ANN ARBOR—As a counselor at Charlevoix Middle and High School, Karrie Gaffney has seen students struggle to access the mental health care they need.

ANN ARBOR—In every tissue throughout our bodies, various cell types are communicating and coordinating their efforts to perform vital functions and maintain health. In a new study led by the University of Michigan, researchers have now created a high-resolution picture of the cells at work inside a key hub of metabolism—the liver—and how individual cell Read more

ANN ARBOR—As the world grows warmer and the region grows wetter, extreme heat and rain will cause more people to die or become ill—a costly burden in terms of lives lost and health care costs to the state of Michigan, a new report says. A University of Michigan study projects deaths and emergency department visits Read more

ANN ARBOR—Ten years after earning a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, more graduates work in professional, scientific and technical service fields than any other classification. The data were released today through a collaboration between U-M, the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS), and the U.S. Census Bureau. IRIS partners with the Read more

ANN ARBOR—An early July morning. Fifty-five people of all ages. An hour-long cleanup of a two-mile stretch of Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Beach. The result? Nearly 44 pounds of waste collected—half of it plastic that will be turned into sustainable clothing. Behind this transformation was University of Michigan student Jackson Riegler, who defines himself as a Read more

ANN ARBOR—For young men of color in the United States, police use-of-force is among the leading causes of death, according to a study from the University of Michigan, Rutgers University and Washington University. Police use-of-force—which includes asphyxiation, beating, a chemical agent, a medical emergency, a Taser, or a gunshot—trails accidental death, suicide, other homicides, heart Read more

ANN ARBOR—For the past half-decade, Detroit’s government and community groups have worked to tear down abandoned houses and other buildings in the city’s most blight-stricken neighborhoods, in the name of public safety and quality of life. Now, a new University of Michigan and Harvard University study shows an 11% drop in homicides and serious injuries Read more

ANN ARBOR—A small, portable breath monitor developed at the University of Michigan can quickly and accurately detect acute respiratory distress syndrome, an often deadly disease that causes fluid to leak into the lungs and demands early diagnosis. To detect the condition today, doctors rely heavily on their own judgment and time-consuming tests. The researchers say Read more