College of Engineering
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January 23, 2024
Five mid-career researchers receive Biosciences Initiative award
U-M’s Biosciences Initiative has selected five accomplished scientists as the 2024 recipients of the Mid-career Biosciences Faculty Achievement Recognition Award.
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December 21, 2023
Two U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Inventors
U-M faculty members Lynn Conway and Kevin Ward have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
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December 8, 2023
U-M team’s work centers on tracking undetectable space junk
Satellite and spacecraft operators may finally be able to detect small pieces of debris orbiting Earth using an approach proposed by U-M researchers.
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December 7, 2023
Regents Roundup — December 2023
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 7 meeting.
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December 4, 2023
Engineering staffer volunteers to support Special Olympics
Patricia Brainard first attended the Crim Festival of Races at a young age to participate in the family walks with her brother Denny, who had cerebral palsy.
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December 4, 2023
It Happened at Michigan — ‘You’ve got to be excellent’
Willie Hobbs first stepped foot on U-M’s campus as an 18-year-old first-year student in 1952. Twenty years later she was the first African American woman in the U.S. with a Ph.D. in physics.
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November 21, 2023
U-M leads team building Flint’s trust in its drinking water
U-M researchers and their partners are addressing the lingering Flint water crisis on multiple fronts — from continued testing to in-school education and consulting with the city.
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November 16, 2023
$3M NSF grant to boost state-of-the-art solar manufacturing
A new breed of semiconductors that could enable breakthroughs in solar cells and LEDs will benefit from cutting-edge manufacturing approaches, through a new project led by U-M.
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October 31, 2023
Neubacher recipient advocates for voices to be heard, valued
Pam McGuinty, co-chair of the Council for Disability Concerns, is the recipient of this year’s James T. Neubacher Award in recognition of her commitment to empowerment, advocacy and accessibility.
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October 23, 2023
It Happened at Michigan — Making waves with engineering innovation
When a new engineering building opened on campus in 1904, it featured an innovation never seen on a college campus: a naval tank.
