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November 18, 2016

November 29 is Giving Blueday! | Short Read

November 29 is Giving Blueday! This year we are asking you to support the Department through gifts made to our Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Support Fund. From midnight through 11:59 p.m. EST on November 29th, you can be a victor for Michigan by making a gift to support. Your gift, no matter the size, will make a difference.

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Rapid research funding experiment triples its money

‘MCubed’ will continue for another three-year cycle.| Medium Read

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Engineering in the Valley of Death

Join the Department as it celebrates the research of graduate students through both oral and poster presentations. The keynote speaker is Dr. John Younger, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Akadeum Life Sciences, Inc.| Short Read

The Fifth Annual ChE Graduate Symposium

The Fifth Annual Chemical Engineering Graduate Symposium was held at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library on May 12.| Short Read

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M-Air autonomous aerial vehicle outdoor lab opens

Michigan Engineering now hosts advanced robotics facilities for land, air, sea, and space. | Medium Read

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“Everything-repellent” coating could kid-proof phones, homes

Clear surface repels all liquids | Short Read

Halderman standing in front of voting machines

‘I hacked an election. So can the Russians.’

Professor Alex Halderman and the New York Times staged a mock election to demonstrate voting machine vulnerability. | Short Read

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‘Nightmare bacteria:’ Michigan Engineers discuss how to combat antibiotic resistance

Drug-resistant bugs are on the rise and new approaches are needed. | Medium Read

Nuclear nonproliferation: U-M participates in project monitoring nuclear reactors from afar | Medium Read

No sponge left behind: tags for surgical equipment | Medium Read

Microscale 3D printing for medicine | Medium Read

Campus & Community

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

Installing an alternative on spring break | Medium Read

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

U-M becomes first test bed for on-demand transportation system | Medium Read

Faculty Perspectives

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seated at a table

Zuckerberg Capitol Hill testimony: Engineering experts offer comments

U-M profs weigh new business model, European-style regulation | Short Read

Chinese Falling Space Station | U-M Experts Weigh In | Short Read

Can sound be used as a weapon? 4 questions answered | Short Read

America is outsourcing innovation, and we need to bring it back | Medium Read

Scientific American April 17, 2018

Can AI really solve Facebook’s problems?

Florian Schaub, assistant EECS professor, is quoted.

The Washington Post March 29, 2018

University of Michigan’s outdoor drone lab takes flight

Jessy Grizzle, ME and EECS professor, is the director for Michigan Robotics. AERO professor Ella Atkins is also quoted.

Bloomberg March 23, 2018

The self-driving Uber in fatal crash didn’t have a vision problem

Matthew Johnson-Roberson, assistant EECS professor, is quoted.

The Washington Post March 23, 2018

The Energy 202: The White House wants to kill this popular energy program, but Rick Perry calls it ‘impressive’

Gregory Keoleian, CEE professor, led a study on the environmental impact of self-driving cars.

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LNF: From Modest to Top Tier

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