Articles tagged: research
Clinical trial using stem cells to treat ALS expanding to University of Michigan
Posted: Apr 17, 2013Can stem cell injections delivered directly into a patient's spine lessen the effects of Lou Gehrig's disease? Read more »
U-M head of research warns Congress against $60B cuts in research funding
Posted: Feb 07, 2013University of Michigan's head of research Stephen Forrest is warning Congress against following through on a policy that would drastically reduce federally funded research. Read more »
Multibillion-dollar economic impact of state research universities expected to keep 'growing and growing'
Posted: Jan 24, 2013Michigan's three top public universities don't simply educate tens of thousands of students, they also spread billions of dollars throughout the state's economy each year. Read more »
Report: Michigan's research universities generate $15.5B economic impact, 74K jobs and $375M in tax revenue
Posted: Jan 23, 2013University of Michigan's downtown Ann Arbor campus. Michigan's three largest public universities spent more than $2 billion on research in 2011 and generated an estimated $15.5 billion economic impact to the state, according to a ... Read more »
U-M study: Brain over-activity keeps autistic children from adapting in social settings
Posted: Jan 10, 2013Autistic teens often feel overwhelmed and anxious in social situations due to an overactive part of their brain, according to new findings from the University of Michigan released Tuesday. Read more »
Doctors, family and friends remember Laurence Carolin with memorial of guitar signed by U2
Posted: Dec 20, 2012Doctors, researchers, friends and family members gathered Wednesday evening in the Neurosurgery Clinic in C.S. Mott Children's Hospital to dedicate a memorial to Laurence Carolin, 15, of Scio Township, who died nearly three years ago ... Read more »
The pebble in the pond: Laurence Carolin's gift to research at the University of Michigan continues 3 years after his death
Posted: Dec 19, 2012For video, see related story University of Michigan neurosurgeon on Laurence Carolin's gift It took Laurence Carolin’s death to influence the kind of change in the world at a scale that he had dreamed of ... Read more »
Video: University of Michigan neurosurgeon on Laurence Carolin's gift
Posted: Dec 19, 2012Dr. Shawn Hervey-Jumper, a neurosurgeon at the University of Michigan, shares his perspective of 15-year-old Laurence Carolin's fatal brain tumor treatment and Laurence's decision to donate his brain to research in this video from U-M: Read more »
2012 Deals of the Year: University of Michigan's connected vehicles project wins research award
Posted: Nov 02, 2012Related story: AnnArbor.com unveils winners of 2012 Deals of the Year awards at annual ceremony The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has emerged as a national leader in the development and testing of an ... Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: rock ephemera forever; the last time I saw Paderewski; history at best
Posted: Oct 13, 2012This is the next in a series of posts about interesting and useful websites. One of Jimi Hendrix's Asian-style silk shirts, worn in 1967 Hard Rock Cafe Memorabilia All rules breed exceptions. Though I normally ... Read more »
University of Michigan research spending reaches $1.27B
Posted: Sep 20, 2012University of Michigan's research spending rose by $37.5 million in fiscal 2011-12, reaching an all-time high of $1.27 billion. Read more »
U-M seeking families with autistic children for new reading study
Posted: Sep 10, 2012Autistic children in the Ann Arbor area can participate in a research study this fall that evaluates their reading skills. Read more »
Column: This Week's Web Picks: one more forgotten genius; the weblog that won't go away; Google: compared to what?; Vitamin B-3
Posted: Aug 04, 2012This is the next in a series of posts highlighting useful and interesting websites. Athanasius Kircher at Stanford You remember Athanasius Kircher, don't you? You don't? In the 17th century he "was widely regarded as ... Read more »
$4 million in Susan G. Komen grants to fund breast cancer research at U-M
Posted: Aug 03, 2012A new wave of grant funding from Susan G. Komen for the Cure will bring $4 million to researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Read more »
Generation X ambivalent about climate change, study shows
Posted: Jul 21, 2012A new study by a University of Michigan professor shows Americans between the ages of 32 and 52 - a group referred to as Generation X - have said they don’t really care when it ... Read more »
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