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Photography

Violin Monster Returns

Zachary Storey, more well-known as Violin Monster, performs for the first time in almost three months on Main Street in Ann Arbor, MI on June 12, 2020. Storey is a popular performer on Main Street and had not performed since the state of Michigan announced a stay-at-home order almost three months ago in the wake […]

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Solar Blur

The Michigan Solar Car team’s vehicle zooms through Australia, 70km north of their control stop on day 3.

A photograph of the solar car driving.

Zoom, Novum, Zoom

Novum, the Michigan Solar Car team’s new car, zooms through the outback during the 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.

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Thermoelectric Generator

With this new material created by MSE researchers, we can now turn waste heat into electricity.

Samples of kevlartilage in lab.

Kevlartilage

ChE researchers can now turn kevlar into cartilage with a new experimental process.

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Grove Robot

A graduate student uses the Eda U. Gerstacker Grove as a testing ground for his research group’s robot.

A student testing an experimental apparatus in lab.

Rehabilitation Engineering

ME researchers are learning how to engineer for rehabilitation purposes.

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HERCULES Laser

A world record-breaking laser is about to get even more powerful.

A photograph of soybean plants being harvested.

Harvest Your Own Research

A special harvest by a Nuclear Engineering PhD student could change how we farm.

A researcher in lab constructing golden nanorods.

PCR Wizard

Materials scientists are engineering the next generation of biological markers that will help doctors treat bacterial infections faster and better.

A photograph of researchers bending a robot in lab.

Robotic Calisthenics

Michigan Engineering’s new robot arrives: Cassie.

A photograph of a microfluidic chip.

Labyrinth Chip

A microfluidic chip could help detect cancer faster through use of fluid dynamics.

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Robotic Bean Bag Game

Algorithms developed by researchers can now help robots discern and transfer objects successfully on their own.

A photograph of students in lab.

Mechatronic Marble Sorting

ME 350 students learn the connection between the code and the mechanics of mechatronics.

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Balance and Composure

A mechanical engineering group’s research is helping humans regain their balances and composures.

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Maze of Lasers

An intricate system powers the world’s most intensity focused laser.

A photograph of a professor’s dosimeter.

Out of the Shadow of the Cold War

A Nuclear Engineering professor is leading a consortium to bring us out of the shadow of the cold war with engineering.

A photograph of a student working with an arduino.

Arduino STEM

A STEM program for incoming women freshmen is helping them dive deeper into their interest of computer science.

A photograph of a sunset in Taylorville, Illinois.

Home Grown Research

The sun sets on a farm in Taylorville, Illinois; the home and source of inspiration for a nuclear engineering graduate student’s research.

A photograph of a student programming an arduino.

Kickstarting Women in CS

The next generation of women engineers get a kickstart in their interest in computer science.

A photograph of CEE Professor Nancy Love calibrating an instrument for Flint residents to test their water.

Flint Water Testing

A U-M Professor is helping Flint residents by engineering a testing instrument for their water.

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Missing U

Ulrich's, the iconic college book store, moves — one letter at a time.

A photograph of renovations of the Space Research Building.

Changes Are Comin’

The changes to North Campus keep coming with the Space Research Building receiving the latest facelift.

A photograph backpacks on the Central Campus Diag.

1,100 Backpacks on the Diag

Over a thousand backpacks are set on the Central Campus Diag to represent those who have committed suicide and show solidarity.

A photograph of a students, staff, and faculty sitting by the Lurie Reflecting Pool.

Overlooking the Reflecting

A beautiful fall day gives students, staff, and faculty a chance to reflect by the Lurie Reflecting Pool.

A photograph of the Grove at night time.

The Energy of the Grove

Even as the sun sets, the campus bustles with the energy and hustle of engineers.

A photograph of a student sketching the Lurie Engineering Center and the Lurie Reflecting Pool.

Picturesque Fountain

The canvas of the campus around us pervades across a variety of disciplines in this class assignment.

A photograph of students swinging on the Eda U. Gerstacker Grove.

Grove Swingin’

The dawn of the new academic year gives students a new means of distraction with swings on the Eda U. Gerstacker Grove.

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The Definition of an Engineer

A Michigan Engineer wears the title with pride by defining her prowess with a sticker on her laptop.

A photograph of students hanging in hammocks at the Ingalls Mall.

Hanging on the River

A warm day cools down as students and townies alike enjoy the end of the day at the Nichols Arboretum.

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