College of Engineering
-
March 1, 2018
U-M signs agreement for reconstructive surgery technology
A new surgical device that began as an undergraduate project at the College of Engineering could make it quicker and easier to connect arteries in complicated procedures.
-
January 8, 2018
Electricity, eel-style: Soft power cells could run tomorrow’s implantables
Inspired by the electric eel, a flexible, transparent electrical device could lead to body-friendly power sources for implanted health monitors and medication dispensers, augmented-reality contact lenses and countless other applications.
-
October 12, 2017
NSF awards $1.8M to help develop smart stormwater system
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.8 million grant to help the College of Engineering’s Branko Kerkez develop “smart” stormwater systems to lessen the impacts of flooding.
-
October 6, 2017
U-M Solar Car Team to chase world title in race across Australia
In a bullet-shaped car powered by the sun, the U-M Solar Car Team will begin its 1,800-mile race across Australia in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this weekend.
-
September 19, 2017
New Urban Collaboratory tackles emerging city challenges
A $2 million university-funded initiative will draw together U-M faculty members and leaders in select cities to identify and address emerging challenges in 21st-century urban centers.
-
September 14, 2017
A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis
Cancer cells obtained from a blood test may be able to predict how early-stage lung cancer patients will fare, a team from the University of Michigan has shown.
-
September 12, 2017
U-M part of $20M center working to grow new heart tissue
U-M is partnering on an ambitious $20 million project with Boston University and Florida International University to grow new heart tissue for cardiac patients.
-
August 7, 2017
Engineering professor appointed interim dean at Rackham
Michael J. Solomon, professor of chemical engineering, has been named interim dean and interim vice provost for academic affairs — graduate studies for the Rackham Graduate School.
-
August 2, 2017
$7.75M NSF grant funds project to map circuits in the brain
U-M researchers are leading an effort, funded by a $7.75 million National Science Foundation grant, to demonstrate and share technologies driving rapid advances in our understanding of the brain.
-
July 31, 2017
Outdoor drone complex will be site of safe flight testing
M-Air, an outdoor fly lab for testing autonomous aerial vehicles, is coming to the College of Engineering this fall, adding to the university’s spate of advanced robotics facilities.
