UM Study Will Test For Alzheimer's Link
In a first-of-its kind study, University of Michigan researchers will provide genetic testing and Alzheimer's risk estimates for people who are already experiencing mild cognitive impairment.
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In a first-of-its kind study, University of Michigan researchers will provide genetic testing and Alzheimer's risk estimates for people who are already experiencing mild cognitive impairment.
A University of Michigan biologist and his colleagues have found that the strategies used by the tiny C. elegans roundworm to control its motions are remarkably similar to those used by the human brain to command movement of eyes, arms and legs.
Genetic testing will be available for the first time for those who may be at risk and are showing symptoms of Alzheimer's.
University Police have released surveillance footage of a man wanted in a sexual assault on campus, in hopes of discovering new information related to the case.
The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business will officially kick off the Michigan Business Challenge on Nov. 14 when team applications are due.
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For the first time in seven months, average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States is on the rise, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan's technology-focused companies and institutions
In work that could help advance astronomers' understanding of dark matter, University of Michigan researchers have discovered two additional dwarf galaxies that appear to be satellites of Andromeda, the closest spiral galaxy to Earth.
The University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy has released a new study, "Incubating Success: Incubation Best Practices that Lead to Successful New Ventures," funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration.
University of Michigan says 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman of Yemen plans to speak on the Ann Arbor campus about the role of women in protests sweeping the Arab world.
Google announced Wednesday that the University of Michigan is moving all 90,000 students, faculty and staff to Google Apps for Education, Google's free suite of messaging and collaboration tools, saving the university more than $750,000 a year.
Four University of Michigan projects have received a share of the $250 million that Dow Chemical Co. will award to top universities over the next decade in an effort to help develop a 21st-century workforce and address 21st-century challenges.
The University of Michigan will hold a new media social change symposium Friday, Nov. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 1636 of the School of Social Work Building, 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor.
A wastewater treatment plant can provide the perfect mating ground for carelessly disposed of antibiotics to form superbugs that are eventually discharged into streams and lakes, says a University of Michigan researcher.
The credit card processor North American Bancard is sponsoring the University of Michigan's College of Engineering's 48-Hour Mobile Applications Hackathon.
After posting modest job gains last year, the six-county region of Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland and St. Clair will add more than 50,000 jobs this year through 2013, say University of Michigan economists.
When the M-Cubed satellite, built by University of Michigan students, goes into orbit, it will become the first CubeSat to test a NASA instrument for major space missions. It is scheduled to be launched on Oct. 28.
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They've been stereotyped as a bunch of insecure, angst-ridden underachievers. But most members of Generation X are leading active, balanced and happy lives, according to a long-term University of Michigan survey.
The School of Information at the University of Michigan is heading a cooperative effort by four major universities to create better methods for data-sharing among scientists and researchers in the new and growing field of sustainability.
The University Research Corridor program is worth billions to our state. Find out what it is and why it's working from Mary Sue Coleman, President of University of Michigan; Lou Anna Simon, President of Michigan State University; and Allan Gilmour, President Wayne State University, as Michigan Matters airs highlights from the recent Detroit Economic Club luncheon moderated by Carol Cain.
The latest event and meeting notices from Michigan's technology-focused companies and institutions
Through a smoldering brush fire, past wind-shearing road trains, across the Australian continent, the University of Michigan's Quantum was the first American car to finish the World Solar Challenge Thursday.
Enrollment on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus remains at record levels for the third consecutive year in fall 2011 with 42,716 students, according to the UM Office of the Registrar.
