Sustainability

U-M researcher and colleagues predict possible record-setting Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:56 -0400

Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to contribute to a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico ...

Nano-thermometer enables first atomic-scale heat dissipation measurements

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:16:16 -0400

An international research team involving U-M engineering researchers has shown the unique ways in which heat dissipates at the tiniest ...

Alternative-fuel cars are no carbon cure-all

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:02:23 -0400

Making cars more fuel-efficient is great for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but policymakers should turn their focus to cutting emissions ...

U-M part of new global alliance for sharing genomic, clinical data

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:16:43 -0400

U-M joins 70 leading health care, research and disease advocacy organizations from more than 40 countries in an international alliance ...

Vehicle fuel economy in May ties record high

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:04:33 -0400

For the third month in a row, revised figures show that fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. ...

Nano-engineering boosts efficiency of materials that convert waste heat to electrical energy

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 30 May 2013 09:37:54 -0400

High-performance thermoelectric materials that convert waste heat to electricity could one day be a source of more sustainable power.

Detroit community forum: Air pollution in southeast Michigan

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:14:00 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 6-8 p.m. June 18, 2013

EVENT: The University of Michigan and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences encourage members ...

U-M sponsors seminar on low Great Lakes water levels

Jim Erickson — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:44 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3-5 p.m. May 30, 2013

EVENT: "Low Great Lakes water levels: Understanding the causes and potential consequences" is a ...

The future of nanotechnology: Bringing more research to market

Nicole Casal Moore — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:07:04 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., May 22 and 23, 2013.

EVENT: In an effort to bridge the gap between university research ...

U-M Water Center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:49 -0400

The new University of Michigan Water Center has awarded 12 research grants to support Great Lakes restoration and protection efforts.

U-M experts available to discuss Canadian earthquake felt in Michigan today

Jim Erickson — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:52 -0400

Earthquakes Canada reported that a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 9:43 a.m. ET today northwest of Ottawa, Canada, and was ...

A new laser paradigm: An electrically injected polariton laser

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:10:30 -0400

Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated a paradigm-shifting "polariton" laser that's fueled not by light, but by ...

U-M-supported projects create positive change in Detroit

Jim Erickson — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:25:15 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 21, 2013

EVENT: The University of Michigan's Center for Advancing Research and Solutions for Society ...

U-M launches new center to transform mobility

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:33:34 -0400

The University of Michigan has announced the establishment of the Michigan Mobility Transformation Center as a partnership with government and ...

Fracking brings economic boost, but risks raise concerns

Greta Guest — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:50:49 -0400

Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other ...

U-M hosts national conference on connected vehicles

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:44 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: May 14-16, 2013

EVENT: Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure

Nano-breakthrough: Solving the case of the herringbone crystal

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Leading nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, but they were left with a mystery: Why did some sets ...

Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universe

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:41:52 -0400

An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms.

Inaugural Wallenberg Fellow to study conservation practice in Kenya

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 936-5190, rickfitz@umich.edu — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:09:16 -0400

The first-ever University of Michigan $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship was awarded to a graduating senior for his plan to study ...

BioBlitz! U-M leads rapid biodiversity survey on Belle Isle for Detroit high school students

Jim Erickson — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:58:54 -0400

University of Michigan students organized a rapid biodiversity survey, called a BioBlitz, on Belle Isle for students from Detroit's Western ...

U-M ranks seventh for Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:46 -0400

The University of Michigan ranks No. 7 in the nation as a Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows university in ...

Improving materials that convert heat to electricity and vice-versa

Nicole Casal Moore — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:35:55 -0400

Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration without any liquid coolants, and ...

U-M scholars hit the road to explore Michigan's knowledge economy

Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008, greenedm@umich.edu — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:14:23 -0400

The Michigan Road Scholars' 14th annual "seminar on wheels" kicks off May 6 as 30 University of Michigan faculty and ...

Fuel economy in the U.S. drops from recent high

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:37:09 -0400

Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the U.S. slipped last month for the first time this year, say researchers ...

First graduates earn U-M's new master in entrepreneurship

Greta Guest — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:49:59 -0400

The University of Michigan's master's degree program in entrepreneurship awards its first 17 students degrees on Friday.

Author, journalist Thomas Goetz will speak at U-M School of Public Health graduation

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:31:04 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3 p.m. May 2, 2013

EVENT: Thomas Goetz, award-winning former executive editor for WIRED magazine and current correspondent for ...

