National Science Foundation
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September 18, 2023
U-M center gets $5M to study climate change impacts on water
U-M researchers will lead a new effort to strengthen the climate change resilience of vulnerable communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions.
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September 13, 2023
MBGNA work propels center focused on Indigenous people
U-M is set to play a pivotal role in the newly announced National Science Foundation center that will braid Indigenous knowledge systems with Western science to address some of our most pressing issues.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 26, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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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.
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September 6, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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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.
