UM National Champion Solar Car Team Introduces 2011 Model, 'Quantum'
With its sleek 2011 car Quantum now built and ready for testing, the University of Michigan's No. 1 solar car team in America is preparing to take on the world.
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With its sleek 2011 car Quantum now built and ready for testing, the University of Michigan's No. 1 solar car team in America is preparing to take on the world.
A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.
The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused "massive, ecosystem-wide changes" throughout lakes Michigan and Huron, two of the planet's largest freshwater lakes, according to a new University of Michigan-led study.
Seven leading University of Michigan clinician-scientists will receive UM A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute grants, which will give them unprecedented freedom to conduct "high risk, high reward" research with the intent of moving scientific discoveries out of laboratories and into doctors' offices.
In the first clinical trial of gene therapy for treatment of intractable pain, researchers from the University of Michigan Department of Neurology observed that the treatment appears to provide substantial pain relief.
The latest news of events and meetings sponsored by Michigan's technology-focused institutions and companies.
University of Michigan scientists have found new information about genetic variations in the brain and alcoholism.
Venture capital investments in Michigan's clean tech and life sciences industries are booming, according to a new report from the Michigan Venture Capital Association, to be released in advance of the 30th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium May 10-11.
A campus crime alert has been issued at the University of Michigan after a man was stabbed over the weekend.
University of Michigan researchers have received a four-year, $8 million grant to help develop, test and refine pediatric health care measures for children in the United States.
A federal raid of a University of Michigan apartment is tied to the online role-playing game "World of Warcraft."
University of Michigan golf sensation Lion Kim will be among those vying for a green jacket at the Masters.
Biologically diverse streams are better at cleaning up pollutants than less rich waterways, and a University of Michigan ecologist says he has uncovered the long-sought mechanism that explains why this is so
The openly gay University of Michigan student assembly president who says a former assistant state attorney general stalked him in person and on the Internet and inflicting emotional distress.
World population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world will soon face a major population crisis. A UM economist predicts trouble ahead, even with falling world population growth rates.
University of Michigan researchers have created the state's first human embryonic stem cell lines that carry the genes responsible for inherited disease. The achievement will enable scientists here to study the onset and progression of genetic disorders and to search for new treatments.
Patients at the new C.S. Mott Children's Hospital will have access to a new patient education, entertainment and interactive patient care tools system that will keep them and their families engaged and informed throughout their stay at the new hospital.
The University of Michigan's Office of Campus Sustainability and the Ann Arbor Public Schools are sponsoring a free e-waste recycling event designed to help area residents, small businesses and non-profits dispose of electronics in an earth-friendly way
University of Michigan researchers have created the state's first human embryonic stem cell lines that carry the genes responsible for inherited disease.
When the University of Michigan School of Nursing decided to refresh its brand identity to better reflect the school's reputation and leadership in the field of nursing, the institution turned to Ann Arbor-based Q Ltd. to lead the change.
Most parents get their information about vaccines from their children's doctors, but some also consider public health officials, other parents, friends and family members and even celebrities as sources of vaccine information.
Former University of Michigan running back Kevin Grady has pleaded no contest after his second drunken driving arrest in less than three years.
The latest announcements of meetings and events from Michigan's technology-focused institutions and companies.
Although U.S. personal income per capita has risen 5.7 percent since 2000, an increase in tax-exempt benefits provided by the government and employers accounted for all of the income growth in the past decade, says a University of Michigan economist
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new drug now in clinical trials that has potential to treat multiple types of cancer with few side effects.
