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  Crashing insect populations have resulted in smaller tree swallows that reproduce less

  Since the 1970s, the amount of insects at Canada's Long Point Bird Observatory has dropped by more than 60%, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan. Because of this, today's birds are smaller and facing greater challenges to their breeding success compared with previous generations.

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  Faded letters, early warnings: A new clue for aging eyes

  Struggling to read more than six lines on an eye chart with fading letters may serve as a visual "yellow light" for older adults—raising red flags that routine exams sometimes fail to detect.

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  Consumer confidence rises as gas prices ease; remains below pre-Iran readings

  Consumer sentiment snapped a three-month stretch of declines with a 10% rise this month as gas prices moderated, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

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  C’mon and join the convoy: Batteries, fuel cells would overhaul emissions from semis, other heavy vehicles

  Although electrified versions of vans, buses and semis cost more upfront on average than their diesel-powered counterparts, the overall calculus behind adopting greener vehicles is currently in flux.

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  Check politics at the door? Not at many workplaces, U-M researcher says

  When people think of workplace segregation, they usually think of race or gender. Yet Americans are also sorted at work by something employers rarely measure: how they vote.

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  U-M Medical School study to provide insight into real-world trends around psychedelics in the US

  A new University of Michigan Medical School study aims to better understand how Americans perceive and use psychedelics. The project has been awarded $3.3 million in funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health.

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  Quantum made practical: U-M-led team advances to stage 2 of NSF center competition

  A University of Michigan Engineering-led team is a contender for a $55 million center charged with demonstrating quantum technologies that work in the real world.

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  Immigrant youths feel worlds collide from bicultural stress

  As the number of adolescents from immigrant families continues to rise, researchers say a pressing question is coming into focus: What does it mean for young people's mental health to grow up navigating life between cultures?

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  Resolving the heart of the Cigar Galaxy with NASA’s JWST

  University of Michigan astronomers were part of a team that has revealed an unprecedented look inside a fascinating galaxy 12 million light-years away using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST.

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  Michigan Minds podcast: AI English and the environmental cost

  Laura Aull is a professor of English and linguistics and recent director of the English Department Writing Program at the University of Michigan. Her research uses corpus linguistics—the large-scale study of digital text—to examine how language patterns shape writing assessment, academic success, and social power.

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  Feeding data to AI to speed up drug discovery

  Developing new medicines can require thousands of chemistry experiments to identify the right recipe for a safe, effective and ideally affordable drug.

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  Utility or speculation? Dissecting the pros and cons of the crypto space

  There's no doubt that cryptocurrencies have surged in terms of use and value in recent years, bringing rising risks of volatility and vulnerability in financial markets.

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  Air quality: Rainfall history matters as much as where the air came from

  Rainfall history is just as critical to predicting air pollution as where the air came from, a team led by University of Michigan Engineering researchers has discovered, in collaboration with scientists at the Appalachian Mountain Club and Plymouth State University.

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