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  Helping student veterans navigate the next chapter

  Road dust swirls around our vehicles as we take the quick journey from Kelly Parrott's house to the plot of land she plans to turn into a respite and source of nourishment for veterans.

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  Navigating AI in transportation: New national research consortium aims to guide agencies

  Three of the nation's leading transportation research institutes have launched an effort to help public transportation agencies use AI effectively as the technology rapidly advances.

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  Michigan Minds: The rural healthcare blame game

  Michael Shepherd is an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. His research examines U.S. health politics and policy, rural health disparities, and the roles that political parties, race and mass media play in shaping health attitudes and behaviors.

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  Optimizing AI energy consumption throughout its entire lifecycle

  Data center energy consumption is expected to more than double by 2030 from roughly 420 terawatt-hours in 2024, with much of the anticipated growth driven by AI. But more efficient software design could cut AI energy use by up to half, according to University of Michigan Engineering researchers teaming up with colleagues at the University of Illinois and defense contractor BAE Systems.

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  New research gauges community immunity to valley fever as fungal infection cases increase

  University of Michigan researchers will determine how much of the population still lacks immunity to valley fever, a fungal infection caused by inhalation of spores that can be carried through the air in the dust of dry soils.

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  Can you trust a robot in charge?

  From monitoring public spaces to responding to requests for help, security robots are beginning to take on roles once held by people. As they gain authority, researchers are asking what it might take for the public to trust them.

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  Treating life-threatening blood clots in minutes with swirling sound waves

  For a faster, safer way to treat pulmonary embolism—potentially deadly blood clots stuck in the lungs—engineers and vascular surgeons are joining forces to develop a minimally invasive "vortex ultrasound" device. 

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  Your chances of Alzheimer’s disease vary based on where you live. Why is that?

  A research team led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health will combine and standardize memory and thinking test data from older adults in 20 countries to better understand why dementia risk differs around the world. The harmonized data is needed to better understand why some countries have higher rates than others and will allow the researchers to make fair, apples-to-apples comparisons.

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  As voters weigh incumbents, U-M research complicates case for congressional term limits

  Most voters see Congress through floor debates, campaign promises and partisan conflict. Yet about half the work done by the average congressional office involves helping constituents, businesses, nonprofits, universities and local governments navigate federal agencies.

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  Small Michigan communities feel early voting strain

  Most Michigan city and township officials report positive or neutral impacts from recent state election administration reforms, but many cite the costs and staffing demands associated with nine days of early in-person voting as a concern, according to a new University of Michigan survey.

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  Polarized America obsesses over small voting problems—or sweeps issues under rug

  President Trump has alleged many times that the 2020 election was "rigged." Democrats have often repeated the statement by the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council Executive Committee that it was "the most secure in U.S. history."

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  Midterm elections: U-M experts available to discuss

  As voters prepare to head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections, University of Michigan experts are available to navigate the issues, political dynamics and key questions shaping the race.

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  Abortion bans make healthcare more expensive

  Research finds abortion bans are associated with higher out-of-pocket health insurance premium costs for women, particularly among Black and Hispanic women.

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  Who will rural voters blame for harmful healthcare changes, policies this election?

  Inflation and affordability, immigration and international conflicts may be dominating much of the news—and voters' attention—but healthcare, as always, still matters at the ballot box—perhaps even more so for rural voters.

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