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Here are some of the mind-blowing pursuits taking place right here at the U of M — from life-saving robots to memory loss reversal in mice.

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A cure for Alzheimer's

Photo: Karen Hsiao Ashe

Take a dip into the work of neurology and neuroscience professor Karen Hsiao Ashe as she reports exciting news in the search for an Alzheimer's cure.

Alternative energy

Photo: Daniel Bond

Can a car run on mud? Someday, perhaps. Assistant professor of microbiology Daniel Bond and his students are up to their ears in muck as they search for new energy sources.

Life-saving robots in Iraq

Photo: Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos

Computer science and engineering professor Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos is helping put greater distance between humans and harm with the use of his Scout robot.

The limits of physics

Photo: James Kakalios

Can Superman help us better understand ourselves and our universe? Physics professor James Kakalios thinks so. Read more about his popular class, The Physics of Superheroes.

The healthiest diet

Photo: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

Family is no fad according to epidemiology professor Dianne Neumark-Sztainer. Read how time at the family dinner table might be the best diet of all.

Affordable food for all

Photo: Tracey Deutsch

Why do poor neighborhoods tend to have poor diets? Are supermarkets so super after all? Read about assistant professor of history Tracey Deutsch's fascinating research into food shopping.

Biomass breakthrough

Photo: David Tilman

The U's world-renowned ecologist and biodiversity expert, ecology professor David Tilman, says native prairie grasses could solve some of our energy needs.

 
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