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Researchers Predict Possible Record-Setting Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone,' Modest Chesapeake Bay Oxygen-Starved Zone
Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico "dead zone," according to a University of Michigan ecologist and colleagues who released their annual forecast today,...
6/19/2013 8:00 AM EDT
New Solar Car From U-Michigan Has Sleek, Asymmetrical Design
The lopsided solar car named Generation, unveiled today, might be the oddest-looking vehicle the top-ranked University of Michigan team has ever built. But the bold shape is a calculated effort to design the most efficient car possible, given major...
6/19/2013 8:00 AM EDT
High-Frequency Trading Tactic Lowers Investor Profits
High-frequency trading strategies that exploit today's fragmented equity markets reduce investor profits overall, according to new findings by University of Michigan engineering researchers.
6/17/2013 1:45 PM EDT
U-M and City of Jackson Collaborate to Connect Citizens
A partnership between the city of Jackson, Mich., and the University of Michigan School of Information aims to develop information tools such as mobile apps and social media sites designed to help citizens interact with their local government in new...
6/10/2013 12:00 PM EDT
Living Fossils? Actually, Sturgeon Are Evolutionary Speedsters
Efforts to restore sturgeon in the Great Lakes region have received a lot of attention in recent years, and many of the news stories note that the prehistoric-looking fish are "living fossils" virtually unchanged for millions of years.
6/4/2013 3:20 PM EDT
Targeting an Aspect of Down Syndrome
University of Michigan researchers have determined how a gene that is known to be defective in Down syndrome is regulated and how its dysregulation may lead to neurological defects, providing insights into potential therapeutic approaches to an...
6/3/2013 11:40 AM EDT
Neuronal Regeneration and the Two-Part Design of Nerves
Researchers at the University of Michigan have evidence that a single gene controls both halves of nerve cells, and their research demonstrates the need to consider that design in the development of new treatments for regeneration of nerve cells.
6/4/2013 11:00 AM EDT
Study Challenges Notion That Umpires Call More Strikes for Pitchers of Same Race
A University of Michigan study challenges previous research that suggests umpire discrimination exists in Major League Baseball.
5/22/2013 3:00 PM EDT
U-Michigan Experts Available to Discuss Supreme Court Ruling on Human Gene Patents
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that human genes may not be patented. The University of Michigan has several experts available to comment on the implications of the ruling.
6/13/2013 2:30 PM EDT
Cut It Out: U-M Experts Can Discuss Sequester Impasse, Outcomes
2/28/2013 4:45 PM EST
U-M Experts Available to Discuss Warmest Year in U.S. History
12/20/2012 12:35 PM EST
U-M Experts Available to Address Meningitis, Pharmaceutical Regulations
10/9/2012 3:45 PM EDT
U-M Experts Available to Discuss London, the 2012 Olympic Games
7/24/2012 8:00 AM EDT
U-M Experts for Midterm Elections Coverage
The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss voting behavior, voting patterns, and other aspects of the coming midterm elections.
9/9/2010 12:20 PM EDT
Policy Reforms, Healthy Economy Can Reduce Poverty
The official poverty rate has never fallen below its 1973 level, but a University of Michigan researcher says this could change after the economy recovers from this recession if anti-poverty policies put in place by this year's stimulus package are...
9/9/2009 4:30 PM EDT
Experts Available to Discuss Swine Flu
The University of Michigan School of Public Health and the U-M Health System have several experts available to discuss various aspects of the recent swine flu outbreak, including disease transmission, nonpharmaceutical interventions, antiviral...
4/28/2009 8:00 PM EDT