College of Engineering
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December 9, 2021
$1.5M study to explore human-centered engineering instruction
Does the way educators talk about engineering influence who chooses to enter the field? A U-M research team is asking that question in a $1.5 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.
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December 1, 2021
$3.4M to turn up the heat at solar-thermal plants
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $3.4 million to a pair of U-M projects that are working to improve heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy.
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November 23, 2021
Mcity moving to College of Engineering, names new director
Henry Liu will become director of Mcity when the public-private research partnership joins the College of Engineering from its current home in the Office of the Vice President for Research.
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October 21, 2021
$25M gift to help fund computer science, information building
A $25 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation, founded by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber, will help fund the Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building.
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October 11, 2021
Student-run investment fund targets early-stage climate tech firms
U-M students and faculty have launched a student-run investment fund targeting early-stage climate tech companies that aim to make a real difference on climate change.
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October 11, 2021
$6.8M project seeks to develop cow-inspired biodigesters
A $6.8 million effort led by U-M intends to crank up the efficiency of how we convert organic solid waste from trash and wastewater into methane, a pipeline-ready renewable fuel.
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October 7, 2021
SEAS receives $11M gift to expand environmental justice work
The NorthLight Foundation and Dan and Sheryl Tishman are giving more than $11.12 million to help the School for Environment and Sustainability expand its environmental justice efforts and impact at a pivotal time for social justice.
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October 6, 2021
U-M gets $1.9M to help better detect nuclear material
The Department of Homeland Security is giving researchers at U-M $1.9 million to find out what to look for when neutrons slip through the shielding around nuclear contraband.
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October 5, 2021
U-M to use $1.8M grant to develop quantum nanomaterials
An effort by U-M engineerings to create quantum semiconductors that operate at room temperature has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation.
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October 4, 2021
U-M gets $1.7M grant to build everyday exoskeletons
In an effort to bring robotic assistance to workers, the elderly and more, a U-M team is developing a new type of powered exoskeleton for lower limbs — funded by $1.7 million from the National Institutes of Health.
