https://www.scmp.com/rss/522213/feed The latest news and top stories on University of Michigan. A prominent Ann Arbor, Michigan-based public research university the University of Michigan is dedicated to serving the people of Michigan and the world through creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge. Its main areas of focus include extensive research across numerous fields offering 250 degree programmes and fostering leaders. Recognised as a Public Ivy institution it is notable for its significant contributions to... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Victoria Bela Victoria Bela As electric vehicle (EV) use surges globally, scientists have raised concerns about the performance of such batteries in high temperatures, including the possible impact of climate change on their usable lifespan. But a study published this month by researchers in China and the US has found that major advances in EV battery technologies will mitigate the impact of future warming. They studied the impact by creating an advanced model that captures future climate change and EV battery degradation... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347672/does-climate-change-accelerate-ev-battery-ageing-not-so-fast-researchers-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347672/does-climate-change-accelerate-ev-battery-ageing-not-so-fast-researchers-say?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:10:26 +0000 Dannie Peng Dannie Peng Zhang Jinshui, a pioneering scientist in remote sensing who led major research and development programmes in China and was instrumental in boosting the country’s food security with satellite technologies, has died at the age of 47. Zhang, a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Faculty of Geographical Science (FGS) at Beijing Normal University, died in Beijing on March 9 following “unsuccessful medical treatment”, according to multiple Chinese media reports. The faculty held a memorial... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347119/leading-chinese-remote-sensing-scientist-zhang-jinshui-dies-47?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3347119/leading-chinese-remote-sensing-scientist-zhang-jinshui-dies-47?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has finalised his coalition partners and tapped allies for cabinet posts, but the spillover from the war in the Middle East is already diluting the economic momentum his new government hopes to take into office. Anutin’s in-tray was already bulging with promises to address domestic woes, including high household debt and a slowdown in growth that has led to an anaemic 2026 forecast of between 1.5 and 2.1 per cent. But the unexpected spike in energy... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346157/iran-war-shock-derails-thailands-economic-reboot-under-pm-anutin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3346157/iran-war-shock-derails-thailands-economic-reboot-under-pm-anutin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:02:48 +0000 Alyssa Chen Alyssa Chen Nearly five decades ago, in 1978, a dozen or so professors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) were on a mission to visit their American counterparts as well as research institutes and factories across the United States. The visit, said to be personally approved by then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, was designed to forge academic ties and led to sister-school agreements with four prestigious US universities, including the University of Michigan (UM). It was a pivotal moment in academic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345807/us-universities-retreat-china-partnerships-who-filling-academic-void?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345807/us-universities-retreat-china-partnerships-who-filling-academic-void?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:00:11 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Beijing intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan who were accused of helping a colleague smuggle biological materials into the US, defence lawyers said. The materials turned out to be mostly tiny, transparent worms – nothing dangerous – though US officials last year hailed the arrests as a victory for national security. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the government must be vigilant when foreign nationals try to “advance a malicious... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344673/us-drops-charges-against-chinese-scientists-smuggling-worms-after-diplomatic-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3344673/us-drops-charges-against-chinese-scientists-smuggling-worms-after-diplomatic-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:07:19 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang Once, young people in China were obsessed with emulating trendy lifestyles, attending parties, enjoying fine dining and treating consumption as a social currency. But as this fast-paced lifestyle became the norm, many began to feel exhausted. In response, a quieter, more traditional way of living has surfaced, and the young people have started calling themselves “old-school humans”. Last December, some people began sharing stories on social media about spending time with their grandparents at... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3343202/china-youth-ditch-fast-living-become-old-school-humans-stories-get-1-billion-views-online?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3343202/china-youth-ditch-fast-living-become-old-school-humans-stories-get-1-billion-views-online?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:00:09 +0000 Lucy Quaggin Lucy Quaggin US President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Wednesday that it would rescind a rule rewarding electric vehicle production – eliminating the so-called “fuel content factor” – the latest in a series of actions rolling back federal support for EVs that analysts say could leave the US further behind in a global race increasingly shifting in China’s favour. The move comes as the US struggles to compete with China’s rapid growth in the EV sector, marking another setback for America’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343942/does-trumps-retreat-electric-vehicle-policy-risk-ceding-ground-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343942/does-trumps-retreat-electric-vehicle-policy-risk-ceding-ground-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:12:50 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones Nationalism, a deep network of local patronage and a promise to safeguard Thailand’s faltering economy catapulted Anutin Charnvirakul back into the prime minister’s office. By his own admission, the win exceeded expectations. His Bhumjaithai Party secured 193 of the 500 parliamentary seats, according to early unofficial tallies late on Monday – “even more than I asked for”, Anutin told reporters – albeit from what looks likely to be one of Thailand’s lowest voter turnouts in decades. Analysts... