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U-M event to focus on health disparities of the Flint water crisis, Haiti earthquake
The inequity of health impacts brought about by the Flint, Mich., water crisis and the 2010 Haiti earthquake will be the focus of the biannual Health Equity in Action Forum at the U-M School of...September 6, 2017 -
Hurricane Harvey: U-M experts advisory
Hurricane-turned-tropical-storm Harvey continues to punish Texas, with an estimated 6.6 million people facing days of floods. University of Michigan experts can discuss the storm and its human,...August 30, 2017 -
Grant will support digital tools for underserved job seekers
As more employers turn to sites like LinkedIn, CareerBuilder and Snagajob to recruit talent, job seekers from low-income areas or who have limited education often are left out, which one University...August 23, 2017 -
MPrOVE: Enhancing value through innovation, research and collaboration
MPrOVE brings together leaders from IHPI and across the U-M health system to identify, implement and evaluate specific projects focused on improving quality and demonstrating the value of care at...August 22, 2017 -
U-M biologist teaches microbe-hunting skills honed at sea
This month, University of Michigan biologist Melissa Duhaime will head out on Lake Michigan in a 65-foot schooner to teach her microbe-hunting skills to undergraduates as part of a new course called...August 16, 2017 -
Michigan Medicine hospitals ranked No. 6 in the country
Ranked No. 1 in Michigan and No. 6 in the country, Michigan Medicine’s adult hospitals were recognized among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2017-2018.August 9, 2017 -
'Missing lead' in Flint water pipes confirms cause of crisis
A University of Michigan-led study of lead service lines in Flint's damaged drinking water system supports the generally accepted understanding that lead leached into the system because that water...August 2, 2017 -
$7.75M for mapping circuits in the brain
The technology exists to stimulate and map circuits in the brain, but neuroscientists have yet to tap this potential. Now, developers of these technologies are coming together to demonstrate and...August 2, 2017 -
New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom
A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is now keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie. A robotic lake-bottom laboratory recently began tracking the levels of dangerous toxins produced by...July 26, 2017 -
U-M, partners predict significant summer harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie
University of Michigan researchers and their partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a significant harmful algal bloom this summer, potentially reaching levels last seen in 2013 and...July 18, 2017