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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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Todd Allen has been named the new Glenn F. and Gladys H. Knoll Department Chair of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (NERS) effective 1 January 2019. | Medium Read

NERS faculty receive NEUP funding awards

U-M NERS faculty are well represented as the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Energy University Program releases its FY 2018 Research and Development Awards. | Short Read

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The University of Michigan (UM) hosted the annual Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development (DNN R&D) University Program Review (UPR) meeting at the Sheraton Ann Arbor, June 5 – 7, 2018. | Short Read

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The latest from IBM and now the University of Michigan is redefining what counts as a computer at the microscale. | Short Read

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How to color-code nearly invisible nanoparticles

With a bit of metal, nanoparticles shine in colors based on size. | Medium Read

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Mcity Driverless Shuttle launches on U-M’s North Campus

U-M’s North Campus is now home to the first driverless shuttle project in the U.S. focusing on user behavior research. | Medium Read

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The material that could power tomorrow’s solar cells

‘We estimate that a finished solar cell could be about ten times cheaper than an equivalent gallium arsenide cell.’ | Medium Read

CYGNSS’ ocean achievements pave way for land applications | Medium Read

Toward a stem cell model of human nervous system development | Medium Read

Europa’s ocean: New evidence from an old mission | Medium Read

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Benton Harbor partners with U-M researchers to bolster public transit

Surveys and electronic tracking will help boost transit efforts to connect residents with jobs. | Short Read

Volker Sick receives president’s international education award | Medium Read

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Alumnus Garlin Gilchrist II serves as inaugural director of U-M Center for Social Media Responsibility | Medium Read

Faculty Perspectives

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Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments | Short Read

‘I hacked an election. So can the Russians.’ | Short Read

The Wall Street Journal June 18, 2018

Can ultrasonic noise make you sick?

Kevin Fu, associate EECS professor, and his team showed how ultrasonic signals can combine to produce audible and potentially dangerous tones similar to the ones that the diplomats described.

Time June 13, 2018

Net Neutrality is officially dead. Here’s how the changes could affect you, according to experts

Florian Schaub, assistant EECS professor, is quoted.

Scientific American June 11, 2018

Could connected cars pose a new threat to smart cities?

Z Morley Mao, EECS professor, co-wrote the article with EECS PhD candidate Qi Alfred Chen.

CBC May 29, 2018

Mysterious brain injuries at embassies may be linked to common ultrasonic devices

Kevin Fu, associate EECS professor, and his team were able to recreate the ear-shredding screech reported by embassy workers.

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