College of Engineering
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August 31, 2020
Schools, colleges share goals and hopes for 2020-21 school year
The University of Michigan is preparing to welcome back students for a fall semester unlike any other, creating never-before-seen challenges and opportunities for Ann Arbor’s 19 schools and colleges as well as at Dearborn and Flint.
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August 18, 2020
The science behind campus bus changes during COVID-19
Engineers used smoke machines, physics-based modeling and route optimization algorithms to quantify risk.
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August 10, 2020
Origami microbots: Artform guides cutting-edge advances in tiny machines
U-M researchers have demonstrated that origami principles can unlock the potential of the smallest robots, enhancing speed, agility and control in machines no more than a centimeter in size.
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July 21, 2020
Four U-M projects aim to advance computational discovery
The Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering recently awarded $240,000 in funding to four research projects as part of its Catalyst Grants program.
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July 16, 2020
Susan Gelman named 2021 Henry Russel Lecturer
Susan A. Gelman, a psychology and linguistics professor who is a world leader in the field of psychological science, has been named U-M’s 2021 Henry Russel Lecturer, and four junior faculty members will receive Henry Russel Awards.
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July 16, 2020
Regents approve five Distinguished University Professors
Faculty members Nicholas Kotov, Arthur Lupia, Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, Lutgarde M. Raskin and Donald R. Zak have received one of U-M’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors.
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June 16, 2020
Michigan Drug Discovery awards pilot grants for new projects
Three innovative drug discovery projects targeting cancer, fungal infection and vision loss are moving forward at U-M with early-stage funding from Michigan Drug Discovery.
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May 26, 2020
A look at COVID-19 research and activity across U-M
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the University of Michigan works on many levels, but it also has galvanized activity across the university as a broad range of academic, research and administrative units apply their expertise to this worldwide crisis. These synopses offer a glimpse into the variety of activity underway. Go online to… -
May 20, 2020
Digital twins of nuclear reactors could bring down energy costs
Safe and more affordable nuclear energy is the goal of a new project led by U-M, which will develop AI-enhanced “digital twins” of nuclear reactors through a three-year, $5.2 million grant.
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May 16, 2020
University to gradually reopen some research activity
Laboratory and studio-based research activity at U-M, the majority of which has been paused since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will gradually resume during the next several weeks.
