Nearly a third of a random sample of Detroit adults who had not received any COVID-19 vaccinations in June 2021 obtained their first dose in the second half of last year, according to a new University of Michigan survey.
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Urban agriculture in Detroit: Scattering vs. clustering and the prospects for scaling up
Despite Detroit’s reputation as a mecca for urban agriculture, a new University of Michigan-led analysis of the city’s Lower Eastside, which covers 15 square miles, found that community and private gardens occupy less than 1% of the vacant land.
Racial and ethnic disparities exist in prescribing rifaximin for patients with hepatic encephalopathy
Study reveals Black Americans experience significant health inequities when receiving treatment for the cirrhosis-related disorder.
Exoskeletons with personalize-your-own settings
Users who could adjust the timing, torque of an ankle exoskeleton typically found comfortable settings in under two minutes
U-M research enterprise contributed $97M to Michigan economy in ’21
The University of Michigan research enterprise contributed $97 million to Michigan’s economy over the past fiscal year, supporting employment across large and small businesses statewide.
US households in better financial shape at end of 2021 than pre-pandemic
U.S. households were in a better financial position, on average, at the end of last year than in 2019, despite widespread joblessness and economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new University of Michigan report.
Immune to hacks: Inoculating deep neural networks to thwart attacks
The adaptive immune system serves as a template for defending neural nets from confusion-sowing attacks
E-cigarettes reverse decades of decline in percentage of US youth struggling to quit nicotine
The number of adolescents who have attempted to quit e-cigarettes and failed has grown with the rapid increase of teen e-cigarette use in the past five years, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.
Winter Grab: U-M team bores through Saginaw Bay ice to glimpse Great Lakes life below
More than 30 types of laboratory analyses will be performed on the water and ice as part of a larger effort—dubbed the Winter Grab—to better understand winter on the Great Lakes, a season long dismissed by many scientists as a time of dormancy when little of importance happens.