The smallest, steepest tributary to the Huron River that is notorious for flooding during average rainfall events is getting a closer look. The Ann Arbor City Council approved dedicating $46,026 for a future contract at its meeting Monday night with Environmental Consulting & Technology Inc. to study how sediment has ...
Marciah Boerema, an Early Learning Center Preschool teacher, entertains a question about separation anxiety at last night's preschool panel. Choosing a preschool got a little bit easier last night for about two dozen parents who attended the annual Preschool Panel presented by the Washtenaw County chapter of Mothers & More. ...
Smoking marijuana is becoming even more popular among U.S. teens, and they have cut down on smoking cigarettes, binge drinking and using methamphetamines, according to a federal survey released Monday. But more teenagers reported getting high on prescription pain pills and attention-deficit drugs, according to 8th, 10th and 12th graders ...
The University of Michigan is starting two studies of chronic lung diseases, trying to discover why some smokers get them and others don't - as well as whether 24-hour oxygen can help treat them. The National Institutes of Health and National Jewish Health are funding a multiyear study of 12,000 ...
Survival rates for cardiac arrests outside of the hospital have changed very little in the past 30 years despite increased health spending, recent University of Michigan research linking data from around the nation showed. According to the study, the city where a person lives could play a big role in ...
As global warming makes wildfires more likely, scientists are trying to learn how bad the smoke is for the health of people who live downwind. Researchers at Michigan Technological University's research center in Ann Arbor are heading the study. A $452,000 federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health ...
Eastern Michigan University researchers recently completed the fourth biannual Women's Leadership Index, which showed some mixed results for how women are faring in Michigan board rooms. The heart of the report, according to EMU: The lack of gender diversity in top business positions puts the state at a competitive disadvantage.