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343006/thailand-rejects-radical-change-anutins-right-wing-turn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3343006/thailand-rejects-radical-change-anutins-right-wing-turn?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:08:15 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The US stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now. The S&P 500 rallied 2 per cent for its best day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,206 points, or 2.5 per cent, and topped the 50,000 level for the first time, while the Nasdaq composite leaped 2.2 per cent. Chip companies helped drive the widespread rally, and Nvidia jumped 7.8 per cent to trim its loss for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342738/dow-breaks-50000-first-time-us-stocks-rally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342738/dow-breaks-50000-first-time-us-stocks-rally?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 23:32:43 +0000 Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen Mark Magnier,Khushboo Razdan,Xinmei Shen There was moderate relief after US President Donald Trump walked back his threat to take Greenland by force on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, but also concern among critics and lawmakers that his speech was little more than a diversion at a time of significant global peril. Attendees watching in the Davos Congress Centre and millions tuned in around the world received a full dose of unfettered Trump as, during his 70-minute speech, he slammed Nato member Denmark for not... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3340748/trumps-freewheeling-davos-speech-draws-unease-allies-and-critics-alike?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:44:53 +0000 Kolette Lim Kolette Lim When Singapore’s trade minister Gan Kim Yong revealed that locals owned nearly 90 per cent of registered retail businesses in the city state while Chinese nationals came in second at a distant 3 per cent, the figures drew mixed reactions from the public and analysts. The discourse online centred on what the statistics implied – critics felt that though the proportion of foreign-owned entities, especially from China, might be minuscule, most could actually be big brands with multiple outlets,... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3340470/singapores-retail-ownership-data-sparks-debate-about-foreign-chains-influence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3340470/singapores-retail-ownership-data-sparks-debate-about-foreign-chains-influence?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:00:14 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Cuba’s leader on Monday reacted defiantly to US President Donald Trump’s threats to “make a deal” or pay the price in the aftermath of key ally Nicolas Maduro’s ouster in a US military raid. Trump has been ramping up pressure on Cuba, one of the few Latin American countries still run by an authoritarian leftist administration after Venezuelan leader Maduro’s capture on January 3. “We’re talking with Cuba,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Sunday, hours after urging Havana to do a deal to head... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339642/cubas-diaz-say-no-conversations-us-after-trump-threats-amid-venezuela-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3339642/cubas-diaz-say-no-conversations-us-after-trump-threats-amid-venezuela-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:52:15 +0000 Themis Qi Themis Qi Despite the festive atmosphere of the holiday season, suppliers and creditors of US fashion accessories chain Claire’s – including about 70 from Hong Kong, mainland China and across Asia – face financial anxieties as they grapple with the uncertain prospects of recovering debts following the retailer’s recent bankruptcy filing. Some have already taken legal action, though the outcome of their claims remains unclear. The financial anxieties stem from the company’s decision in August to file for... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3338322/chinese-and-asian-suppliers-limbo-over-fashion-chain-claires-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3338322/chinese-and-asian-suppliers-limbo-over-fashion-chain-claires-bankruptcy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:00:24 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones Campaigning for Thailand’s February 8 general election has begun with a frenetic three-way battle defined by corruption allegations, a tense border conflict with Cambodia and the emergence of a new frontman for the once all-conquering Shinawatra political dynasty. But the caravans of politicians criss-crossing the nation and blitzing social media have so far failed to inspire a public, which has seen its electoral choices repeatedly nullified by courts and coups, as conservatives find ways to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3338090/thai-election-border-row-aids-anutin-shinawatra-clan-fights-survival-reformists-chase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3338090/thai-election-border-row-aids-anutin-shinawatra-clan-fights-survival-reformists-chase?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:30:08 +0000 Sylvie Zhuang Sylvie Zhuang Grass-roots enthusiasm has played the main role in shaping China’s online nationalist narrative and has pushed celebrities to follow, according to a study published in the American peer-reviewed journal Science Advances last week. Contrary to the common perception that nationalism on Chinese social media space is more top down and that Beijing uses such platforms to influence or control public opinion, the study jointly done by researchers from leading universities in the United States and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3332870/are-chinas-stars-leading-fans-be-more-nationalist-or-other-way-round?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3332870/are-chinas-stars-leading-fans-be-more-nationalist-or-other-way-round?