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CEE ranks among top programs in the nation

Civil and Environmental Engineering
March 11, 2014
The environmental engineering graduate program and the civil engineering graduate program are both top ten in the nation.| Short Read

The CEE environmental engineering graduate program is the 4th best in the country and our civil engineering graduate program is 8th best, according to the 2015 U.S. News and World Report rankings for environmental engineering and civil engineering graduate programs.

We are proud to be among the top ten in the nation in both categories.

Civil engineering rankings

Environmental engineering rankings

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CEE students Cassandra Champagne and Morteza Taiebat have been named 2019 Dow Sustainability Doctoral Fellows.| Short Read
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Siqian Shen and Yafeng Yin receive funding for route planning for Didi

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Jeff Scruggs selected for Berker and Gokyigit Faculty Scholar Award

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Research News
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A new lead on a 50-year-old radiation damage mystery

A U-M-led team of researchers developed the first atomic-level simulation that produced a mysterious defect. | Medium Read

Combining the real and virtual worlds improves driverless vehicle testing | Medium Read

A new company, Omniscent, is sniffing out dangerous levels of toxic chemicals in the air | Medium Read

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Campus & Community
North campus’ Grove and Duderstadt during fall 2018. Photo: Evan Dougherty

Faculty and staff rewarded for promoting Michigan Engineering values

A new pilot program recognizes faculty and staff for their creativity, innovation and daring. | Short Read

Embracing changing landscapes: autonomy, space exploration and diversity | Medium Read

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Faculty Perspectives
Andre Boehman, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Walter E. Lay Automotive Laboratory at the University of Michigan. Photo: Evan Dougherty

The government aims to boost ethanol without evidence that it saves money or helps the environment

Andre Boehman says increasing ethanol blended with gasoline can damage older machines and do little to curb climate change. | Medium Read

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In the News
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Online censorship in Saudi Arabia soared after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
Censored Planet, an internet censorship project lead by EECS-CSE research assistant professor Roya Ensafi, detected a sharp uptick in censorship following the killing of Washington Post reporter Jamal Khashoggi.
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The technology that could end traffic jams
Associate Professor of ME and CEE Gabor Orosz tells the BBC that the solution to solving traffic is mastering data.
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