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A strip of glass covered in hairy nanoparticles can cheaply and conveniently measure mercury, which attacks the nervous system, and other toxic metals in fluids.
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A strip of glass covered in hairy nanoparticles can cheaply and conveniently measure mercury, which attacks the nervous system, and other toxic metals in fluids.
Tight blood sugar control in the intensive care unit for pediatric cardiac surgery patients does not improve patients' infection rate, mortality, length of stay or organ failure when compared to standard care, new research shows.
Lemu Coker, a second year MBA student at U-of-M, thinks the Wolverines will show marked improvement during this weekend's game.
With national conventions out of the way, Michigan Democrats and Republicans are holding their own gatherings this weekend to endorse Supreme Court nominees and hear pep talks from U.S. Senate candidates.
Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is up for the first time in five months, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and determination can propel a child out of humble beginnings into the White House, or at least a mansion on a hill. But the reality is very different, according to a University of Michigan researcher who is studying inequality across generations around the world.
University of Michigan scientists and scholars led by President Mary Sue Coleman will travel to Brazil later this month to strengthen research and academic collaboration with several leading universities and foundations.
Only one-third of the local governments in Michigan say they are somewhat or significantly less able to meet their fiscal needs this year -- a big drop from last year when nearly half reported having such difficulties, according to a University of Michigan survey.
Three female University of Michigan students reported being sexually assaulted by a short Asian man in separate incidents over Labor Day weekend.
Dream big. That's the main lesson that the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps program taught Harvey Elliott, one of the more than 80 inventors and entrepreneurs who participated in the eight-week program that culminated Thursday at the University of Michigan.
Consumer confidence improved slightly in August due to consumers' more favorable evaluations of their present financial situations, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.
Michigan has lost starting cornerback Blake Countess because of a season-ending knee injury.
The University of Michigan campus was on alert Monday after a female student said she was groped on her way back to her off-campus home.
Records show the suspect in the Colorado shooting rampage reported he applied to the University of Michigan along with five other graduate programs.
Officials at the University of Michigan issued a campus-wide emergency alert following an attempted robbery of a cab driver near university-owned buildings east of Ann Arbor.
The University of Michigan men's basketball program announced its dates and opponents for the 2012-13 regular season schedule today (Thursday, Aug. 30), in conjunction with the Big Ten's release of its full slate of conference games.
Avian flu viruses do not normally infect humans. However, sporadic human infections with avian flu viruses have occurred.
This week on Michigan Matters hear what Mayor Dave Bing has to say about the state of his city.
It's move-in day at the University of Michigan, with mini-vans and SUV's unloading luggage, mini-fridges and other needful things as freshmen get ready for their first taste of campus life.
MidMichigan Health and the University of Michigan Health System have announced plans to affiliate as clinical and business partners.
Barley, hops and yeast are powered by the sun. Increasingly, so are the breweries that turn those ingredients into beer.
The student-founded startup Fetchnotes, with its cloud-based note-jotting and organizing system, has won a spot in the prestigious business accelerator program TechStars.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing gave Barack Obama mixed reviews as president in his first term when asked about it during taping of "Michigan Matters."
Were University of Michigan football players high when they were handed a devastating loss to Appalachian State in 2007?
