1/26/2022

Wait for it...your flying car may still be coming

They could still be decades away, but a UM-Dearborn professor says urban congestion has sparked a new wave of interest in the most famous unrealized technology of all....
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....
12/6/2021

Helping teachers help indigenous students affected by intergenerational trauma

A UM-Dearborn student’s doctoral research is helping educators be more capable advocates for Native American students impacted by the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools....
11/22/2021

How UM-Dearborn’s new strategic plan is reshaping the university

Changing times in higher education call for new approaches. We break down how ideas from our strategic planning process are creating a new chapter at UM-Dearborn....
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

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....
10/18/2021

This energy efficiency project will turn the new ELB into a building-sized laboratory

For this year’s DTE E-Challenge, an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students will leverage everything from artificial intelligence to “shaming” to reduce our energy footprint....
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....
9/20/2021

What Research Surrounding COVID Vaccination Ethics Tells Us

Campus researchers explore complex questions regarding COVID vaccination during a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) project....