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Gymnasts of the University of Michigan Men’s gymnastics team cheer as they watch their teammate perform.

Precision in Motion

Bridging Engineering and Gymnastics

A man in a white t-shirt and shorts sits, at left, in a mechanized chair in the rear compartment of a van, while another man, standing, at right, analyzes data on a screen mounted to the van wall.

Motion sickness technology could alleviate symptoms for passengers in today’s cars, and tomorrow’s

New technology offers hope for those who get carsick.

A microchip is being probed by fine metal needles in a laboratory setup.

Autonomy from the inside out

A look at the next-gen semiconductors we need to power tomorrow’s fully self-driving vehicles

Graphic rendering displaying the front view of an aircraft model with extended wings in a blue-lit wind tunnel.

It’s all on the table

Can engineers piece together a carbon-neutral aviation system by 2050?

People and Places

May 23, 2025

All 18 members of the solar car race crew stand behind Millennium with their arms crossed. Most of the vehicle is roughly knee high and covered in solar cells, with the top of the cockpit at hip height.

‘Millennium’ solar car to race in U-M team’s first Australian winter

The team’s 18th car will be driving with less solar power than ever, but they are amped by a dream solar array system.

Written by: Derek Smith

July 10, 2025

A woman sits inside a high-tech data center, surrounded by rows of computer racks and ambient lighting.

The Experts’ Experts

Meet the team of trainers, technologists and mentors who make the Leaders and Best a little bit better.

Written by: Marcin Szczepanski

March 25, 2025

Portrait of Aisha Harris smiling.

Building health, building community

Boosting her hometown with an engineer’s eye.

Written by: Derek Smith

April 2025

US shipbuilding needs rescuing: U-M programs offer a life preserver

Michigan works with local and international partners to re-establish the U.S. as a strong, shipbuilding nation.

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Five engineers in hard hats look out at the Nicholson Dock from the bow of a large, commercial ship, with a nearby American flag waving in the breeze overhead. The stern of another commercial ship, labeled the Herbert C. Jackson, is visible ahead of the engineers.
Several people gather around the monitor of an engine control system, which resembles a bulky desktop computer.
A man stands in front of a large notepad on an easel. Other workshop attendees sit in chairs positions in a semicircle around him.
The famous Queen Mary 2 in the water with the bulbous bow visible
Seen from above, commercial ships M/V Mark W. Barker (left) and M/V Herbert C. Jackson overwinter at the Nicholson Dock in River Rouge, MI.
People wearing orange hard helmets walk alongside a commercial ship docked at a port.

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Originally Published

September 29, 2022

When climate change hits home

How an organization led by U-M is helping small-town America plan for a warming world.