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  Warming temperatures impact immune performance of wild monkeys, U-M study shows

  The immune performance of wild capuchin monkeys declines when the animals experience higher temperatures, and younger monkeys seem to be particularly vulnerable to heat, according to a University of Michigan study.

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  Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1000°F

  Computer memory could one day withstand the blazing temperatures in fusion reactors, jet engines, geothermal wells and sweltering planets using a new solid-state memory device developed by a team of engineers led by the University of Michigan.

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  Not so simple machines: Cracking the code for materials that can learn

  It's easy to think that machine learning is a completely digital phenomenon, made possible by computers and algorithms that can mimic brain-like behaviors. But the first machines were analog and now, a small but growing body of research is showing that mechanical systems are capable of learning, too. Physicists at the University of Michigan have provided the latest entry into that field of work.

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  U-M closes on nearly 2.3 acres of land in Detroit

  The University of Michigan closed on a $9.5 million purchase of land at 2201 W. Grand River Ave. from MGM Grand Detroit.

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  State program significantly reduces homelessness, utility insecurity, U-M report reveals

  The pilot of a Michigan program created to help improve health outcomes for pregnant parents and their children shows positive impacts on families, including food and financial security and housing stability, according to a new report from the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab.

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  U-M, multinational team of scientists reveal structural link for initiation of protein synthesis in bacteria

  Within a cell, DNA carries the genetic code for building proteins. To build proteins, the cell makes a copy of DNA, called mRNA. Then, another molecule called a ribosome reads the mRNA, translating it into protein. But this step has been a visual mystery: scientists previously did not know how the ribosome attaches to and reads mRNA.

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  Exploring AI’s transformational potential to make strategic decisions

  The recent boom in artificial intelligence technology, such as ChatGPT, has raised many questions about the potential of these tools in the business world.

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  Don’t allow stress to ruin holiday family time

  Unlike the seamless Thanksgiving miracles depicted on Hallmark TV programs, real life often involves frantic last-minute grocery runs, burnt turkeys and the juggling act of family tensions simmering just beneath the surface.

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  Gun deaths reach alarming high, sparking debate over media’s role

  Gun violence claimed 46,728 lives in the United States last year—the third-highest number of firearm-related deaths ever recorded—including a record-high 27,300 suicides by using a gun.

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  Michigan Minds: When tightwads and spendthrifts can agree on spending

  Scott Rick is an associate professor of marketing at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. His research speaks to how consumers perceive and experience inflation, how they choose what gifts to buy, and how they experience in-store and online shopping environments. He is particularly interested in understanding the behavior of extreme "tightwads" and "spendthrifts."

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  U-M business experts explore how organizations can support women to identify as leaders

  Leadership is an identity as much as it is a set of skills. Despite having many of the skills to reach leadership positions, studies have shown women view themselves as leaders less often than men.

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  Election had minor influence on consumer sentiment trends

  The presidential election did little to change overall trends in consumer views as consumer sentiment lifted for the fourth consecutive month, inching up to its highest reading since April 2024.

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  Civil solutions: Clinic lifts legal burdens for veterans

  The Veterans Legal Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School which opened in 2015 has provided free services to clients in a wide variety of civil matters. The Veterans Legal Clinic, clients are represented by U-M law students enrolled in the clinic this is the first opportunity for clinic students to get to feel what it is like to be a real lawyer.

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