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No vacation for science at Michigan State--research roundup for July 19-25
While many undergraduate students spend their summers off-campus working, trying to find a job, or merely relaxing, the professors and graduate students at any research institution remain hard at work...
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Joint MSU-Chinese research finds most giant panda habitat outside nature...
The giant panda is such an iconic symbol of endangered species that the World Wildlife Fund uses it as their logo. Consequently, a great deal of effort and many resources have been expended to protect...
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One night per month outside the city increases malaria risk nine times, U of...
At least 350 million people contract malaria each year. About one million of them die. Most of those are children in sub-Saharan Africa. This week, scientists at the University of Michigan announced...
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Michigan Sea Grant confirms zebra mussels in 255 of Michigan's inland lakes
In a press release issued by Michigan State University on Monday, Michigan Sea Grant confirmed reports of zebra mussels from 255 of Michigan's inland lakes and 17 of the state's streams and rivers in...
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MSU researchers find green buildings make for healthier, more productive...
Changing one's workplace from a conventional building to a green building is not only good for the environment, it is also good for one's health and work performance. So says a study conducted by four...
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Two free events, "A Lady Alone" and Temple Grandin, at U of M this week
Two events at the University of Michigan showcase women in medicine and science this week. Both are free and open to the public. Tomorrow, September 7th, the university is hosting two performances of...
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Poor diets growing up could lead to chronic ill health, breast cancer later,...
Two studies from local universities show that poor dietary choices during one's school years could result in severe health problems during adulthood. A paper authored by a team of researchers from the...
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Four researchers from Michigan win presidential awards
On Friday, President Obama named 85 researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government...
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U-M and MSU researchers well represented at public health association meeting
Scores of faculty and students from the University of Michigan School of Public Heath (UMSPH) joined approximately 13,000 other participants in the 2010 American Association of Public Health Annual...
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Couples with better math ability wealthier by middle age
The ability to reason with numbers pays off--literally.That is the take-home message from a study in The Economic Journal by researchers at the RAND Corporation, University of Southern California, and...
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MSU malaria researchers featured on WKAR-TV Monday night
At least 350 million people contract malaria each year. About one million of them die. Most of those are children in sub-Saharan Africa.For the past 24 years, Dr. Terrie Taylor of Michigan State...
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Streams a major source of nitrous oxide, an ozone-destroying greenhouse gas
When journalists write about greenhouse gases that humans are releasing into the atmosphere, they usually reserve their headlines for carbon dioxide. This week, carbon dioxide shares top billing with...
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Top 12 Wayne State University science stories by month for 2010
With the end of the year coming Friday, it's time to take a look back at the important local science stories for 2010. For the next three days, the Detroit Science News Examiner will pick out the...
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MSU Physician wins AMA Foundation Excellence in Medicine Award
This last week of 2010 has been an eventful one for Dr. Terrie Taylor of Michigan State University.On Monday, she was featured in an hour-long special on WKAR-TV portraying her fight against malaria...
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ESPN Sport Science nominated for two Emmy Awards
ESPN Sport Science will be taking Biomedical Engineering professor Cynthia Bir of Wayne State University to New York City once again. The popular show explaining the science of sports has once again...
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Warmest spring in Detroit history
Detroit just completed the warmest spring in recorded history, according to the National Weather Service Forecast Office for Detroit and Pontiac. The average temperature from March 1 through May 31...
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Metro Detroit under combined heat advisory and air quality alert
Temperatures will be dangerously high today and tomorrow for metro Detroiters. In addition, the air will be unhealthy to breathe for sensitive individuals today, which is an ozone action day. Both...
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Michigan, Wayne State scientists part of team that discovered likely Higgs boson
More than two dozen scientists from Michigan research universities, including teams from the University of Michigan and Wayne State University, contributed to the discovery of a particle that fits the...
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U of M engineers playing important role in Curiosity's 'seven minutes of terror'
When Curiosity lands tonight on Mars, a handful of Michigan faculty and recent alumni will be more than casual spectators to the event. They have already tested what could happen as the Mars Science...
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University of Michigan leads 2012 AAAS Fellows with nineteen
Nineteen University of Michigan faculty members have been elected AAAS Fellows for 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced Friday. This is the most of any...
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