The Provider Empowerment Program, led by Toko Oshio at the University of Michigan-Flint and Jeff Kupperman, supports child care providers throughout Flint by addressing serious challenges and unmet needs of families impacted by the water crisis. Their efforts have helped connect license-exempt and Family, Friend and Neighbor (FFN) child care providers with important support mechanisms and resources, while working to address government policies that inhibit participation in the child care subsidy system.

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The Office of the Vice President for Research and the National Center for Institutional Diversity award eight grants to advance anti-racism research and scholarship at the University of Michigan.

Communities across the western United States face an existential crisis. As forests become drier and thicker with vegetation, and development encroaches further into forested areas, wildfires grow larger, more frequent and more damaging. Professors Paige Fischer and Steve Yaffee, along with their colleagues at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, are working with practitioners across the west to address this growing concern.

A chemical compound produced in nature effectively targets ‘undruggable’ proteins, new U-M research finds.

A new electrode that could free up 20% more light from organic light-emitting diodes has been developed at the University of Michigan. It could help extend the battery life of smartphones and laptops, or make next-gen televisions and displays much more energy efficient.

The University of Michigan will launch a new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury, a public health crisis that leads to more than 100 deaths per day across the United States.

How can improved transportation systems better prepare communities for rare, but catastrophic events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, improve quality of life and mitigate economic losses? Professor Siqian Shen is working with researchers across the University of Michigan, using computational science to answer those critical questions.

How will fluctuating water levels across the Great Lakes impact the growth of cities, people moving to the region, changes in water supply and the overall economy? Professor Drew Gronewold is working with researchers across the University of Michigan to answer those critical questions.

Bone stress injuries are a common setback facing many endurance athletes, including long-distance runners. Ken Kozloff and his colleagues at the University of Michigan are studying these painful injuries so they can better identify prevention measures to be adopted by people across all ages and abilities.