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10/12/2015
One for the ages: Research looks at how to best preserve health as the population ages
As a college undergraduate, Brenda Whitehead did her first independent research project—and found her calling....
9/21/2015
Building up: Faculty research focuses on renovating homes, spirits
Assistant Professor LaShorage Shaffer, right, interviews a volunteer during the Life Remodeled project in Detroit's Osborn neighborhood....
9/21/2015
Exponential growth: Students’ summer math experience opens minds, doors
Students' eight-week summer research program in mathematics opened minds ... and doors....
7/20/2015
An innovative assist: Ford, UM-Dearborn create new trailer backup assist
Weekend warriors know the drill: You’re ready to head north for a quick getaway; the truck is packed and the trailer is hitched. But there’s one last obstacle standing in your way—backing the trailer out of the driveway....
4/13/2015
'Write’ of passage: Professor receives Fulbright to teach in Austria, research historic letters
Professor Jacqueline Vansant carefully read a letter, the first of a series of 600 that sat in a basement for decades....
4/3/2015
Growing together or drifting apart? New study shows decline in wages despite job growth in Washtenaw County
An increase in the number of professional and technical jobs in Washtenaw County has not improved economic standards for a majority of workers, according to a report issued by University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Center for Labor and Community Studies (CLCS)....
3/31/2015
Approved for take-off:
Willow Run Airport generates more than $123 million in total economic impact, according to UM-Dearborn study...
3/30/2015
Designated driver: Professor researches driver-to-vehicle response with future-focused wearable technology
Omid Dehzangi uses wearable technology to measure the alertness of the driver in a study measuring the behavior of drivers during peak traffic times and nonpeak traffic times....
3/16/2015
Star search: Astronomy professor collaborates in creation of Milky Way map
When Will Clarkson was 5, he remembers watching Star Wars....
3/6/2015
Tales from the frontlines: Professor's research showcases the lives of West African soldiers during WWI
They were the soldiers on the frontlines, often forcibly recruited by France to serve as “cannon fodder” in World War I. But when they returned home to West Africa following the war—a war in which they fought for liberty and equality—they helped influence ...