Category: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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In water system engineering, local is the new global
Engineering students must learn how ‘decentralized’ systems offer flexible, cost-effective solutions that empower communities.
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An outstanding adviser
Lut Raskin honored for mentorship
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Op-ed: Innovation investments would extend life of roads
CEE professor Jerome Lynch, Neeraj Buch and Steven Lavrenz’s op-ed delves into new technologies that can make Michigan’s infrastructure more durable.
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Solve for life
Racing to unlock the equations that could save the Amazon – and us all.
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Great Lakes ice cover forecasts: A new approach enables local predictions
New approach can reliably predict months in advance whether ice will form in a given winter, as well as the timing of ice onset.
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Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses, study shows
Combining virus deactivation and filtration is highly effective against contaminated air.
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New study finds inaccuracies in arsenic test kits in Bangladesh
About 25 million Bangladeshis face risks of developing skin lesions and cancers due to unsafe levels of arsenic in drinking water.
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Cryptocurrency innovation: U-M to establish FinTech Collaboratory
New funding model will drive innovation and could help close the infrastructure finance gap.
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Global CO2 Initiative announces advisory board
A diverse group of leaders in technology, research, policy, and industry assemble to drive development of a critical climate solution.
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Smart infrastructure financing: Why data could be the answer
The way we are financing infrastructure is stuck in the 20th century. Peter Adriaens, a professor of finance in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance at the University of Michigan, wants to change that. With $1 million in financial support from blockchain company Ripple, he…
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Three professors inducted into NAE
The new inductees join 33 other University of Michigan members.
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How connected vehicles’ wipers could help prevent flooding
We’ve been promised all kinds of benefits from a future of connected vehicles, but flood control?