Research & Technology

Snapchat has announced it will begin charging users for storing large amounts of content with its Memories feature -- a move that signals a broader shift in how social media platforms monetize user content....

  What happens when we turn our inner critic into a kinder voice? Research from the Soothing Ego-Threat with Self-Compassion (SETS) lab at the U of M is examining how self-compassion can help people cope with...

The Doomsday Clock is now 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been in its history. Created in 1947, the clock is set each year by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’...

Warren Blunt is an assistant professor in the U of M’s department of biosystems engineering. Blunt’s research uses industrial biotechnology to convert agricultural waste into environmentally friendly products that could reduce dependence on non-renewable...

A new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (UNU-INWEH) suggested that the globe has entered a new era of “water bankruptcy.” For the past four decades, the phrase “global...

Ranjan R. Sri Ranjan is a professor and associate head (graduate) in the U of M department of biosystems engineering. Sri Ranjan believes that water management is at the centre of sustainable agriculture on...

At the centre of Neil McArthur’s research is a concern with autonomy. Through the study of sexuality, law and social artificial intelligence (AI), McArthur examines how individuals negotiate freedom, dignity and identity as social...