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 04:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A Chinese scientist charged in Michigan with smuggling biological materials pleaded guilty on Wednesday, but was given no additional time in jail beyond the five months she already spent in custody. Jian Yunqing, who was a temporary researcher at a University of Michigan lab, will be released and quickly deported. A judge called it a “very strange” case involving an “incredibly accomplished researcher”. Jian, 33, was arrested in June and accused of conspiring with a boyfriend to study and nurse... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332558/chinese-scientist-pleads-guilty-us-toxic-fungus-case-will-be-quickly-deported?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332558/chinese-scientist-pleads-guilty-us-toxic-fungus-case-will-be-quickly-deported?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:14:24 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen More than a century ago, the world of Chinese women was a private one. Bound by a rigid patriarchal order and Confucian codes of propriety, hierarchy and submission, they were confined to the inner chambers of the home to be virtuous wives, self-sacrificing mothers and dutiful daughters, while men ruled the outer world. That began to change in the May Fourth era early in the 20th century, which marked a period of unprecedented intellectual and cultural awakening in modern China. Reformers sought... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3331206/we-have-new-women-no-new-men-feminist-evolution-unfinished-china-scholar-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3331206/we-have-new-women-no-new-men-feminist-evolution-unfinished-china-scholar-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 04:01:55 +0000 Bochen Han Bochen Han While US President Donald Trump this week said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into the United States, members of Congress in his Republican Party are increasingly moving to dismantle many of the long-standing partnerships that would make their arrival possible. On the day Trump said the US would welcome more Chinese students, Temple University in Philadelphia announced it was ending its partnership with the China Scholarship Council, the main Chinese government body funding study abroad... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3323734/trump-welcomes-chinese-students-schools-cut-ties-under-republican-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3323734/trump-welcomes-chinese-students-schools-cut-ties-under-republican-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:13:01 +0000 Aidan Jones Aidan Jones Thailand’s Constitutional Court will decide whether to remove prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for breaching ethics later on Friday, a ruling that threatens the survival of her family’s political dynasty and could unleash fresh chaos on the turbulent kingdom. It is another make or break day in court for the Shinawatra family, which has been hugely influential in Thai politics for over two decades, but has faced coups and court rulings driven by the conservative... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3323505/make-or-break-time-thailands-shinawatra-clan-paetongtarn-faces-removal-office?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3323505/make-or-break-time-thailands-shinawatra-clan-paetongtarn-faces-removal-office?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:08 +0000 Khushboo Razdan Khushboo Razdan Beijing’s top diplomat in Washington on Wednesday warned against undermining of people-to-people relations just hours after the US government proposed a sweeping revamp of visa rules for foreign students, scholars and media citing national security risks. “Going forward, we need to bring our people closer, rather than sow fear and hostility,” China’s ambassador to the US Xie Feng said during an event commemorating Chinese and American soldiers who fought together for Allied forces during World... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3323416/chinese-envoy-warns-against-sowing-fear-and-hostility-us-plans-visa-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3323416/chinese-envoy-warns-against-sowing-fear-and-hostility-us-plans-visa-revamp?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:51:32 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The wildfire smoke that has blanketed Michigan in the United States this month could take a toll on health long after clearing. The particles that form plumes of wildfire smoke are small (the average human hair is at least 30 times larger). That means they can seep into our blood, where they pose a triple threat to our lungs, hearts and brains, medical researchers say. Doctors and medical researchers have known for decades that air pollution is linked to early death, said Sara Adar, a University... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321382/wildfire-smoke-increases-risk-dementia-say-us-researchers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321382/wildfire-smoke-increases-risk-dementia-say-us-researchers?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:26:58 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik Geopolitics is stifling academic freedom and scientific research, but a university head in eastern China believes there is a way to ease the situation on campuses – by letting more foreign students in. Xi Youmin, president of Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, said easing visa restrictions for foreign students and visitors could help improve understanding of China. “The world is in a state of division defined by wars, geopolitics and the US tariff war,” Xi... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321213/university-bridges-china-and-west-geopolitics-biggest-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3321213/university-bridges-china-and-west-geopolitics-biggest-challenge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:00:14 +0000 Cherry Liu Cherry Liu Helen J. Shen, who first gained recognition for her performance as the helperbot Claire in Broadway musical Maybe Happy Ending, is set to star in The Devil Wears Prada sequel alongside Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt – further solidifying her rising star status. The recently confirmed follow up to 2006’s film The Devil Wears Prada is reportedly scheduled for release in spring 2026, and sees Miranda Priestly – editor-in-chief of the high-fashion magazine Runway, played by Streep –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319978/meet-helen-j-shen-rising-star-set-appear-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3319978/meet-helen-j-shen-rising-star-set-appear-devil-wears-prada-2?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:00:14 +0000