Air pollution linked to hardening of the arteries

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:07:54 -0400

Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of ...

Media invited to cover e-waste recycling event

Dana Budzaj Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:09:10 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013

EVENT: The University of Michigan's Office of Campus Sustainability and the Ann ...

New proposals for redeveloping the Willow Run area

William Foreman — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:06:17 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 5–8 p.m. April 25, 2013

EVENT: University of Michigan students will propose ways to redevelop the Willow Run area ...

Snail tale: Fossil shells and new geochemical technique provide clues to ancient climate cooling

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:28 -0400

Using a new laboratory technique to analyze fossil snail shells, scientists have gained insights into an abrupt climate shift that ...

U-Michigan President Coleman announces retirement; describes years as challenging, rewarding

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:05:04 -0400

President Mary Sue Coleman will retire in July 2014.

Charles Munger pledges $110 million for U-Michigan graduate residence and fellowships to create ...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:02:00 -0400

Asthma initiative has impact on health care use

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:00:00 -0400

Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized ...

Weather data scrutiny spurs government efficiency

Greta Guest — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:56:01 -0400

When the National Weather Service data indicates the temperature reached 75 degrees on a given day, can you believe it?

U-M among first university art museums to join Google Art Project; aim to improve access to ...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:11:42 -0400

Google Art Project is an online virtual journey to some of the most fascinating artworks in the world, with more ...

What do tax policy experts think about U.S. tax policy?

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:51:35 -0400

Large majorities of tax policy experts in the U.S. favor a graduated personal income tax, taxing long-term capital gains as ...

New software could alleviate wireless traffic

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:59:37 -0400

The explosive popularity of wireless devices—from WiFi laptops to Bluetooth headsets to ZigBee sensor nodes—is increasingly clogging the airwaves, resulting ...

Women active in feminist causes harassed more at work

Jared Wadley — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:56:42 -0400

Working women who engage in feminist activism report more experiences of gender harassment on the job, regardless of whether or ...

U-M town hall: Future of fracking in Michigan

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:10:47 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 7 p.m. April 16, 2013

EVENT: A town hall meeting, panel discussion and webcast about the future of deep ...

Nuclear safety experts available to discuss Fukushima leaks

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:00:52 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

Leaks in underground storage pits at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have released an estimated 32,000 gallons of ...

University of Michigan experts available to discuss latest avian flu

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:47:22 -0400

ANN ARBOR—As new cases of Avian flu, H7N9, are reported in China, the University of Michigan School of Public Health ...

Mars Science Lab update: What remains of Mars’ atmosphere is still dynamic

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:39:33 -0400

Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains active, according to recent findings from NASA's Mars ...

Kresge Foundation CEO will address climate change in U-M talk

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:49:43 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013

EVENT: Rip Rapson, president and CEO of the Kresge Foundation, will deliver a ...

Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, laurajw@umich.edu — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:05:16 -0400

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal ...

U-M to co-sponsor annual e-waste recycling event

Dana Budzaj Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:10:36 -0400

Individuals looking to unload broken or unwanted electronics in an earth-friendly way are encouraged to stop by the free e-waste ...

Media availability with Lisa Jackson, former administrator of the U.S. EPA

Kevin Merrill, (734) 936-2447, merrillk@umich.edu — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:54:14 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: Between 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013

EVENT: Lisa Jackson, who served four years as administrator of the U.S. ...

No debate about it: U-M team finds success in 'Elite Eight'

Jared Wadley — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:25:58 -0400

The University of Michigan's men's basketball team is reaping national praise for its upcoming Final Four appearance, but another U-M ...

Fuel economy of new vehicles at all-time high

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:03:26 -0400

Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States is at its highest level ever, say researchers at the ...

Green Pea galaxies could help astronomers understand early universe

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:18:15 -0400

The rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers' understanding of reionization, a ...

Record-breaking 2011 Lake Erie algae bloom may be sign of things to come

Jim Erickson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:00:00 -0400

The largest harmful algae bloom in Lake Erie's recorded history was likely caused by the confluence of changing farming practices ...

Soils in newly forested areas store substantial carbon that could help offset climate change

Jim Erickson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:03:09 -0400

Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than ...

Dance for Mother Earth Powwow returns to U-M's Crisler Center

Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008, greenedm@umich.edu — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:29:00 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. April 6 and 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. April 7, 2013

EVENT: The 41st annual Dance for Mother ...

