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2/22/2023

If robots could talk (or at least make intelligible sounds)

During a recent NSF-funded project, Assistant Professor Alireza Mohammadi stumbled on an interesting discovery that could make it easier to understand what robots might be trying to tell us....
A collage graphic featuring a humanoid robot surrounded by representations of sound waves
2/22/2023

UM-Dearborn offers three new Study Abroad excursions

Experiences in Spain, Italy and Mexico will explore how cultures come together to shape a city’s history, how today’s prescriptions evolved from medicinal plant use, and sustainable solutions for waste products in communities around the world....
A UM-Dearborn Study Abroad postcard
2/20/2023

Chancellor Grasso on the past — and his next — five years

Fresh off his reappointment by the U-M Board of Regents, the UM-Dearborn Chancellor talks candidly about what we’ve accomplished and where we’re headed next. ...
UM-Dearborn Chancellor Domenico Grasso, with his arms crossed and dressed in a blue sports coat, standing outside in front of a "Block M" UM-Dearborn logo
2/20/2023

Planting the seeds

With the concept of “Grow Democracy,” student Penny Kane entered a nationwide design contest for the Campus Vote Project and won first place. ...
Photo of Penny Kane's winning graphic
2/17/2023

Regents Roundup, February 2023

At the Feb. 16 Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor Grasso was reappointed to five more years of leadership, they acknowledged Professor Michael LaChance's December 2022 retirement after 43 years of UM-Dearborn service, major gifts were shared and more....
2/15/2023

One sweet campus tradition: Making Michigan maple syrup

Dress for the weather — the forecast says 47 degrees and sunny — and come to UM-Dearborn on Saturday. You’re invited to take part in a favorite seasonal activity....
Photo of Arno Elementary School students learning about maple tree tapping at the EIC, 2018
2/13/2023

UM-Dearborn recognized by Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Three faculty members landed Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards. And four Fulbright-awarded students from Australia, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine are learning in UM-Dearborn classrooms....
Photo of graphic showing Polaroid snapshots of travel
2/13/2023

Highlights from the 2023 State of the University

Couldn’t make this year’s State of the University event? We have you covered with a breakdown of Chancellor Grasso’s remarks, presentations from faculty, staff and students, and the debut of the university's new therapy dog, Moses. ...
Chancellor Domenico Grasso talks with Dearborn Support Coordinator Maddie Drury (center) and Counseling and Psychological Services Director Sara Byczek.
2/8/2023

What are the great apes telling us?

After years of research and conservation work, along with winning millions in prestigious research awards, Psychology Associate Professor Francine Dolins’ cognitive ability research continues to point out the similarities between people and other primate s...
Bonobo Teco and Associate Professor Francine Dolins in the Ape Institute research facility.
2/8/2023

Dania Bazzi’s American Dream

The two-time UM-Dearborn alum and West Bloomfield superintendent talks about why she’s dedicated her life to education and what we stand to lose when we abandon our faith in public schools. ...
Dania Bazzi poses for a selfie with her husband, two sons, and niece at a West Bloomfield high school football game