4/14/2021

A new car safety feature: better text for infotainment systems

A 51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn master’s student is investigating how things like typefaces, text size and line spacing impact drivers’ abilities to use increasingly complex dashboard touchscreens....
5/3/2021

Congrats, 51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn Wolverines!

Thousands safely gathered on campus to celebrate the 51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn Class of 2020 and Spring Class of 2021 through 12 smaller ceremonies that took place April 29 through May 4....
5/10/2021

Students rise to the challenge of Senior Design during the pandemic

A student team gives us a peek at how they managed a hands-on capstone project in the age of social distancing....
5/24/2021

The quiet success of 51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn’s game design program

For years, one of the country’s early video gaming programs has been a launchpad to careers inside and outside the gaming field....
7/12/2021

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

A 51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn professor has developed a bike-mounted lidar system that could help researchers and engineers design new strategies for safer streets....
7/19/2021

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

51ÊÓÆµ-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....
6/27/2022

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

Leaders in 51ÊÓÆµ-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

51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn’s new Engineering Lab Building is open and it’s definitely meeting expectations....
10/11/2021

Welcoming Wolverines help connect international students to opportunities

Campus’ international student population is rebounding after a pandemic decline, thanks to students who share their positive experiences and to dedicated faculty and staff....
10/6/2021

51ÊÓÆµ-Dearborn celebrates ribbon cutting at its new Engineering Lab Building

The new facility solidifies the campus as a regional leader in engineering, with 45 labs dedicated to core and emerging disciplines....