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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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  Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows

  In an important step toward bringing transparent solar cells to home windows, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a way to manufacture their highly efficient and semitransparent solar cells.  “In principle, we can now scale semitransparent organic solar cells to two meters by two meters, which brings our windows much closer to reality,” Read more

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  Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by US Senate as Fed’s top banking regulator

  The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael S. Barr, dean of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as vice chair for supervision and governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Barr was nominated for the role by President Biden in May. In the role, which was created as part of the Dodd-Frank Read more

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  U-M awarded $53M to expand federally funded Great Lakes research institute over next 5 years

  The University of Michigan has been awarded a five-year, $53 million renewal agreement from the federal government to continue and expand the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, with the goal of helping to conserve and manage the region's natural resources.

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  9 in 10 eviction cases filed during pandemic came from landlords not compliant with rental codes

  DETROIT—Despite pandemic-related eviction prevention measures, thousands of Detroit renters were evicted in the past two years due to loopholes in policies and enforcement. Analysis of court data by University of Michigan researchers shows nearly 90% of eviction cases filed in Detroit during the pandemic came from landlords whose properties were not in compliance with the Read more

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  Chesapeake Bay ‘dead zone’ predicted to be 13% lower than average

  This summer’s Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” is expected to be smaller than the long-term average, according to a forecast released today by researchers from  the University of Michigan, Chesapeake Bay Program, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and U.S. Geological Survey. This is due to a below average amount of water entering the bay Read more

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  Tool developed by U-M business professor helps prepare aid supplies for typhoons in the Philippines

  FACULTY Q&A Distributing relief supplies to typhoon victims requires storing the goods in the best location before the typhoon hits. The tricky part is knowing where that is. Joline Uichanco, assistant professor of technology and operations at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, developed a method to figure it out. As detailed in Read more

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