Category: By Department
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$9.8M to boost connected vehicle research and expand Ann Arbor deployment
New funding aims to enable a safer, more equitable and efficient mobility system.
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$55M quantum institute launches at U-M to accelerate research, education
Quantum technology promises to address global challenges including cybersecurity and energy, and it could supercharge AI.
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‘Principled action’
A retrospective on the impactful U-M career of departing dean Alec D. Gallimore.
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The storied history of a leading space propulsion lab
Alec Gallimore upcycled a lunar rover testing chamber into a world-class electric propulsion center.
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Demystifying vortex rings in nuclear fusion, supernovae
A mathematical model linking these vortices with more pedestrian types, like smoke rings, could help engineers control their behavior in power generation and more.
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A flying chevette
Paul Debevec’s pioneering techniques in computer graphics and virtual production have revolutionized filmmaking and are now shaping the future of the entertainment industry.
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Fighting the good fight
Elsie MacGill shattered barriers as the world’s first female aeronautical engineer and played a pivotal role in streamlining aircraft production.
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Helping students set a course
A professor and his wife set up a scholarship based on their experiences with getting to know their students
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Laser-focused
Franklin Dollar, a pioneer in laser plasma research, is not only unraveling cosmic mysteries but also promoting equity and inclusivity in science education and research
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Advancing chips for the auto sector is the goal of new Michigan-based initiative
U-Michigan joins industry, state, education partners to develop talent and technology.
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New sensation
Not only can research participants control a prosthetic hand with their minds—now they can begin to “feel” it, too.
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Bittersweet business
Askanya Chocolates continues to churn out opportunity in an increasingly troubled Haiti.