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  • U-M Taubman College pioneering AI’s role in the future of architecture

    The University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is leading the way in using artificial intelligence in architecture.

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  • Earl Lewis

    U-M’s Earl Lewis to receive National Humanities Medal

    University of Michigan professor Earl Lewis, founding director of the Center for Social Solutions, will be awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a White House ceremony March 21.

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  • Joe Biden stands at a Flag-covered lectern. Image credit: Gage Skidmor via Flickr

    U-M expert shares insights, implications stemming from Biden’s veto related to retirement investments

    President Joe Biden has issued the first veto of his term. He vetoed a Congressional resolution to nullify a Department of Labor regulation on the investment of retirement plan assets. Dana Muir, a business law professor at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business with expertise in the fields of investments, pension plan funding and plan investment selection, discusses what led to the veto, where things may go from here and why the issue matters outside Washington.

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  • Victor Chang

    Gift to International Center honors late uncle’s desire to recognize center’s life-changing financial support

    Victor Chan-Cheng Chang enjoyed a successful, decades-long career in finance after graduating from the University of Michigan in 1944 with a master of arts in economics.

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  • Shell Wall. Showing the nonplanar layer deposition and the elegant transition from Membrane to Structured Ribs with Rebar Reinforcement. Image credit: DART laboratory

    Groundbreaking project at Taubman College involving novel 3D concrete printing method

    A transformative development in 3D concrete printing promises innovation in the construction industry—with better and more environmentally friendly structures coming at a lower cost, say researchers at the University of Michigan.

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  • Concept illustration of a world covered in social media icons. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    New study shows social media content opens new frontiers for sustainability science researchers

    With more than half of the world’s population active on social media networks, user-generated data has proved to be fertile ground for social scientists who study attitudes about the environment and sustainability.

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  • Concept illustration of brain signals. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Immune signals identified in the brain that contribute to addiction vulnerability

    For individuals suffering from drug addiction, certain cues—whether it's specific people, places or things—can trigger powerful cravings for repeated use. A new University of Michigan study identified brain signals, traditionally associated with inflammation, contributing to people's vulnerability to addiction. With repeated drug use with the same exposure to cues, some individuals develop an inability to control their drug use, even in the face of negative consequences.

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  • Bubbling water. Image credit: Daniel Sinoca, Unsplash

    PFAS regulations: U-M experts available to comment

    EPA officials have proposed the first federal limits on PFAS levels in drinking water. University of Michigan experts are available to comment.

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  • Lynn Hansen at a Michigan football game over seeing the marching band. Image courtesy: Lynn Hansen

    Women’s History Month: A half century of women in the Michigan Marching Band

    The 2022-23 school year at the University of Michigan marks 50 years since the passing of Title IX, which allowed women to join the Michigan Marching Band. Today, 42% of the MMB identify as women, and the band is led by Rachel Zhang, the fourth female drum major in the 125-year history of the marching band.

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  • Aerial view of a neighborhood. Image credit: Matt Donders, Unsplash.com

    Redlined yesterday, unhealthy today: The link between historic housing discrimination, poor health

    Ninety years after the Home Owners' Loan Corporation enacted the discriminatory practice of color-coding neighborhoods by desirability for mortgage lenders, redlined neighborhoods—areas inhabited largely by Black families—continue to suffer poorer health than greenlined, majority-white neighborhoods, which tend to flourish healthwise and financially.

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  • Morning glory flowers at U-M's Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Photo credit: Malia Santos

    Bigger flowers, greater rewards: Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

    There's been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms. The trend alarms biologists because it has the potential to disrupt carefully choreographed interactions between plants and the creatures—butterflies, bees, birds, bats and others—that pollinate them.

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  • Blue recycling bin. Image credit: Sigmund, Unsplash

    Michigan local leaders report widespread support for community recycling programs

    A strong majority of Michigan local government leaders feel that good governance includes promoting environmental sustainability and "being green," according to a survey of nearly 1,400 leaders across the state.

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  • An array of different growth conditions, spanning from left-handed twists made with only left-handed cystine to flat pancakes made with a 50-50 mix to right-handed twists made only with right-handed cystine. The ability to control the degree of twist in a curling, nanostructured material could be a useful new tool in chemistry and machine vision. Image credit: Prashant Kumar, Kotov Lab, University of Michigan.

    For the first time, controlling the degree of twist in nanostructured particles

    Micron-sized “bow ties,” self-assembled from nanoparticles, form a variety of different curling shapes that can be precisely controlled, a research team led by the University of Michigan has shown. The development opens the way for easily producing materials that interact with twisted light, providing new tools for machine vision and producing medicines. While biology is Read more

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