Light may recast copper as chemical industry 'holy grail'

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0400

Wouldn't it be convenient if you could reverse the rusting of your car by shining a bright light on it?

Sun Belt cities demand less energy than northern counterparts

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:56:31 -0400

Much has been made of the increasing energy demands of the warmest regions of the U.S., but cooling down actually ...

Better than X-rays: A more powerful terahertz imaging system

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Low-energy terahertz radiation could potentially enable doctors to see deep into tissues without the damaging effects of X-rays, or allow ...

Paint-on plastic electronics: Aligning polymers for high performance

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:36:31 -0400

Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but U-M engineers have developed a method for getting them in line that could ...

U-M regents appoint two to fill vice provost positions

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 615-1563, rickfitz@umich.edu — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:54:55 -0400

The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved appointments to fill two vice provost positions at the university.

Measuring mercury: common test may overestimate exposure from dental amalgam fillings

Jim Erickson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:28:13 -0400

The amount of mercury released by dental fillings and whether this exposure presents a significant health risk remain controversial.

Young supernova remains found by U-M astronomer

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:51:47 -0400

The remnants of a supernova—among the youngest ever found in the Milky Way—have been discovered by a University of Michigan ...

U-M experts can discuss President Obama's energy agenda

Greta Guest — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:36:55 -0400

President Obama is expected to talk about his second-term energy agenda Friday during his speech at Argonne National Laboratory in ...

Protected areas successfully prevent deforestation in Amazon rainforest

Jim Erickson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:35:28 -0400

Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon ...

U-M's new solar car marks transition for nation's top team

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:50:11 -0400

The name of the University of Michigan's next solar car, which will be one step closer to resembling a real-world ...

Transforming Learning for a Third Century funds its first projects

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:21:50 -0400

The University of Michigan's Third Century Initiative has awarded $825,000 to two dozen projects designed to enhance action-based, experiential learning ...

U-M partners with Israeli university on renewable energy

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:55 -0500

The University of Michigan and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel will forge a research partnership to collaborate on ...

Fuel economy remains at all-time high

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:55:44 -0500

For the second month in a row, fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States remains at a ...

Fukushima anniversary: Nuclear experts available

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:25:55 -0500

Two years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, triggering partial meltdowns in three nuclear ...

Stressed-out tadpoles grow larger tails to escape predators

Jim Erickson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:01:00 -0500

When people or animals are thrust into threatening situations, stress hormones are released to help prepare the organism to defend ...

Fuel economy up, but consumption up even more

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Although vehicle fuel economy has improved 40 percent since 1970, the total amount of fuel used has increased by more ...

Two-thirds of Americans now believe global warming is real

Greta Guest — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:55:07 -0500

An increasing number of Americans indicate that there is evidence of global warming, with 67 percent now expressing a belief ...

Early warning system provides four-month forecast of malaria epidemics in northwest India

Jim Erickson — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:00:59 -0500

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast malaria epidemics thousands of miles ...

UN's environmental head will deliver U-M's Wege Lecture

News Service — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:17:21 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 5 p.m. March 11, 2013

EVENT: Achim Steiner, leader of environmental programming at the United Nations, will discuss the ...

When it comes to exercise, benefits may differ

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:27:57 -0500

Researchers at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology have received a $1 million grant to study how exercise and ...

U-M Planet Blue Ambassadors: More than 1,000 certified

Mike Shriberg, (734) 647-6227, mshriber@umich.edu — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:05:18 -0500

In just one month, more than 1,000 U-M faculty, staff and students have become certified as "Planet Blue Ambassadors," receiving ...

More than $100,000 awarded to U-M student entrepreneurs

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:42:59 -0500

University of Michigan students have secured $112,000 in funding for promising student-led startups in the 30th annual Michigan Business Challenge ...

Lessons from cockroaches could inform robotics

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:24:46 -0500

Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs ...

VP Forrest: U-M research funding up, but sequestration threatens budget

Jim Erickson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:26:31 -0500

Vice President for Research Stephen Forrest comments on the possible consequences of sequestration by Congress on the future of crucial ...

U-M researchers will brief officials on fracking March 5 in Lansing

Jim Erickson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:00:00 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2013

EVENT: University of Michigan researchers will brief state officials and others about a ...

Zero water consumption: U-M students to retrofit historic home

Jennifer Judge Hensel, (734) 763-2852, jjhensel@umich.edu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:54:41 -0500

Imagine if your home had walls filled with water, toilets that composted their own waste and a roof capable of ...

