Eight University of Michigan researchers have received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on scientists and engineers beginning their independent research careers.

Study: Extreme rainfall disproportionately impacts E. coli concentrations in Texas recreational water bodies (DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.

One of Michigan's largest financial aid programs offers great promise in boosting college affordability as well as the number of college graduates-with room to reach many more who qualify for it.

Some carbon-based solar cells already show no drop in performance after three years' worth of radiation, and the cause of degradation in others could be preventable.

EXPERT Q&A The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about a pending ban on social media app TikTok, an outcome of a law signed by President Biden last April that would take effect Jan.

Filaments curling at the micro and nanoscale produce light waves that twirl as they travel.

Study: Wellness Influencer Responses to COVID-19 Vaccines on Social Media: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Wellness influencers showed higher rates of vaccine opposition on social media compared to other users' accounts, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Study: Broadband internet access as a social determinant of health in the early COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. counties (DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.

The research could make offshore renewable energy more reliable and a better neighbor to marine life, also enabling laboratory testing of larger prototypes.

At noon Eastern time on Jan. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will release their assessment of temperature and climate trends for 2024.

EXPERTS ADVISORY Multiple wildfires are burning across the Los Angeles area, taking lives, destroying property, affecting air quality and displacing thousands of people.

Community program and policy interventions aimed at reducing screen time are less successful in neighborhoods that lack green space.

Study: Mantle oxidation by sulfur drives the formation of giant gold deposits in subduction zones (DOI: 10.1073/pnas. A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new gold-sulphur complex that helps researchers understand how gold deposits are formed.

Study: Tackling Emissions: Analyzing Football Travel Emissions from Big Ten Expansion at the University of Michigan. The Big Ten Conference and its football teams have given fans plenty to cheer about in its first year with four new members from the West Coast.