National Science Foundation
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August 20, 2020
U-M, MSU receive $1.4M NSF grant for joint STEM project
U-M and Michigan State have been awarded $1.4 million by the National Science Foundation to study inclusive environments in science, technology, engineering and math within academia.
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March 31, 2020
Would a sewage surveillance effort help track COVID-19?
With a $200,000 rapid-response grant from the National Science Foundation, researchers at U-M and Stanford University are exploring whether a community’s wastewater gives an early warning for COVID-19.
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February 17, 2020
Town hall highlights best practices for international engagement
U-M is taking steps to strengthen transparency and streamline the reporting processes around international engagement, including efforts to centralize disclosure procedures and develop a compliance auditing system.
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September 25, 2019
U-M receives $2M NSF grant to explore data equity systems
With a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, U-M plans to establish a framework for a national institute enabling research using sensitive data, while preventing misuse and misinterpretation.
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September 23, 2019
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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September 18, 2019
Most powerful laser in the U.S. to be built at U-M
The United States is upgrading its laser capabilities with ZEUS, a new 3-petawatt system to be built at U-M. Three petawatts is 3 quadrillion watts, or a 3 followed by 15 zeros.
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September 27, 2018
‘Active learning’ effort a step toward broader change in higher ed
U-M is leading a new multi-institutional project that aims to dispel professors’ concerns about the “active learning” teaching method that requires students to participate in their own learning.
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July 16, 2018
Political scientist Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
The National Science Foundation has selected U-M researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
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September 12, 2017
U-M part of $20M center working to grow new heart tissue
U-M is partnering on an ambitious $20 million project with Boston University and Florida International University to grow new heart tissue for cardiac patients.
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March 27, 2017
CoE professor Dawn Tilbury to head NSF Engineering Directorate
The National Science Foundation has selected Dawn Tilbury, a professor and former associate dean for research at the College Engineering, to lead its Directorate for Engineering.