Water on the moon: It’s been there all along

Jim Erickson — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:57:48 -0500

Traces of water have been detected within the crystalline structure of mineral samples from the lunar highland upper crust obtained ...

Robotic helicopter technology wins top prize at Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:29:44 -0500

A team of University of Michigan graduate students won the $50,000 top prize in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge ...

U-Michigan experts available to discuss Russian meteor

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:28:35 -0500

Several University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the meteor that exploded in the sky over Russia today, causing ...

U-Michigan celebrates three Sloan Fellowships for research

Jim Erickson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:42:54 -0500

Three University of Michigan professors are among the 126 early-career scientists and scholars from the United States and Canada selected ...

U-M environmental scientist Joel Blum wins 2013 Patterson Award for research on mercury

Jim Erickson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:10:16 -0500

University of Michigan environmental scientist Joel D. Blum has been awarded the 2013 Clair C. Patterson Award from the Geochemical ...

U-M experts available to discuss world's emerging technologies

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:23:12 -0500

U-M is at the forefront of research and development in many areas that are featured among the technology breakthroughs described ...

Modern growing methods may be culprit of 'coffee rust' fungal outbreak

Jim Erickson — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:05:00 -0500

A shift away from traditional coffee-growing techniques may be increasing the severity of an outbreak of 'coffee rust' fungus that ...

U-M auto conference: New CAFE standards, technologies

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:42:48 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

EVENT: "Automotive Product Portfolios in the Age of CAFE"

The University of Michigan ...

Clean tech: Students compete in statewide energy venture challenge

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:17:20 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, 2013

PLACE: Blau Auditorium, Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor

EVENT: Michigan ...

Sunlight stimulates release of climate-warming gas from melting Arctic permafrost

Jim Erickson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:55:57 -0500

Ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost can release climate-warming carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere much faster than previously thought.

Old drug may point the way to new treatments for diabetes and obesity

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, (734) 834-6801 (cell), laurajw@umich.edu — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Researchers at U-M's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma ...

U-M experts can discuss the State of the Union address

Jared Wadley — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:37:25 -0500

President Obama is likely to discuss immigration, climate change, the economy and other issues during Tuesday's annual State of the ...

Road safety in megacities: Bikers, pedestrians beware

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:40:46 -0500

Rapid growth of large cities throughout the world is having enormous impact on traffic safety in urban areas, say researchers ...

U-M moves up on Peace Corps’ annual top colleges rankings

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:52:25 -0500

For the thirteenth year in a row, the University of Michigan has earned a spot on the Peace Corps' annual ...

Fuel economy now at all-time high

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:25:53 -0500

Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States reached a record-high 24.5 mpg last month, say researchers at ...

U-M will host National Climate Assessment town hall

Jim Erickson — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:43:01 -0500

The University of Michigan will host a Midwest regional town hall on Feb. 12 where findings of the recently released ...

U-M's Ross School launches Positive Leadership Series

Greta Guest — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:19:29 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 6-7 p.m. Feb. 5, 2013

EVENT: Fred Keller, chairman and CEO of Cascade Engineering, will kick off the University ...

Get your buzzers ready: 2013 Great Lakes Bowl is February 9

Stephanie Ariganello, stephaa@umich.edu — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:52:42 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 8:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013

EVENT: The 2013 Great Lakes Bowl brings together 16 teams from high schools ...

U-M 'unconference' brings together entrepreneurs and investors

Greta Guest — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:59:52 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3-8 p.m. Feb. 7, 2013

EVENT: The Entrepreneurs Engage "unConference" brings together 250 of the region's most successful and ...

U-Michigan experts available to discuss Super Bowl topics

Jared Wadley — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:40:15 -0500

University of Michigan experts are available to discuss topics related to the Super Bowl, such as television advertising, family relationships ...

Campus as laboratory: U-M student biologists use Diag trees to help solve gypsy moth mystery

Jim Erickson — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Undergraduate researchers and their faculty adviser helped explain an observation that had puzzled insect ecologists who study voracious leaf-munching gypsy ...

Report highlights U-M's sustainability achievements

Dana Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:06:32 -0500

The University of Michigan shows immense growth and engagement in sustainability education, research and operations, according to a new report ...

Liquid metal makes silicon crystals at record low temperatures

Kate McAlpine, (734) 763-4386, kmca@umich.edu — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:44:31 -0500

A new way of making crystalline silicon, developed by U-M researchers, could make this crucial ingredient of computers and solar ...

