ANN ARBOR—A new University of Michigan study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, the ability to use known relationships to infer unknown relationships, in a nonvertebrate animal: the lowly paper wasp.

ANN ARBOR—A new way to cleanly separate out cancer cells from a blood sample enables comprehensive genetic profiling of the cancer cells, which could help doctors target tumors and monitor treatments more effectively. It is a dramatic improvement over current approaches because it also encompasses the variation among cancer cells within a single patient. “This Read more

ANN ARBOR—Many students attend college dreaming of careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields. At public research universities like the University of Michigan, introductory courses in these subjects are the first steps on a path to a STEM degree. These classes are huge, enrolling hundreds—even thousands—of students. They also can be challenging, causing many Read more

ANN ARBOR—Workplace inequality is visible when it involves gender and race, but less so with sexual identity and gender expression. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees in federal workplaces report worse job experiences than their colleagues, leading to higher intentions to leave their job, according to a new University of Michigan study. The research also Read more

ANN ARBOR—Four new research grants from the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute will address the challenges of safe drinking water, climate change vulnerability, sustainable livestock production, and the health and energy justice impacts of electricity generation. Led by multidisciplinary faculty teams, these new Catalyst Grant projects will lay the groundwork for ongoing collaborations and Read more

ANN ARBOR—A debut film by Hayley Tibbenham, a student at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, was invited to be part of the Short Film Corner at the upcoming 2019 Cannes Film Festival. In a creative writing course last year, Tibbenham, a West Bloomfield, Michigan native, began writing a scene that Read more

ANN ARBOR—When world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma visited Flint for a “Day of Action” this year, he didn’t focus on the water. Instead, he highlighted a resource often left out of recent narratives of the city—Flint’s rich culture. “Flint is a thriving community full of cultural entrepreneurs and artists who can’t wait to tell the world Read more

ANN ARBOR—As states crack down on doctor and pharmacy “shopping” by people who misuse opioids, a new study reveals how often those individuals may still be able to find opioids to misuse in their family medicine cabinets. For every 200 patients prescribed opioids in 2016, one had a family member whose opioid-misuse problem led them Read more