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NERS back on top in US News rankings

March 11, 2014

The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences graduate program now shares the top spot with MIT. | Short Read

The Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences graduate program now shares the top spot with MIT in the US News and World Report rankings. “It is the outstanding accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff that make NERS department truly deserving of this number one ranking,” said Ronald Gilgenbach, NERS Chair and Chihiro Kikuchi professor.

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NERS faculty win coveted awards

Several NERS faculty have been recognized for their research and teaching contributions with prestigious awards. Congratulations to professors Kearfott, Was, Pozzi, Lau and Gilgenbach!| Medium Read

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Welcome new NERS faculty: Won Sik Yang

The NERS department welcomes Won Sik Yang, who joins the faculty as professor, effective September 1. | Short Read

James D. Butt Scholarship Fund receives additional gift

The purpose of this fund is to provide need-based support to undergraduate students with preference given to entering or continuing students majoring in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences.| Short Read

Reading cancer’s chemical clues

A nanoparticle-assisted optical imaging technique could one day read the chemical makeup of a tumor. | Medium Read

Bionic heart tissue: U-Michigan part of $20M center

Scar tissue left over from heart attacks creates dead zones that don’t beat. Bioengineered patches could fix that. | Medium Read

Cassie robot takes her first steps

Latest two-legged walking robot arrives at Michigan

Built to handle falls, and with two extra motors in each leg, the new robot will help U-M roboticists take independent robotic walking to a whole new level. | Medium Read

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From rodent to robot

How a hopping mouse and information theory could inform robotic locomotion | Medium Read

A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis | Medium Read

“Learning database” speeds queries from hours to seconds | Medium Read

Accelerating the mobile web | Short Read

Campus & Community

Powell conversation draws thousands

The retired general discussed geopolitics, race and wisdom for the next generation. | Medium Read

Kinetic sculpture installed | Short Read

Precision health pioneer named to MIT Technology Review innovator list | Short Read

Michael Solomon selected for interim appointments | Short Read

Faculty Perspectives

Solar storm: U-M model’s predictions ‘a remarkable achievement’

A space weather tool Michigan Engineers developed was used to produce animations that show predictions of how the recent storm would distort Earth’s magnetic field. | Medium Read

Hurricane Irma: Engineering researchers involved in forecasts and more | Medium Read

Antarctic iceberg: Researchers explain what might happen next | Medium Read

If we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now, would we stop climate change? | Medium Read

Bloomberg September 21, 2017

Best driverless tech going nowhere as regs stall under Trump

Huei Peng, ME professor and Associate Director of Michigan Mobility Transformation Center, is quoted.

Big Ten Network September 25, 2017

Michigan’s VIVACE goes with the flow, quite literally: BTN LiveBIG

Michael Bernitsas, ME and NAME professor, is the project lead.

Science News September 22, 2017

Intense storms provide the first test of powerful new hurricane forecast tools

Chris Ruf, CLaSP and EECS professor, is the lead scientist for CYGNSS.

The New York Times September 13, 2017

US updates self-driving car guidelines as more hit the road

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao visits Mcity to announce new guidelines for autonomous vehicles.

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