College of Engineering
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October 7, 2024
U-M students partner with Brazilians to improve rural communities
A group of U-M engineering students has worked closely with rural communities in Brazil’s Pantanal region on ways to improve residents’ lives, like putting power in schools and designing innovative incinerators. These efforts aim to support autonomy, preserve unique habitats and generate ecotourism.
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September 30, 2024
$3.6M grant aids research to unlock the power of waves
Coastal communities are partnering with a multidisciplinary research team led by U-M to determine the best way to harvest wave energy at Beaver Island, Michigan, and Nags Head, North Carolina.
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September 30, 2024
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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September 25, 2024
Wilson Center celebrates 25 years of student-driven building
The College of Engineering’s Wilson Student Team Project Center was founded 25 years ago as a place where students could build and learn without limits.
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September 17, 2024
Screen inspired by squids displays images without electronics
A flexible screen developed by U-M engineers and inspired, in part, by squids can store and display encrypted images like a computer — using magnetic fields rather than electronics.
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September 10, 2024
Rough season sparks frustration, learning for U-M Baja team
There are always bumps in the road — literally and figuratively — for the U-M Baja team. That was the case for the 2024 season, which wraps up this week in Holly.
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September 3, 2024
University to partner in DOE-backed clean energy research hub
U-M engineers will partner in a new research hub created by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and further battery innovations. It is one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs led by national laboratories across the country.
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August 30, 2024
Five to receive Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards
Five faculty members have been selected for 2024 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards for fostering a culturally and ethnically diverse community at U-M.
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August 22, 2024
President Emeritus James Duderstadt dies at age 81
James J. Duderstadt, president emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, who devoted his academic career to an institution he shaped with his zeal for technology, innovation and equality, has died at age 81.
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August 14, 2024
U-M places in top 10 rankings among graduate programs
The U.S. News & World Report has finalized its 2024 Graduate School rankings for medicine, law and engineering following an earlier release of the 2024 rankings.