Female mice exposed to BPA by mothers show unexpected characteristics

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:21:31 -0500

Female mice exposed to Bisphenol A through their mother's diet during gestation and lactation were found to be hyperactive, exhibit ...

Michigan's World Class: Teaching and learning at U-M

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:04:05 -0500

"Michigan's World Class" celebrates teaching and learning at U-M by telling stories of how schools and colleges and, more importantly, ...

RecycleMania returns to U-M campus

Dana Budzaj Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:47:31 -0500

The University of Michigan will compete with hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide in a battle to collect campus trash ...

Climate change to profoundly affect the Midwest, new report says

Jim Erickson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:44:16 -0500

Climate change will lead to more frequent and more intense Midwest heat waves while degrading air and water quality and ...

Forty U-M students named Dow Sustainability Fellows

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Forty master's and professional-degree students from eight schools and colleges at the University of Michigan are beginning the Dow Sustainability ...

New $28M center will develop computers of 2025

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:59:05 -0500

Designing the computers of 2025 is the focus of a new $28 million, five-year research center led by the University ...

Soot has greater climate impact than previously thought

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:36:25 -0500

Black carbon, or soot, is the second largest human-caused contributor to global warming.

Planet Blue Ambassador certification open to U-M community

Mike Shriberg, (734) 647-6227, mshriber@umich.edu — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:55:40 -0500

The University of Michigan has launched an online certification program in an effort to promote sustainable behaviors and culture among ...

Americans have worse health than people in other high-income countries

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:52:03 -0500

Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new ...

Mark West named dean of University of Michigan Law School

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 615-1563, rickfitz@umich.edu — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:33:53 -0500

Mark D. West, currently the associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan Law School and a highly ...

U-M experts available to discuss warmest year in U.S. history

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:57:18 -0500

Federal climate researchers announced that 2012 was the warmest year on record in the contiguous United States.

Blood brothers (and sisters): U-M sibling study discovers genetic region linked to control of ...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:08:31 -0500

In 2006, siblings attending U-M donated blood for a study of blood-clotting disorders.

2012: A record year for fuel economy

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:24:13 -0500

Although fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States dipped slightly last month, 2012 was the best ...

U-M experts available to talk about flu in face of early surge in cases

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:08:50 -0500

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a third consecutive week of higher-than-normal cases of influenza, in a ...

More than 75 Great Lakes researchers, advocates and policymakers to gather at U-M Jan. 9

Jim Erickson — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:53:22 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

EVENT: More than 75 researchers, advocates and policymakers from the U.S. and Canada ...

U-M professor feeds hunger for online education with bite-size science

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:15:14 -0500

Today's Risk Bite brought to you by the University of Michigan School of Public Health: Does wearing a hat keep ...

U-M experts available to discuss warmest year in U.S. history

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:58:01 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

ANN ARBOR—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this month that 2012 "appears virtually certain" to surpass 1998 as ...

17 years after its launch, U-Michigan's revamped Animal Diversity Web reaching millions worldwide

Jim Erickson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:27:11 -0500

The Animal Diversity Web is one of the largest and most widely used natural history websites.

Environmental threat map highlights Great Lakes restoration challenges

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:00:00 -0500

A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans' impact on the Great Lakes, identifying ...

Climate warming unlikely to cause near-term extinction of ancient Amazon trees, study says

Jim Erickson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:00 -0500

A new genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-caused climate warming in the ...

Women drivers outnumber men, but still drive less

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:23:47 -0500

Although women drivers now outnumber male motorists, men still account for the majority of the driving on America's roads—albeit at ...

Editors: Tired of re-gifted holiday story angles? Try new takes on old stories from the ...

Laura Bailey — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:25:56 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

Try new takes on old stories from the University of Michigan with experts on diet and exercise, food, health, ...

U-M student winners of Dow sustainability award named

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:08:13 -0500

Energy efficiency and water purification projects earned top University of Michigan honors in the 2012 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge ...

Fuel economy remains at record high, emissions now at record low

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:00:02 -0500

Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remains at its highest level ever, while emissions are ...

Majority of Americans want feds to address climate change

Greta Guest — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:00:50 -0500

Just over half of Americans believe the federal government should address climate change, according to a University of Michigan survey.

