College of Engineering

  1. September 7, 2021

    ‘Robot assistants’ may help reinvent construction industry

    With the aim of enabling robots to learn from human partners on construction sites, the National Science Foundation is providing $2 million to a university-led research team.

  2. August 31, 2021

    Engineering DEI education starts with focus on race, ethnicity and bias

    Leaders at the College of Engineering have approved plans for how to educate the college community on diversity, equity and inclusion, starting with a focus on race, ethnicity and bias.

  3. August 30, 2021

    Schools and colleges preparing for more traditional fall semester

    The Record asked schools and colleges to share some aspect of the coming year they’d like to highlight, within the context of moving on after the pandemic’s restrictions.

  4. August 25, 2021

    Remembering the College of Engineering’s H. Scott Fogler

    H. Scott Fogler, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and professor of chemical engineering in the College of Engineering, died Aug. 21.

  5. August 13, 2021

    Most powerful laser in U.S. to begin operations at U-M

    Said to put the United States back on the map of high-power laser facilities, the 3 petawatt ZEUS laser at U-M has been awarded $18.5 million by the National Science Foundation.

  6. May 24, 2021

    Engineering professor discovered the magic of owning horses

    Margaret Wooldridge, professor of mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, and her family have adopted a number of animals over the years, including horses, hens and roosters.

  7. May 17, 2021

    Harnessing fluorescents’ hum for more efficient computing

    The property that makes fluorescent lights buzz could power a new generation of more efficient computing devices that store data with magnetic fields, rather than electricity.

  8. April 26, 2021

    2020-21 Collegiate Lecturers honored for outstanding contributions

    Dominique Butler-Borruat and Pinderjeet Gill of LSA, and Rachael Schmedlen of the College of Engineering have been honored for outstanding contributions to instruction as the 2020-21 Collegiate Lecturers.

  9. April 5, 2021

    Remote-friendly student project presentations enable creativity

    In a study that could help guide educators post-pandemic, students making video presentations showed more creativity and risk-taking than those making conventional in-person presentations.

  10. March 24, 2021

    U-M computer chip wins against 500+ hackers

    In its first bug bounty competition, MORPHEUS, an “unhackable” computer chip developed by computer science researchers at U-M, foiled more than 500 cybersecurity researchers.