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GQ
November 5, 2018
How to hack an election
EECS-CSE professor Alex Halderman discusses voting machine vulnerabilities ahead of midterm elections.
Popular Science
November 2, 2018
Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing
EECS-CSE professor Rada Mihalcea discusses her research and how they trained an algorithm to detect lies.
Smithsonian
October 29, 2018
The Quest to Build Robotic Hands
Humans can readily manipulate all kinds of objects. But robots need better mechanics - and a lot more intelligence. Prof. Dmitry Berenson teaches robots with large "arms" how to manipulate even soft, malleable objects.
Time
October 29, 2018
Should You Be Afraid of Election Hacking? Here’s What Experts Say
EECS-CSE professor Alex Halderman discusses election security ahead of midterms.
Vox
October 29, 2018
The midterms are already hacked. You just don’t know it yet.
EECS-CSE professor Alex Halderman and grad student Matt Bernhard discuss election security risks with Vox.
Wired
October 29, 2018
Why People Keep Rear-Ending Self-Driving Cars
NAME Associate Professor Matthew Johnson-Roberson weighs in on the implications of autonomous vehicles driving on public roads.
The Washington Post
October 24, 2018
Self-driving cars will have to decide who should live and who should die. Here’s who humans would kill.
EECS-CSE professor Benjamin Kuipers discusses a new study that delves into the decisions automated cars could make in the future.
Detroit Free Press
October 24, 2018
When drones light up the night, will they replace fireworks?
AERO professor Ella Atkins discusses on-going drone safety concerns.
Detroit News
October 24, 2018
$20M gift boosts U-M, Israeli research collaborations
The New Yorker
October 24, 2018
The campaign for mobile-phone voting is getting a midterm test
EECS-CSE professor Alex Halderman discusses election security ahead of midterms.
MLive.com
October 23, 2018
KLA-Tencor Announces Plans to Establish R&D Facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan
"We're confident that we can continue to create and deliver impactful technologies that ultimately help enrich the human experience. Our expansion into Michigan will help us realize our vision," said alumnus Rick Wallace, chief executive officer.
Space.com
October 19, 2018
BepiColombo Launches This Weekend to Crack Mysteries of Mercury — and Beyond
CLaSP professor James Slavin discusses the mission and what questions the expedition will answer.