Tag: Engineering Education
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K-12 online learning platform from U-Michigan sees dramatic rise in use
Daily webinars available for teachers interested in exploring the free customizable tools.
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The coronavirus and class broadcasts
A professor’s experience with the 2019 polar vortex offers insight into how institutions might cope with the possible spread of the newest coronavirus.
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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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‘Sensors in a Shoebox’ empower citizens to gather data about communities
Civil engineering and education researchers are working together with Detroit teens.
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Becoming the representation she wishes she’d seen
In a Q&A, Ciara Sivels remarks on exposure, earning her PhD and equality in higher education.
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In water system engineering, local is the new global
Engineering students must learn how ‘decentralized’ systems offer flexible, cost-effective solutions that empower communities.
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Innovating in Education
For Michigan Engineering to stay ahead of the curve, it must clear the path for faculty to innovate, and for students to explore
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NSBE 45 focuses on bettering communities and networking
Members gathered in Detroit to attend over 100 professional workshops and panels.
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STEM education: A taste of research for K-12 teachers
The REACT workshop pairs U-M researchers with K-12 science educators to introduce primary school teachers to new laboratory science and classroom-friendly activities.
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Choosing a hard question in soft matter
Mike Solomon is an AAAS fellow for his contributions in colloids and is the new dean of Rackham Graduate School.
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Volker Sick receives president’s international education award
EXPERT As a young researcher at the University of Heidelberg in his native Germany, Volker Sick worked with universities and schools in several different countries, which helped him understand the value of collaboration between people with different experiences and viewpoints. “When I came to Michigan 21 years ago, I had that experience with me and…
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How to hack your deadline: Admit it’s uncertain
Two simple steps can take the fear out of drop-dead dates.