Category: Faculty Perspectives
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Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions
In The Conversation, NAME Chair Jing Sun explains some of the fuels and technology that could improve shipping sustainability in the future.
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The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan
How would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?
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We must do more to confront anti-Asian violence and hatred
Supporting our AAPI communities in the wake of Atlanta shooting.
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Election lessons from Michigan
Election security expert J. Alex Halderman dissects Antrim County’s election debacle to help future contests go more smoothly.
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Working to ensure an inclusive CSE climate
In a letter to the community, Dean Gallimore shares three initiatives for a more inclusive CSE climate.
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Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
In The Conversation, experts break down what’s needed to make CO2 in concrete work on a wide scale to curb global emissions.
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The pandemic has revealed the cracks in US manufacturing: Here’s how to fix them
The global pandemic has interrupted supply chains for almost 75% of US companies.
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Deciding how and whether to reopen schools is complex – here’s how rocket scientists would develop a plan
The United States approach to sending astronauts to the moon could help inform our response to COVID-19.
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How much coronavirus testing is enough? States could learn from retailers as they ramp up
To control the coronavirus spread, the U.S. needs to get the most value out of the limited testing capacity it has.
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‘We’ll get through this together’
In a letter to the College of Engineering, Dean Gallimore champions the community’s leadership and compassion as students, faculty and staff take on COVID-19.
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Universities’ crucial role in our spacefaring future
To ensure that our species endures, we must advance space-based technologies and break our interdisciplinary boundaries.
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Why engineering needs new approaches to education
Three reasons engineering education must innovate its online and professional education.