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University of Michigan mathematician Charlotte Chan receives 2025 Packard Fellowship

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 15, 2025

Charlotte Chan, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Michigan, has been named a 2025 Packard Fellow by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

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University of Michigan researchers create model linking medication timing to circadian rhythms

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 14, 2025

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a mathematical model to study how circadian rhythms influence the way bodies respond to medications.

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University of Michigan researchers develop voice-controlled digital hand for VR and AR

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 13, 2025

A team of computer scientists at the University of Michigan has developed a new digital hand software, HandProxy, that allows users to control virtual and augmented reality environments using voice commands.

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University of Michigan study finds inconsistencies in bank privacy policies

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 9, 2025

A recent study from the University of Michigan has found that U.S. banks may be sharing customer data more widely than many people realize, despite strict federal regulations.

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New tool aims to make 3D modeling accessible for blind and low-vision programmers

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 7, 2025

A research team from several universities has introduced A11yShape, a new tool that aims to make three-dimensional modeling accessible to blind and low-vision programmers.

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University of Michigan researchers develop AI tool for analyzing single-molecule behavior

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 2, 2025

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created an artificial intelligence tool that can analyze the behavior of single molecules within large datasets in a much shorter time frame than previously possible.

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University of Michigan tests deeper geoexchange wells in push for carbon-neutral campus

By W. B. Edwards | Oct 1, 2025

The University of Michigan is advancing its efforts toward carbon neutrality by testing a new approach to geoexchange technology.

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University of Michigan experts offer insight after church shooting

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 30, 2025

Experts from the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention are offering insights following a recent mass shooting at a church in Michigan.

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University of Michigan study finds psychedelics affect more brain cells than previously thought

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 29, 2025

A new study from the University of Michigan challenges a longstanding assumption about how psychedelic medicines affect the brain.

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University of Michigan study finds growing concern among officials over state funding for services

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 29, 2025

Many local officials in Michigan are increasingly doubtful about their ability to maintain or expand public services due to the current state funding structure, according to a recent study by the University of Michigan’s Center for Local, State,...

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Podcast examines challenges facing women executives and ways organizations can support their success

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 29, 2025

Between 1989 and 2009, fewer than 100 women became CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

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Jimmy Kimmel set to return after suspension amid audience backlash

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 29, 2025

ABC has announced that Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night show on Tuesday after facing criticism for comments he made about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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University of Michigan study examines spread of anti-establishment sentiment on TikTok and YouTube

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 25, 2025

A recent study from the University of Michigan finds that users who actively search for conspiracy-related content expressing anti-establishment sentiment can regularly find such material on TikTok and YouTube.

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University of Michigan researchers develop microscope technology enabling long-term ultracold quantum imaging

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 23, 2025

Scientists from the University of Michigan and Harvard University have developed a new sample holder for electron microscopes that allows specimens to be cooled near absolute zero for over 10 hours.

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Study finds social security rules disadvantage single and divorced older adults

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 23, 2025

A recent study conducted by sociologists from the University of Michigan and Boston University has found that Social Security benefit rules contribute to financial disparities among older adults based on marital status.

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University of Michigan researchers help study potential habitability of distant exoplanet

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 23, 2025

University of Michigan researchers, as part of an international team, have reported that a rocky planet located 40 light-years away in the TRAPPIST-1 system may possess an atmosphere.

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Efforts boost endangered piping plover populations along Great Lakes shores

By W. B. Edwards | Sep 8, 2025

Sarah Foote, animal program manager at Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, has been part of the effort to help endangered piping plovers recover in the Great Lakes region for 15 summers.