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1/13/2021

Vaccine hesitancy: A side effect of systemic racism

African and African American Studies Assistant Professor Terri Laws talks about the role of transparency, acknowledgement and actionable change in repairing the broken trust behind the COVID vaccine hesitation in communities of color....
11/30/2020

Humans evolved from group hunters to civic rule creators: Do other primates have these capacities for cooperation?

CASL professor receives $1M grant for project looking to reverse engineer behavior to better understand humans, our primate cousins, and to prepare for future artificial intelligence development. ...
 Photo of Teco, a 9 year old bonobo, who is participating in Professor Francine Dolins research
11/17/2020

How does pandemic + recession = seller’s market?

You’ve probably noticed the house down the street sold in days — over asking — during a recession and a pandemic. COB Associate Professor Lee Redding explains what’s going on....
11/11/2020

UM-Dearborn’s new artificial intelligence center is having a great first year

The pandemic hasn't blunted the momentum of faculty and students who are making AI a promising trendline for UM-Dearborn....
11/9/2020

If you lose your home, how can you quarantine?

Associate Professor Joshua Akers talks about the Detroit housing crisis on the horizon, what people are doing to help, and why the Dec. 31 eviction moratorium date ignores the reality of increasing COVID case numbers locally and across the nation....
11/2/2020

What have COVID-19-related changes shown us about community telemental health?

Looking at data to see how the pandemic changed the community mental health landscape, one CASL faculty member says people have adjusted to the new virtual environment and telemental health has promise to be an effective delivery service....
10/28/2020

Will polling be the one thing 2020 gets right?

In a year full of surprises, the 2020 presidential election results might be just as the polls report. Here’s why....
10/26/2020

How a research project on the Milky Way's center will help unlock the universe's secrets

As part of a leading research team, Associate Professor Will Clarkson spent much of the last decade working to assemble an extensive map of the inner regions of the Milky Way galaxy....
A graphic of Will Clarkson surrounded by space, a telescope and a laptop
10/26/2020

How wearable technology can help you get the most out of physical therapy

A UM-Dearborn engineering professor’s RehabBuddy system could take some of the guesswork out of at-home physical therapy....
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10/21/2020

eCities annual study recognizes 206 communities in Michigan

Researchers focused on the five-year changes in property values, community assets, tax rates and cost of doing business within the community....