College of Engineering
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March 27, 2017
CoE professor Dawn Tilbury to head NSF Engineering Directorate
The National Science Foundation has selected Dawn Tilbury, a professor and former associate dean for research at the College Engineering, to lead its Directorate for Engineering.
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March 17, 2017
Ultrashort light pulses for fast ‘lightwave’ computers
Extremely short, configurable “femtosecond” pulses of light demonstrated by an international team could lead to future computers that run up to 100,000 times faster than today’s electronics.
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March 16, 2017
Kota to receive 2017 Distinguished University Innovator Award
Professor Sridhar Kota has been selected to receive U-M’s Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2017 for his work on shape-changing aircraft wings.
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February 8, 2017
Forged emails spread hateful messages to Engineering community
The U-M Police Department and FBI are investigating forged emails carrying messages of hate that were sent to several College of Engineering email groups Tuesday night from an anonymous email server.
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January 19, 2017
‘5-D protein fingerprinting’ may give insights into Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
U-M engineering researchers have demonstrated a technique that could one day lead to advances against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
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January 9, 2017
‘Hidden Figures’ author will discuss black women who helped U.S. win space race
Margot Lee Shetterly sheds light on the true story of the “human computers” who used math to change their own lives and their country’s future in her book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.”
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December 7, 2016
U-M, colleges team up in biomedical science teaching and learning
A $3.64 million federal grant will help learners from U-M, Henry Ford College and the Wayne County Community College District come together for science and engineering education.
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November 11, 2016
Hurricane-tracking satellite fleet readies for launch
Launch is fast approaching for a $151 million NASA satellite mission led by U-M that will help improve forecasts of hurricane track, intensity and storm surge.
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October 15, 2016
$27M investment to globalize driverless vehicle research
A $27 million investment from a firm from Shenzhen, China, will strengthen U-M efforts to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies around the world.
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September 29, 2016
University launches exercise and sport science initiative
U-M has launched the Exercise & Sport Science Initiative to optimize physical performance and health for athletes and exercisers of all ages and abilities.
