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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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  Researchers look at space between nerves and tumor cells to identify most aggressive oral cancers

  One of the most terrifying aspects of cancer is its unpredictability: Some cancerous tumors are cured by treatment, while others shrink with treatment only to return later.  A new University of Michigan study identifies a feature in cancer that could help pinpoint treatment-resistant tumors when they are diagnosed, so oncologists know to treat aggressively from Read more

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  New approach reduces EV battery testing time by 75%

  Testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster with a streamlined approach, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown.  Their optimization framework could drastically reduce the cost of assessing how battery configurations will perform over the long haul. “The goal is to design a better battery and, traditionally, Read more

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  U-M researchers reveal new molecular mechanism for Parkinson’s disease risk

  In about a fifth of the cases of Parkinson’s disease, look to a small, malfunctioning protein in the lysosome as a risk factor, say University of Michigan researchers. Lysosomes are the garbage collectors of cells. These organelles are responsible for breaking down the “trash” in the cell—misfolded proteins, worn out organelles—that cells collect in a Read more

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  Inflationary concerns outweigh expected income growth

  Consumer sentiment continued its downward trend, falling 14.4% in June, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.  All components of the index fell this month, with the steepest declines in the year-ahead outlook for the economy, down 24% from May, and consumers’ assessments of their personal financial situation, which worsened about 20%, said Read more

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  Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade: U-M experts available to discuss

  EXPERTS ADVISORY Siobán Harlow is a professor emerita of epidemiology and global public health, and obstetrics and gynecology. She is also the director of the Center for Midlife Science. “The Supreme Court decision reflects a woeful misrepresentation of history and disregard for the context of many women’s lives. Recent laws banning abortion place in danger Read more

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  Far-right parties find favor where immigrants, citizens vie for same public housing in Europe

  In Europe, far-right parties have emerged as the most vocal defenders of restricting welfare benefits to citizens only.   Why do voters find such a policy platform attractive? A new study examines the role played by competition between natives and immigrants over access to social benefits.  The authors argue that citizens who perceive their access to Read more

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  Increasing public health measures could have helped prevent thousands of COVID-19 deaths in India

  Strengthening public health measures at the sign of resurgence of SARS-CoV-2 in India in early 2021 would have helped control transmission in the country and reduced mortality by at least 40% during the second wave even without harsh lockdowns, according to a new University of Michigan study. The research, published in Science Advances, provides data-driven Read more

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  New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research

  The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects.  The winning proposals address climate change, the carceral state, systemic racism, and the impact of microplastics on the environment. Read more

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  Research explores tactics women leaders employ to overcome gender stereotypes, toll such actions take

  In corporate boardrooms, women often face backlash or negative career consequences when they are unable to display both warmth and competence—gendered societal expectations commonly referred to as the “double bind.” Morela Hernandez, professor at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and faculty director of the school’s Leadership Initiative, investigates the disadvantages that Read more

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