U-M students will pitch ideas at news innovation challenge

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:26:57 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dec. 5, 2012

EVENT: The director of the $150-million Knight News Challenge will visit campus to hear ...

A bridge to the quantum world: Dirac electrons found in unique material

Nicole Casal Moore — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:12:58 -0500

In a discovery that helps clear a new path toward quantum computers, University of Michigan physicists have found elusive Dirac ...

U-M study shows BPA exposure in fetal livers

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:54:01 -0500

New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, ...

U-Michigan part of $120M DoE battery research hub

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:50:41 -0500

A dozen U-M researchers will play an integral role in a national multimillion-dollar collaborative effort to develop breakthrough batteries for ...

Chu to make clean energy announcement involving U-Michigan

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:47:23 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 11:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012.

EVENT: A live webcast of U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu's ...

U-Michigan funds 50 collaborative projects with researcher-led MCubed seed grants

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:32:46 -0500

In a live-tweeted lottery today, MCubed officials announced the first 50 projects to receive $60,000 seed grants in phase one ...

Fracking in Michigan: U-M researchers study potential impact on health, environment, economy

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:28:12 -0500

U-M researchers are conducting a study of the environmental and societal effects of hydraulic fracturing.

U-Michigan tops in research spending at public universities

Jim Erickson — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:49:29 -0500

For the third straight year, the University of Michigan ranks first in research and development spending among the nation's public ...

On Twitter: A research funding lottery for bold, collaborative ideas

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:06 -0500

EDITORS: Follow @UmichResearch #mcubed to find out which projects receive funding.

ANN ARBOR—Fifty teams will win a ...

Old habits die hard: Helping cancer patients stop smoking

Laura Bailey — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 10:04:23 -0500

The first comprehensive review study to examine reasons why the very cause of the cancer, namely smoking, in many cases ...

Lynch named vice president, general counsel at U-Michigan

Kim Broekhuizen, (734) 936-5190, kelger@umich.edu — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:47:47 -0500

Timothy G. Lynch, deputy general counsel for litigation and enforcement with the U.S. Department of Energy, has been named as ...

U-M, MSU award grants for Great Lakes climate change research

Jim Erickson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:33:16 -0500

U-M scientists and their colleagues at MSU have awarded six grants to organizations across the region for projects that will ...

Federal grant funds U-M effort to attract diverse group of science, math and engineering students

Jim Erickson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:55:15 -0500

The number and diversity of University of Michigan students graduating with degrees in science, engineering and mathematics will increase significantly ...

Move over guys: Female drivers overtaking males

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:45:56 -0500

While both young and middle-aged men and women are less likely to have a driver's license today than nearly 20 ...

U-M researchers to study 'food security' across Michigan

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:27:03 -0500

Researchers at the University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment are leading a five-year, $4 million study of ...

U-M partnership creates opportunities in sustainable development

Rick Bunch, (734) 647-6607, rbunch@umich.edu — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:24:04 -0500

The Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan and the World Environment Center have announced a ...

Fuel economy at all-time high

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:57:01 -0500

Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is at its highest level ever, say researchers at ...

Hurricane Sandy: University of Michigan experts

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:22:28 -0400

ANN ARBOR—In addition to rebuilding their communities, East Coast residents may have to deal with a number of potentially harmful ...

Media invited to attend U-M Sport Business Conference

Greta Guest — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:05:55 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 8 a.m-5 p.m. Nov. 9, 2012

EVENT: The inaugural University of Michigan Sport Business Conference brings together a diverse ...

Biofuel breakthrough: Quick cook method turns algae into oil

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:09:04 -0400

Michigan Engineering researchers can "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented 65 percent of the ...

Erb Foundation grant continues long history of support for sustainability, the Great Lakes and U-M

Jim Erickson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:37:00 -0400

The $4.5 million grant from the Erb Family Foundation to help establish the University of Michigan Water Center continues the ...

U-M’s long and prominent history of Great Lakes research

Jim Erickson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:35:00 -0400

The new University of Michigan Water Center will build on the school's long and prominent history of Great Lakes research, ...

U-M launches $9 million effort to strengthen Great Lakes restoration while advancing research ...

Jim Erickson — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:31:00 -0400

A new U-M Great Lakes research and education center will guide efforts to protect the world's largest group of freshwater ...

Disability trends: Oldest old improving, boomers doing worse

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:05:01 -0400

The oldest old are doing better and those approaching late life are doing worse, but Americans between the ages of ...