environment

  1. Concept illustration of a cityscape with noticeable air pollution, depicted in a realistic style. The scene shows an elderly person walking with assistance, wearing a mask, and navigating through the polluted environment. In the background, there are visible sources of pollution like cars emitting exhaust and industrial smokestacks. The overall mood is somber, highlighting the impact of prolonged exposure to traffic pollution on older adults' health and independence. Subtle watercolor effects are used to soften the harshness of the pollution, while still conveying the gravity of the situation. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Could prolonged exposure to pollution lead to loss of independence in later life?

  2. Pristine clear waters of Lake Superior Pictured Rocks National Lake-shore, near Munising, Michigan. Image credit: iStock

    U-M will lead new partnership on Great Lakes biodiversity

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    Flood preparedness for changing climate: U-M experts available to comment

  4. Michigan Minds: When will cars drive themselves?

  5. A man sits in front of a bank of three computer screens, holding a steering wheel as he pilots a remote vehicle.

    Not quite ready for autonomous taxis? Teledriving could be a bridge

  6. U-M Block M Logo

    NOAA forecasts above-average summer ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

  7. Michigan Minds: One medicinal chemist’s mission to bring better medicine to sick and dying species

  8. A map of the United States with light green indicating lower positive nuclear energy sentiment compared to negative and dark green indicating higher positive sentiment. Most states are a medium green, with Delaware and Alaska standing out as pale, at 46 and 47% positive, respectively. Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, South Carolina appear paler with 50-51% positivity. On the more positive side, Rhode Island is dark green at 64% positive, with Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, Louisiana, Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota all coming in at or above 57%.

    US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain

  9. U-M-led school for oceanographers in Africa receives funding from Schmidt Sciences

  10. U-M lands $6.5M center to study links between Great Lakes algal blooms, human health

  11. Professional Middle Aged HVAC Technician in Red Uniform Repairing Modern Heat Pump Unit. House Heating and Cooling System Theme. Image credit: welcomia, iStock

    Overcoming barriers to heat pump adoption in cold climates and avoiding the ‘energy poverty trap’

  12. Group of Michigan students working on the construction of a marine wave energy turbine. Photo courtesy of the Graham Sustainability Institute.

    Three new U-M ‘catalyst grants’ address PFAS pollution, wave energy, road durability

  13. Concept photo of a long row of boxes filled with fruits and vegetables in the background, depicting a modern supermarket interior. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Stable Cascade

    Improved refrigeration could save nearly half of the 1.3 billion tons of food wasted each year globally

  14. These captive-raised wavy-rayed lampmussel freshwater mussels were used in a University of Michigan-led study of fleshy "mantle lures" that pregnant female mussels use to infect fish hosts with their young. Image credit: Diarmaid O'Foighil, University of Michigan

    Freshwater mussels: Investigating the remarkable reproductive cycle of Michigan’s threatened mollusks

  15. A steel arm holds a black box over a thin piece of gold, which is secured to a lab bench and connected to several wires. A metal cylinder protrudes from the black box and points toward a gray square on the gold sheet, which is the photovoltaic cell's semiconductor material. Orange light glows from the cylinder and reflects off the gold sheet.

    Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency

  16. Concept photo of an aerial view of solar panels on several rooftops in a subdivision. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Most local officials support rooftop solar, a majority opposes nuclear power 

  17. Illustration shows ball and stick models of CO2 particles interacting with bacteria and metal nanoparticles on an electrode to produce different molecules.

    Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants

  18. Concept photo of a group of young people demanding climate action. Image credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney

    Youth voices concern for improving disaster readiness policies

  19. Late August 2010 provided a rare satellite view of a cloudless summer day over the entire Great Lakes region. The image was gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Image credit: NASA, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

    U-M experts will share work at next week’s Great Lakes research conference

  20. Pima County Arizona copper mine. Image credit: Joyce Cory, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Copper can’t be mined fast enough to electrify the US