National Science Foundation

  1. December 9, 2021

    $1.5M study to explore human-centered engineering instruction

    Does the way educators talk about engineering influence who chooses to enter the field? A U-M research team is asking that question in a $1.5 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.

  2. November 18, 2021

    $1.4M NSF grant helps researchers bridge the digital divide

    School of Information researchers have been awarded a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to help bridge the digital divide and reduce digital exclusion.

  3. November 15, 2021

    NSF grant to aid research on technology and artisan communities

    A U-M research team has received a $1.55 million grant from the National Science Foundation to focus on how technology can be used by artisans to empower, not replace, their labor.

  4. November 15, 2021

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  5. October 18, 2021

    NSF grant to help UM-Dearborn target underserved STEM students

    A $1.44 million National Science Foundation award will help UM-Dearborn create a STEM Scholars program to bridge a gap in science fields among lower-income, high talent students.

  6. October 5, 2021

    U-M to use $1.8M grant to develop quantum nanomaterials

    An effort by U-M engineerings to create quantum semiconductors that operate at room temperature has been awarded $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation.

  7. October 4, 2021

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  8. September 29, 2021

    MIDAS leads multi-university collaboration on data equity systems

    The Michigan Institute for Data Science is leading a multi-university partnership to develop a framework for a national institute that would enable research using sensitive data, while preventing its misuse and misinterpretation.

  9. September 16, 2021

    First-responder robots could team with wildfire fighters

    Tomorrow’s wildfire fighters and other first responders may tag-team with robotic assistants that can hike through wilderness areas and disaster zones, thanks to a U-M research project funded by a new $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

  10. September 14, 2021

    $2M grant to fund study of solar power use in fertilizer production

    The National Science Foundation has awarded U-M researchers $2 million to study the effectiveness of a new ammonia production process aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.