9/30/2020

Construction on the new ELB is nearing the finish line

Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, UM-Dearborn’s new Engineering Lab Building is set to be “substantially complete” by the end of October....
7/18/2022

‘Build stuff. Be cool’

Why the MSEL, UM-Dearborn’s machine shop, is still an essential stop on the pathway to becoming a standout engineer. ...
10/26/2020

How wearable technology can help you get the most out of physical therapy

A UM-Dearborn engineering professor’s RehabBuddy system could take some of the guesswork out of at-home physical therapy....
6/27/2022

After years of effort, why aren’t engineering programs more diverse?

Leaders in UM-Dearborn’s College of Engineering and Computer Science talk about why universities aren’t gaining more ground when it comes to recruitment of women and Black students — and some new approaches that could finally transform the college....
9/15/2021

Faculty and students react to their first weeks in the new ELB

UM-Dearborn’s new Engineering Lab Building is open and it’s definitely meeting expectations....
11/3/2021

UM-Dearborn students built an art robot that uses your eyes to paint

The assistive technology demonstrates the potential of lower-cost eye tracking technology for helping artists with disabilities....
6/6/2022

Why proteins could make for amazing nanobots

A fascinating new NSF-funded project from UM-Dearborn Assistant Professor Alireza Mohammadi is exploring what proteins and robots may have in common. ...
5/16/2022

EV charging stations could be a target for hackers

A UM-Dearborn doctoral student is working to prevent charging infrastructure from becoming a new way to attack electric vehicles, the grid or your bank account....
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....
10/6/2021

The future’s best robots may not have arms, faces or talk. But they’ll still change how we live.

UM-Dearborn’s robotics faculty talk about how public expectations for robots are often out of sync with realities of the technology. But that shouldn’t stunt our optimism about the field’s future....