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8/2/2021

UM-Dearborn launches D.Eng. program in electrical and computer engineering

Doctor of Engineering programs are an increasingly popular Ph.D. alternative for working professionals who want applied research expertise....
7/19/2021

Doing the Math: Research opportunity adds to campus

The eight-week mathematics research experience took place from May 24 to July 16. With pandemic restrictions easing, students, who initially met over Zoom, came to campus during the program’s final week....
7/19/2021

How a Detroit neighborhood is creating change one alley at a time

UM-Dearborn professors land a U-M Graham Sustainability Institute catalyst grant to work with Detroit residents on how overlooked alleys can be re-imagined to reflect local history and needs, while also addressing multiple sustainability goals....
7/12/2021

Bike safety research is going ‘high-res’ with this new technology

A UM-Dearborn professor has developed a bike-mounted lidar system that could help researchers and engineers design new strategies for safer streets....
7/5/2021

The challenges of teaching students civics in an era of political incivility

Can the social studies classroom help a younger generation of Americans regain the ability to talk critically and calmly about tough issues?...
6/28/2021

COVID-19 and Flashbulb Memory

CASL student Bella Martincic’s research — which is featured in the CASL Research Showcase — looks at the pandemic and asks: Did news of the pandemic leave a strong mental impression? And what role does political affiliation play in that?...
6/7/2021

Cryptocurrency: Should you invest?

What’s an investor to do? Here’s what UM-Dearborn finance expert (and sometimes skeptic) Vivek Singh has to say about cryptocurrency....
5/31/2021

Needed labor reform or driving a hard bargain?

Economics Professor Bruce Pietrykowski shares what the federal PRO Act aims to do, the historic role of labor unions in the workplace and what the research data show about organized bargaining....
5/28/2021

UM-Dearborn research shows truck platooning is a concept that’s ready for the road

A collaboration between UM-Dearborn and Auburn University has demonstrated a clear market case for an application of semi-autonomous technology in the trucking industry....
5/27/2021

An Update from the Office of Research, June 2021

Browse the latest funding opportunities, see whose work is getting funded and learn about free research-focused services....