College of Engineering
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April 16, 2015
High-tech robotics center coming to North Campus
A $54 million robotics center at U-M will help advance the field as researchers say it’s reaching a tipping point — poised to deliver autonomous technologies that are woven into our everyday lives.
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April 2, 2015
Robotics Day links research and education in national hub
In transportation, health care, education and beyond, robots are changing lives, say the organizers of the fifth annual Michigan Robotics Day.
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February 12, 2015
University to receive $8.5M for renewed virtual reactor project
The College of Engineering will receive $8.5 million to continue a major role in a $121.5 million collaborative project to develop a virtual nuclear reactor.
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February 4, 2015
U-M to help lead $5M ‘VIP’ program in STEM education
The College of Engineering is co-leading a national program to give more undergraduates and master’s students deep experience in faculty research, and help drive systemic reform in the education of science, technology, engineering and math.
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December 11, 2014
New minor in naval engineering now available
The College of Engineering has begun offering a minor in naval engineering for engineering, LSA or NROTC students interested in the marine industry but not majoring in it.
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December 8, 2014
Doing away with lectures, exams, graded homework
Professor Steven Yalisove’s syllabus for his Materials Science and Engineering course says right up front: “No Lectures, no exams, and no graded homework — but you will learn much more …”
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December 1, 2014
U-M engineering researchers develop heat-conducting plastic
A U-M research team has made a plastic blend that cast away heat 10 times better than its conventional counterparts.
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November 19, 2014
Secure, free encryption of all websites is goal of new project
In an effort to reinvent and dramatically improve Internet security, U-M researchers have joined an effort to soon offer free, automated and open website HTTPS encryption.
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November 14, 2014
Microbot muscles: Chains of particles assemble and flex
In a step toward robots smaller than a grain of sand, University of Michigan researchers have shown how chains of self-assembling particles could serve as electrically activated muscles in the tiny machines.
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August 11, 2014
Common Reading Experience inspires engineering students, faculty
The College of Engineering’s new Common Reading Experience seeks to get first-year students and faculty thinking about an engineer’s role in society.
