Sep 30, 2024The University of Michigan's Campus Plan 2050 outlines significant changes to the Ann Arbor campus, featuring an innovation district, an on-campus hotel and conference center; an automated transit system; and renovations and updates to existing facilities.
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Morphable materials
Sep 23, 2024A view into how nanoscale building blocks can rearrange into different organized structures on command is now possible with an approach that combines an electron microscope, a small sample holder with microscopic channels, and computer simulations, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan and Indiana University.
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Watt a journey!
Sep 16, 2024U-M engineering students travel to the far reaches of Brazil, partnering with communities to light up rural schools and design innovative incinerators to protect the environment.
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The bumpy road to greatness
Sep 9, 2024The U-M Baja Racing team competes in three major Baja SAE competitions throughout the year. This year’s season started with a lot of frustration for the Michigan team. But that hardship made way for teamwork, creativity, grit and empathy—some of the professional competencies that engineering project teams build up in Michigan Engineering students, preparing them for their future careers.
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Honey and chocolate
Sep 2, 2024A beekeeper doctor and a chocolatier from West Michigan combined their skills in honey and chocolate to create delicious treats whose proceeds benefit local non-profits.
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Welcome week
Aug 24, 2024The excitement in the air in Ann Arbor is palpable. The Cube is spinning and U‑M students are back in town, ready to start the new school year. There are a variety of Welcome Week events happening across campus to help students get back into the swing of things. Go Blue! #WelcomeHome
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Rapid evolution of bird genomes
Aug 19, 2024Shortly after an asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, life for non-avian dinosaurs ended, but the evolutionary story for the early ancestors of birds began.
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Persian gold coins found in Turkey
Aug 12, 2024A team of researchers led by a University of Michigan archaeologist has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, likely used to pay mercenary troops, buried in a small pot in the ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey.
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Using visible light to make pharmaceutical building blocks
Aug 5, 2024University of Michigan chemists have discovered a way to use visible light to synthesize a class of compounds particularly well suited for use in pharmaceuticals.
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National champions
Jul 29, 2024With dedication, caffeine and the kindness of a competitor, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team on Saturday won the American Solar Challenge, an 8-day, distance-based race from Tennessee to Wyoming. The U-M team covered 2,120 miles before crossing the finish line in Casper, WY, taking advantage of many of the route’s opportunities to add distance through optional loops along the way.
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A wetter world recorded in Australian coral colony
Jul 22, 2024University of Michigan scientists are looking at coral to determine what the effects of climate change may be. Examining samples from corals in the Great Barrier Reef, the researchers discovered between 1750 and present day, as the global climate warmed, wet-season rainfall in that part of the world increased by about 10%, and the rate of extreme rain events more than doubled.
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Teledriving can serve as a bridge toward full autonomy
Jul 15, 2024At a time when the general public may not yet accept driverless taxis and ride-hailing vehicles, tele-driving could offer many of the same benefits, according to a new study led by a University of Michigan researcher. With more cars on the road, fewer drivers and fewer riderless miles, ride-sharing services could become faster and more affordable.
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First atlas of the human ovary
Jul 8, 2024A new “atlas” of the human ovary provides insights that could lead to treatments restoring ovarian hormone production and the ability to have biologically related children, according to University of Michigan engineers.
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Can We Really Teach Machines to Smell?
Jul 1, 2024LSA’s Ambuj Tewari, professor of statistics, and his students are exploring the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence with a new spin on humans’ oldest sense.
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Pop-Up Safety Town
Jun 24, 2024The Pop-Up Safety Town Initiative was created by U‑M pediatrician Andy Hashikawa in 2017. Now part of the U‑M Concussion Center, it provides critical education on concussion prevention, pedestrian and medication safety and dog bite prevention to communities across the state.
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Too much screen time?
Jun 17, 2024This year, U-M students and scholars launched an interprofessional course in partnership with sixth graders from Ann Arbor Public Schools to provide classroom and real-world engagement about digital wellness.
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Better battery manufacturing
Jun 10, 2024Michigan Engineering researchers are discovering new recipes for batteries with help from automation at the Samsung Advanced Materials Lab. Using robotic arms and computers, the lab can synthesize up to 24 different battery materials every 72 hours, allowing the researchers to test around 224 recipes.
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‘The Michigan’s’ mighty comeback
Jun 3, 2024A new ESPN documentary from Jon Fish, BA ’95, documents the trajectory of Mike Legg’s heart-stopping play that secured the 1996 NCAA title for Red Berenson’s Wolverines. After fading into obscurity for nearly three decades, Legg’s move ‘the Michigan’ is back with a vengeance, changing the game at every level.
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U.P. Scholars Program makes U-M degree a reality
May 27, 2024The the U.P. Scholars Program provides need-based scholarships for limited-income students. The program also provides social, academic and professional support. Scholars come from 12 of the 15 U.P. counties and 20 high schools.
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AI in the classroom
May 20, 2024As higher education increasingly feels the impact of quickly developing generative artificial intelligence, U-M faculty members are working to determine how this new technology fits in to their teaching and research, and how it can best be used to help students learn most effectively.
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Filmmaker Roams the World for a Good Story
May 13, 2024LSA alumna Maureen Gosling has led the life of an adventurous independent documentary filmmaker for the past 50 years. Her newest film features a Detroit-born singer and activist.
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