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Millimeter-scale, energy-harvesting sensor system developed

A 9-cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually.

Video: Toyota recall

Image: video coverIndustrial and Operations Engineering Professor Jeffrey Liker, author of "The Toyota Way," talks about the reasons for the Toyota recall of millions of vehicles and what's going on to correct problems.

"The Toyota Way" speaks to the underlying philosophy and principles that drive Toyota's quality and efficiency-obsessed culture.

Low carbohydrate meals after exercise may benefit diabetics

New research from the University of Michigan shows that meals eaten after each exercise session have an important impact on controlling blood sugar.

Imge: autoVideo: Sustainable mobility

Automakers at the 2010 North American International Auto Show have big hopes for their new small vehicles—hipper, more fuel-efficient, environmentally sound cars.

Image: cellsIn vitro pregnancy rates improve with new device that mimics motions in the body

Gently rocking embryos while they grow during in vitro fertilization (IVF) improves pregnancy rates in mice by 22 percent, new University of Michigan research shows. The procedure could one day lead to significantly higher IVF success rates in humans.

Echolocating bats and whales share molecular mechanism

With high-pitched squeaks, clicks and chirps and ultra-sensitive hearing, toothed whales and some bats zero in on prey by emitting pulses of sound and interpreting the echoes that bounce back.

Image: HaitiU-M experts available to comment on Haiti disaster and aftermath 

The University of Michigan has many experts who can comment on Haiti and the issues facing it in the aftermath of a massive earthquake that may have killed thousands.


Image: antOutsmarting bacteria: Researchers develop faster method to generate new antibiotics

Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have developed a new method to rapidly generate and test novel antibiotic-drug candidates. The technique could provide scientists with a new tool in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

U-M remembers former President Robben Wright Fleming

Robben Wright Fleming, the imperturbable president of the University of Michigan who steered the school safely through the student unrest of the late 1960s and early 1970s, died Jan. 11 at The Care and Rehabilitation Center at Glacier Hills in Ann Arbor. He was 93.

Teen marijuana use tilts up, while some drugs decline in use

Smoking continues gradual decline among U.S. teens, smokeless tobacco threatens a comeback >

Marijuana use among American adolescents has increased gradually over the past two years (three years among 12th-graders) following years of declining use, according to the latest Monitoring the Future study, which has tracked drug use among U.S. teens since 1975.


image: stem cellU-M scientists win $6.8 million in federal stimulus-fund grants for stem cell research

University of Michigan researchers have been awarded 13 federal stimulus-fund grants to date, totaling $6.8 million, for research projects involving both adult and embryonic stem cells.

2010 World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Detroit, co-hosted by Michigan's University Research Corridor

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm announced that the 2010 World Stem Cell Summit will be held in Detroit and will be co-hosted by the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University. The conference will take place Oct. 4-6, 2010.

U-M earns 9% annual investment return for the decade, beats the S&P 500

The University of Michigan's Investment Office, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, has a lot to celebrate. Despite a negative 23 percent return on investment in FY 2009, the university's 10-year annual investment return through fiscal year 2009 was 9 percent.

U-M & the health care debate

* Learn how a U-M proposal could change Medicare and save millions of dollars.
* Find out why a U-M expert says universal health care may not be the cure-all after all.
* Read about the university's experts featured in the news.

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