Category: Campus & Community
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U-M’s one-of-a-kind hydrodynamics lab to get fresh look, new name
The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved a $2.2 million renovation project to U-M’s Marine Hydrodynamics Lab.
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Renovated nuclear reactor building opens as world-class labs
Inside the new Nuclear Engineering Labs, researchers in the nation’s top-ranked nuclear engineering program will focus on advancing nuclear security, nonproliferation, safety and energy.
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Rotating Detonation Engine: The Old Is New Again
Michigan Engineers re-visit early research of legendary Arthur Nicholls to create a brave new future.
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First engineering shop: From there to here!
From an early appropriation of less than three thousand dollars would come multitudes.
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U-M researchers help design cost-saving bulbous bow
The bulbous bow, the punched card, and a new direction in ship design.
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Analog to digital: The Ford Foundation computer project
Donald Katz, professor and chair of the chemical and metallurgical engineering department from 1951-62, took the College from analog to digital solutions.
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Mortimer Cooley: More than a mustache
The top 20 things everyone needs to know about the grand old man of Michigan Engineering.
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Students embark on 100-year space mission
A team of students will interview 1,000 members of the Michigan community and launch their stories into orbit for 100 years.
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New low-cost surgical instrument moves like a surgeon’s hand
In an era of spiraling healthcare cost concerns, a new $500 surgical instrument developed at the University of Michigan is vying to take the place of a $2 million robot for certain minimally invasive procedures.
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Wunderground.com: Democratizing weather
Harnessing the early internet and bringing real-time weather to our daily lives.
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Queen of the hurricanes: An engineer and feminist for the ages
Elsie MacGill, the world’s first female aircraft designer, drew strength from the women who came before her.
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Legacy of Michigan Engineering: 200 years of discovery and achievement
Michigan Engineering celebrates its history of innovation and leadership with a Bicentennial multimedia story project that chronicles the people behind the promise and the struggles behind the breakthroughs.