Puerto Ricans are deeply concerned about displacement, rising housing costs and the future of land ownership across the archipelago, according to a new report from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
As Nepal reels from deadly flash floods, scientists say the flooding was triggered by the collapse of a glacier. University of Michigan geoscientist Marin Clark studies how erosion processes at the land surface, like landslides and river floods, cause disasters, and she has specifically studied landslide hazards in Nepal.
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As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Niño events have become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than they were in the pre-industrial era.
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University of Michigan experts are available to comment on critical topics facing schools this academic year. Their areas of expertise include student mental health, concussions, school safety, AI in the classroom, recovery from learning loss, teacher retention, Black girls' schooling experiences, school meal funding, immigration, and college campus speech and protest.
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A workshop hosted by the University of Michigan and the Federal University of Pará in Brazil is preparing early career researchers to tackle some of the Amazon Rainforest's most pressing challenges.
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Researchers from the University of Michigan are working to help communities in the Pacific Northwest better protect residents from the combined dangers of wildfires, smoke and extreme heat. With support from NASA and in partnership with the Oregon Health Authority, the research is focused especially on sensitive populations, including people who are older, people who are pregnant, people with chronic illnesses and people who work outdoors. The team also includes collaborators at the University o
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When a collegiate student-athlete experiences a potential concussion, they are removed from action and assessed according to a mandated protocol. When a student performer receives a head injury, no such safety net exists.
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