10/19/2026

Taking AI beyond the classroom

Associate Professor Zheng Song’s engineering students have developed several nature-focused apps. The hands-on artificial intelligence projects prepare students for careers — and make a real-world difference. ...
9/21/2026

Battery Workforce Challenge offers lessons of a lifetime

The three-year EV competition gave students hands-on experiences typically only gained in the automotive industry. Some secured full-time jobs....
7/27/2026

Computer science undergrad lands a spot on NASA-linked research team

Christian Nwobu is co-developing a system that enables swarms of autonomous space drones to communicate with one another using light....
7/20/2026

Wi-Fi-scanning robot makes manufacturing more flexible, secure

Built in 10 months by a UM-Dearborn-led team, a new autonomous robot could help manufacturers design better factory wireless networks and spot coverage issues and security vulnerabilities while workers sleep....
3/16/2026

Does polluted air dampen your mood?

A CASL and CECS interdisciplinary project strengthens the research connection between air quality and wellbeing, while also developing a new algorithm that aids in high-quality data collection....
1/28/2026

‘Most car hackers are great people’

UM-Dearborn alum Kamel Ghali talks about how he became a "benevolent" car hacker, the evolving world of automotive cybersecurity, and how the once niche field could be a template for adapting to a broad range of threats....
1/26/2026

A new medical device could help diagnose infants with vestibular issues

Designed and built by students, faculty and staff from UM-Dearborn, a rotational chair for infants could make screening for vestibular issues as common as newborn hearing tests. ...
1/14/2026

Can AI improve emergency rooms?

UM-Dearborn Associate Professor Mohamed Abouelenien and researchers from the U-M Medical School are looking to machine learning to boost ER survival rates....
11/17/2025

How nanoparticle platforms could unlock the potential of precision medicine

Associate Professor of Neurobiology Zhi “Elena” Zhang’s new project with collaborators from Washington State University is testing a versatile platform for delivering medicines to one of the hardest to treat parts of our bodies. ...
11/5/2025

A PhD student is helping next-generation batteries take a critical step

Alongside Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Lei Chen, second-year PhD student Jinrong Su is creating a pathway for advanced lithium batteries to finally break through....