National Science Foundation

  1. September 7, 2023

    U-M to lead $30 million complex-particle center

    U-M will lead the Center for Complex Particle Systems, or COMPASS, a five-year, $30 million center intended to bring nature’s efficiency and flexibility to advanced materials and additive manufacturing.

  2. January 23, 2023

    Squirrels that gamble win big in evolutionary fitness

    In a new study led by U-M, scientists found that red squirrels that gambled at the game of reproduction outperformed their counterparts, even if it cost them in the short term.

  3. October 12, 2022

    $1.2M to fund equity-centered engineering curriculum

    The College of Engineering’s effort to rethink engineering education by including the social aspects of engineering practice is now funded with $1.2 million from the National Science Foundation.

  4. September 27, 2022

    Engineering team receives $2M grant to empower mobility

    A College of Engineering research team has received a $2 million NSF grant for a project that looks at long-term ways to provide new solutions for people who use wheelchairs in indoor and outdoor built environments.

  5. September 26, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  6. September 13, 2022

    $5M to enable remote autonomous vehicle testing at Mcity

    Mcity, the university’s test environment for connected and autonomous vehicles, will invest $5.1 million from the National Science Foundation to enable the facility to provide tailor-made simulation scenarios.

  7. September 6, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. August 12, 2022

    U-M receives NSF grant for data-driven drug discovery

    U-M will launch a new center to significantly accelerate drug development and assessment of the various outcomes associated with these treatments, while also reducing national health care expenditures.

  9. February 4, 2022

    U-M to head up $38M NSF data infrastructure initiative

    The Institute for Social Research will oversee a $38 million NSF investment to create a new data platform to help researchers across scientific disciplines access, collect, store and secure vital information.

  10. January 10, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.