Ann Arbor Times

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.