Search

(Collaborative energy-research partnerships will enable the University of Michigan to prosper while helping to diversify and revive the state's economy, according to Vice President for Research Stephen Forrest.)

(New research shows that playing violent video games and watching violent moves make people less empathic and sensitive to the suffering of others.)

(By 2011, the nation's computer data centers will consume more power than 8 million average U.S. households. A new strategy cuts down on their energy waste by putting servers to sleep when they're not in use.)

(The days of the cozy relationship between executives and boards are gone.)

(The European Union and the United States must work together to solve the world's economic crisis.)

(A new University of Michigan analysis finds that physical punishment does not improve children's behavior in the long term.)

(Human trafficking is the second largest criminal activity in the world, generating billions of dollars annually. The new law clinic opens fall 2009 to help victims regain their lives.)

(The new advocacy clinic will provide legal representation and social work services to low-income families to prevent unnecessary placement and prolonged stay of children in foster care.)

(Massive layoffs, budget cuts, closures. The news is bad enough for workers and executives who lose their jobs. But for those still employed, keeping morale high can be challenging.)

(Astronomy professor Ted Bergin will use the Herschel Space Observatory to search for the building blocks of life in the clouds of gas and dust around young stars. His research could give new insights into how life began on Earth.)