Celebrate Invention 2024 is University of Michigan’s premiere event for university innovators! Register today to experience U-M innovations, networking opportunities, and presentation of the Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award. Register: myumi.ch/pk6q5

Artisanal and small-scale mining is critical in supplying minerals vital for decarbonization, but typically lacks regulation and can be socially and environmentally harmful. Despite these challenges, University of Michigan researchers argue it should be embraced. myumi.ch/zX6XG

The University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded nearly $500,000 in grants across eight research teams collecting data and advancing knowledge in areas related to anti-racism. myumi.ch/Jwb4V

.University of Michigan engineers are partners in a new research hub created by the U.S. Department of @Energy designed to develop and further battery innovations. It is one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs led by national laboratories across the country. myumi.ch/nyeD3

New work led by @UMEngineering researchers demonstrates that much of the nation’s stormwater infrastructure, designed decades to a century ago to prevent floods, can exacerbate flooding during the severe weather events that are increasing around the globe. myumi.ch/qVP9X

OVPR’s Public Engagement and Research Impacts team is hosting a series of workshops to support researchers in developing skills to translate their research, scholarship or creative practice for societal impact. University of Michigan scholars can register and learn more: myumi.ch/Q6J3r

The Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration (ARIA) program is a collaboration between the U-M Arts Initiative and Michigan Research. Research teams & individuals in creative practice are encouraged to apply. myumi.ch/7PnWy

.University of Michigan economists expect Detroit’s payroll jobs and the number of employed residents to continue to climb during the next few years along with sustained real wage growth. myumi.ch/23gyn

New research by the University of Michigan and CDC found vaccinating adults over 60 for RSV is likely cost-effective by preventing illness, hospitalizations, lost quality of life and deaths. myumi.ch/zX6Ww

The Bold Challenges Initiative has selected eight teams of University of Michigan researchers for its second cohort of the Boost program. The program supports interdisciplinary teams in the early stages of research with substantial potential for large-scale funding. myumi.ch/Jwb18

Join the University of Michigan Quantum Research Institute on September 12 for a presentation by Purdue University Associate Professor Chen-Lung Hung titled “Exploring Selective Radiance With Trapped Atoms on a Nanophotonic Resonator.” Learn more: myumi.ch/G4pg7

.University of Michigan’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative within the U-M Graham Sustainability Institute has received a $25M NOAA grant to support collaborative research initiatives addressing critical environmental challenges in U.S. coastal communities. myumi.ch/Er2Jr

A @UMichMedicine study finds that efforts to cap prescription drug spending are yielding significant out-of-pocket savings for patients who are taking prescription oral chemotherapies, a common form of cancer treatment. myumi.ch/23gdk

With a new $3.1M grant from the IES Research, U-M Marsal Family School of Education researcher Walter Ecton and his colleagues are exploring approaches to career development and the outcomes associated with the diverse opportunities available. myumi.ch/r82QA

Join OVPR’s Office of Research Development for a seminar series on research proposal development, featuring a range of topics designed to boost grant writing expertise. University of Michigan researchers can learn more and register: myumi.ch/9gXwr

The Public Engagement and Research Impacts office has developed a series of workshops and a community of practice designed to help University of Michigan researchers translate their scholarship into meaningful public impact. Learn more and register: myumi.ch/wybqW

The Healthy Minds Study surveyed 100,000-plus college students from 200 universities and found a decrease in symptoms of anxiety, depression and thoughts of suicide, and increases in receiving mental health care and support. myumi.ch/ypQnb

Clinicians can play a major role in reducing their patients’ risks of firearm-related injuries by incorporating evidence-based strategies into their practice, according to a new University of Michigan research article published by the NEJM. myumi.ch/pkPjA

A University of Michigan-led study found phase separation, when molecules part like oil and water, works alongside oxygen diffusion to help memristors—electrical components that store information using electrical resistance—retain information even after the power is off. myumi.ch/qV2Me

.@UMichSPH and @UMichMedicine researchers have delved deeper into the relationship between manganese deficiency and inflammatory bowel disease and found that low levels of the micronutrient can exacerbate intestinal injury and inflammation. myumi.ch/qV2eQ