1/24/2022

Where virtual reality is taking us next

Whether or not the metaverse ever materializes, virtual reality is poised to change the way we live and learn....
1/10/2022

The challenges of nurturing interdisciplinary research

Bringing together specialists from different disciplines is increasingly where the action is in academia. But that kind of collaboration doesn’t happen all by itself....
11/17/2021

Helping scientists become better coders

A new NSF-funded project from two UM-Dearborn computer scientists is taking aim at an often overlooked challenge in scientific research....
11/15/2021

Help Wanted: Business professor advises how to navigate the latest economic challenges

Lecturer Patrick Keyes, who teaches UM-Dearborn’s Small Business Management course and is an entrepreneur, understands struggles associated with business ownership and has a few ideas on how to work through them....
11/15/2021

Pushing your best work beyond academia

Associate Professor Dara Hill recently made a short documentary based on her research to reach audiences other than her fellow academics. It’s also helped renew her enthusiasm for the work....
10/13/2021

How a new program plans to connect underserved populations to STEM futures

The National Science Foundation awards campus faculty with $1.44 million to create a STEM Scholars program that tailors impactful education practices — like research, cohorts, professional development and more — for lower-income, high talent students to b...
9/29/2021

The looming security threat posed by the cyber ‘supply chain’

Complex information and communication systems are often made up of hundreds of hardware and software components from a hodgepodge of manufacturers. UM-Dearborn’s Junaid Farooq says that makes them a cyber-physical battleground....
9/27/2021

Is there a way for businesses to avoid a cash crunch?

College of Business professors Wayne Fu and Hung-Chung Su want to improve the supply chain process so that it can better weather catastrophic circumstances. The faculty mentored COB senior Siddharth Patel in researching one potential financial solution fo...
9/22/2021

Professor honored for decades of advocacy work

U-M recognizes Professor Marilee Benore’s mentorship and inclusive practices by honoring her with the Carol Hollenshead Inspire Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change....
9/13/2021

UM-Dearborn faculty are hauling in big grants at a ‘record’ pace

Vice Provost for Research Armen Zakarian breaks down why we may look back at this as a turning-point year for UM-Dearborn’s research enterprise....