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  Carbon emissions and grocery shopping: EVs and home delivery better, ‘trip chaining’ and robots best

  The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way grocery stores do business, with online sales rising more than 50% from 2019 to 2020 in the United States. As shoppers searched for safe and convenient ways to get essential items, grocers adapted to meet increased e-commerce demand.

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  New study challenges old views on what’s ‘primitive’ in mammalian reproduction

  It’s hard to imagine life on Earth without mammals. They swim in the depths of the ocean, hop across deserts in Australia and travel to the moon. This diversity can be deceiving, at least when it comes to how mammals create the next generation.

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  Monarch butterflies now listed as endangered: U-M experts available to comment

  The International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migrating monarch butterfly for the first time to its “red list” of threatened species on Thursday and categorized it as “endangered.” University of Michigan experts are available to comment. Mark Hunter is the Earl E. Werner Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He Read more

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  Orbion brings a piece of the space age to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

  University of Michigan alumnus Lyon (Brad) King acknowledges that Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is rural—but don’t call it remote.  He chose to build his company, Orbion Space Technology, in Houghton in part because of its vibrant community of innovators connected with Michigan Technological University. The other part? He wanted to continue living near Lake Superior among Read more

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  U-M, Farm Bureau working together to reduce hunger in Michigan

  For long-time Ishpeming resident Lizzy Nevala, her town is a tale of two cities: The one where those lucky enough to have well-paid jobs in mining are doing great, and the one where residents need to decide whether to pay rent or buy food. “You have people that are doing real well and are living Read more

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  University of Michigan appoints Santa Ono as new president

  Santa J. Ono, an accomplished biomedical researcher and the president and vice chancellor of the University of British Columbia, has been named the 15th president of the University of Michigan.

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  U-M study: Paper wasps form abstract concept of ‘same’ and ‘different’

  In a series of studies over more than 20 years, University of Michigan evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Tibbetts and her colleagues have demonstrated that paper wasps, despite their tiny brains, have an impressive capacity to learn, remember and make social distinctions about others. The researchers showed that paper wasps recognize individuals of their species by variations Read more

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  Studying Earth’s defenses against solar storms

  University of Michigan researchers will play a central role in NASA’s upcoming Geospace Dynamics Constellation mission—a first-of-its-kind look at a protective outer layer of Earth’s atmosphere and how it interacts with solar weather. Solar weather poses a threat to Earth, with the potential to cause major damage to our power grids and satellites. NASA’s Geospace Read more

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  Monkeypox: U-M experts discuss symptoms, spread

  Monkeypox has been declared a national public health emergency. Two epidemiologists at the University of Michigan School of Public Health discuss the disease and its implications.  Joseph Eisenberg, professor of epidemiology, is an infectious disease epidemiologist studying environmental determinants of infectious disease with a focus on waterborne and vector borne diseases. Andrew Brouwer, assistant research Read more

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  Most older adults ready to roll up sleeves this fall for updated COVID-19 boosters, U-M poll shows

  Within weeks, updated COVID-19 vaccines could become available across the United States, offering protection against new variants of coronavirus that are making hundreds of thousands of Americans sick, and killing nearly 400 of them, every day. A new University of Michigan poll shows that 61% of people over 50 who have already gotten at least Read more

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  Cumulative loneliness associated with accelerated memory aging in older adults

  Prolonged loneliness in adults over 65 may be an important risk factor for accelerated memory aging, according to a new study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers. “We found that feeling lonely for a longer duration of time was associated with more rapid memory decline, suggesting that it is never too Read more

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  New global map of ant biodiversity reveals areas that may hide undiscovered species

  They are hunters, farmers, harvesters, gliders, herders, weavers and carpenters. They are ants, and they are a big part of our world, comprising more than  14,000 species and a large fraction of animal biomass in most terrestrial ecosystems. Like other invertebrates, ants play vital roles in the functioning of ecosystems, from aerating soils and dispersing Read more

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  What your company needs to understand about digital privacy (but probably doesn’t)

  Digital privacy is often framed as an issue for consumers, but Ruslan Momot argues that companies need to consider the concept as a key element of their business.  Momot, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, has published several papers on privacy issues. He shares insights about how companies should Read more

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