Researchers should consider language and cultural context when assessing a person's cognitive ability, including differing concepts of time and place

The University of Michigan has opened a new center focused on improving interpersonal connection. WEMU’s Joshua Nieman reports.

US-funded research into the health of people abroad has large health and economic benefits for Americans.

The demands of caregiving can reverberate through family relationships, exposing old disagreements about expectations and responsibilities.

ANN ARBOR—With an $11 million award from the National Institute on Aging, University of Michigan researchers will build and share national data that track how neighborhood conditions change over time,...

ANN ARBOR—As you walk onto the stage to perform a piano solo, you hear the echo of your shoes on the stage floor. You shield your eyes from the bright lights and take your seat at the grand piano. You...

ANN ARBOR—Consumer sentiment dropped about 6% from last month, landing around 11% below a year ago amid continued worries that inflation will remain elevated for the foreseeable future, according to t...

ANN ARBOR – A joint project between the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the University of Michigan’s Strategic Initiatives ...

Median Strategies revealed that recent polls from the group were intended to expose how easily false results can be spread.

The rise in oil prices and other commodities is helping to drive inflation up, with price increases outpacing wage gains.

ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.About 80,000 such park...

National survey finds alcohol, cigarette, other substance use at low levelsANN ARBOR—Adults in the United States reported cannabis use at or near record highs in 2025, reflecting a years-long climb.Ni...

Progressive Abdul El-Sayed will face Republican nominee Mike Rogers this November.

ANN ARBOR — The map of racial inequality in America is changing. While the income gap between Black and white families isn’t closing much on a national level, locally, things have moved quite a bit — ...

Americans have strong opinions about politics but don’t really want to talk about them. The researchers at the American National Election Studies (ANES) are trying to get them to talk anyway. Democrat...

The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.