Research

The five-year, $9.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health will fund study, called “Genetic Variation in Cancer Risk and Outcomes in African Americans.”

Entomologists say insects are declining at alarming rates — one major study estimates we’re losing 2% in total insect biomass every year. Now, the National Academy of Sciences is preparing to embark on a study to understand insect trends across North America.

The "new asbestos" or Sleeping Bear Dunes? A lack of research on community exposure to silica and fugitive dust leaves many communities in the dark about their health risk.

Water quality data for various Michigan streams and lakes is used to make policy and management plans, but a lot of that data actually come from regular people. A state-led program is now looking for more volunteers to help monitor water bodies near them.

The state is awarding $3.6 million dollars to universities, conservation districts, and nonprofits for their efforts to tackle invasive species.

In 2018, when Corewell Health was known as Spectrum Health, the hospital announced it had enrolled 1,200 individuals in the All of Us Research Program.

A CMU research team is studying why two species of fish populations are trending in nearly opposite directions – and what this says about changing environmental conditions in lakes.

A lot of people buy their milk in plastic jugs. But there's not much of a market for recycling plastic.

A Michigan State University researcher received a $454,000 grant to learn about forest resilience and recovery from wildfires. The grant comes from the…

New research out of Michigan State University suggests that having an optimistic partner can have long-term health benefits.Researchers asked people…