University of Michigan News Service

Exercise and healthy eating make a difference even later in life

Women in their 70s had a longer life expectancy when they exercised and regularly ate fruits and vegetables, a new University of Michigan study found.

Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007.

Taiwanese president praises new fellowship fund at University of Michigan

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou praised alumna Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur for contributing $1 million to create a new fund that will support fellowships for doctoral students.

Annual amphibian-hunting trip to Great Smoky Mountains thrills U-M undergrads

Each year, U-M's Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles course culminates in a field trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where students search for salamanders and other amphibians.

New exonerations registry finds more than 2,000 falsely convicted in last 23 years

University of Michigan Law Professor Sam Gross talks about how this new database sheds light on problems with wrongful convictions in various cases.

Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair

U-M researchers have proven that a special surface, free of biological contaminants, allows adult-derived stem cells to thrive and transform into multiple cell types. Their success brings stem cell therapies another step closer.

A wake-up call for manufacturing

U.S. factories produce about 75 percent of what the country consumes, but the right decisions by both business and political leaders could push that to 95 percent, say University of Michigan researchers.

Exercise and healthy eating make a difference even later in life

Women in their 70s had a longer life expectancy when they exercised and regularly ate fruits and vegetables, a new University of Michigan study found.
Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October 2007.
Taiwanese president praises new fellowship fund at University of Michigan

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou praised alumna Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur for contributing $1 million to create a new fund that will support fellowships for doctoral students.
Annual amphibian-hunting trip to Great Smoky Mountains thrills U-M undergrads

Each year, U-M's Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles course culminates in a field trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where students search for salamanders and other amphibians.
New exonerations registry finds more than 2,000 falsely convicted in last 23 years

University of Michigan Law Professor Sam Gross talks about how this new database sheds light on problems with wrongful convictions in various cases.
Stem-cell-growing surface enables bone repair

U-M researchers have proven that a special surface, free of biological contaminants, allows adult-derived stem cells to thrive and transform into multiple cell types. Their success brings stem cell therapies another step closer.
A wake-up call for manufacturing

U.S. factories produce about 75 percent of what the country consumes, but the right decisions by both business and political leaders could push that to 95 percent, say University of Michigan researchers.