College of Engineering
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July 24, 2023
College of Engineering receives $7.5M to advance nuclear energy
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $7.5 million to researchers at the College of Engineering in an effort to address various issues related to advancing the development of nuclear energy.
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July 20, 2023
Regents approve Distinguished University Professors for 2023
Kevin C. Chung, Mark J. Kushner, Bhramar Mukherjee Kon-Well Wang and Patricia J. Wittkopp have been recognized with prestigious Distinguished University Professorships.
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July 20, 2023
Henry Russel lecturer, award winners named for 2023
Karin Muraszko has been selected as the university’s 2023 Henry Russel Lecturer, while Alison R. Davis Rabosky, Oliver Haimson, Justin Heinze and Elliott Rouse will receive Henry Russel Awards.
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June 27, 2023
NSF provides $18M to advance materials research at U-M
More efficient computing and recyclable rigid plastics are two projects to be undertaken by a new materials research science and engineering center at U-M.
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June 20, 2023
Astrophysics, nuclear fusion centers receive $27M
Two Centers of Excellence for studying basic science surrounding how hot plasmas behave, funded by the National Nuclear Security Administration, have been awarded to U-M researchers.
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June 19, 2023
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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June 7, 2023
U-M leads $7.5M effort to harness atomic-scale defects
A $7.5 million project led by U-M aims to understand how atom dislocations could be used as “nano-pipelines” to possibly enable faster, more efficient information processing in next-generation electronic devices.
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June 5, 2023
U-M receives $3.1M to transform post-stroke mobility treatment
Supported by a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, U-M researchers will focus on how stroke affects two fundamental properties of the ankle joint during human walking.
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May 24, 2023
U-M launches institute to accelerate quantum research, education
U-M will invest $55 million to launch a multidisciplinary Quantum Research Institute and recruit up to eight new faculty members with expertise in quantum.
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May 22, 2023
Heritage Project — Kelly Johnson to the rescue
The U.S. Army Air Force wanted Clarence “Kelly” Johnson to build a top-secret jet plane that would need to fly more than 500 miles per hour to combat a new Nazi fighter.
