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  • Energy to save: Homeowners save energy and money with Holland program

    University of Michigan graduates Scott and Jill VanderStoep are more accustomed to assigning homework than receiving it. They're both now faculty at Hope College.

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  • Two men wearing white lab coats and purple nitrile gloves stand together, inspecting a valve on a large silver and gold machine.

    Careful heating unlocks unprecedented sensitivity to pressure in semiconductor materials

    Stronger cell phone signals, more accurate sensors and cleaner energy may be achieved by adding a simple step to the industrial fabrication process of certain semiconductor materials, documented in a recent study led by engineering researchers at the University of Michigan.

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  • Concept photo of a sad young child sits on the floor in a dim hallway, covering her ears, while her parents argue nearby. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Violence between parents or in the community increases risk of child punishment

    Exposure to higher rates of violence in the larger social context may spill over to family violence, including caregivers' use of physical child abuse, according to a new University of Michigan study.

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  • A cemetery on a hill at sunset in a remote Alaskan community. Images courtesy: Lisa Wexler

    ‘It takes a village’: Community-led approach can reduce youth suicide risk

    Empowering everyday community members to lead suicide prevention efforts—by promoting wellness, strengthening relationships and implementing tailored actions—can significantly reduce the risk among youth.

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  • Concept photo of a child and parents with implied substance abuse in the home. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    1 in 4 kids live with parents who have alcohol, other drug problems, U-M study finds

    A large percentage of American children are growing up in households with at least one parent who uses alcohol or other drugs in problematic ways—raising the risk that those children will go on to do the same, a new study suggests.

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  • Michigan Minds S9E6: All about Lesotho, a vibrant country caught up in a trade war featuring U-M anthropologist Brian Stewart

    Michigan Minds podcast: Tiny Lesotho a target of Trump’s trade war

    Archaeologist Brian Stewart, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, has conducted research in the small southern African country of Lesotho for 15 years.

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  • Concept photo of a Facebook news feed. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with ChatGPT

    This just in: Facebook reaps significant economic benefits from content provided by news providers

    When it comes to Facebook, news matters—not the fake stuff but the real kind generated by working journalists.

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  • An older woman getting an eye exam, with her cane leaning against the wall behind her. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Seeing better, living longer: Eye care and fall prevention may extend lifespan in older adults

    Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study.

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  • Pope Leo XIV. Image credit: ⁠Edgar Beltrán, The Pillar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Robert Prevost: First American pope in history

    With Cardinal Robert Prevost having been selected as the first American pope in Catholic history, Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture at the University of Michigan, offers her insights on what this groundbreaking appointment means for the global Church.

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  • Domenico Grasso

    Domenico Grasso becomes interim president of University of Michigan

    The University of Michigan Board of Regents has named Domenico Grasso as the university's interim president, effective immediately.

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  • National Academy of Sciences elects two U-M professors: Phoebe Ellsworth and Scott Page

    National Academy of Sciences elects two U-M professors

    The National Academy of Sciences recently announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members, including two from the University of Michigan, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

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  • Concept icons of emergency medications. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with ChatGPT

    Lifesaving opioid addiction meds rarely started after emergency visits for overdose

    Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or geography, University of Michigan researchers say.

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  • Satellite image of Lake Erie. Image credit: NOAA Great Lakes CoastWatch MODIS Satellite Image - July 6, 2020

    Bacterial villain behind Lake Erie’s ‘potent toxin’ unveiled by U-M study

    In the warm summertime waters of Lake Erie, cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can proliferate out of control, creating algal blooms that produce toxins at a rate that can harm wildlife and human health.

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