Augmented reality combines the real world with a virtual world to create a faster, more efficient and economical approach to testing connected and automated vehicles at the University of Michigan’s Mcity Test Facility.
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November 16, 2018
Firearm deaths, injuries among children: New website to accelerate knowledge, prevention
Based at the University of Michigan, with more than two dozen researchers from 12 universities and health systems, FACTS aims to fill a knowledge gap about firearms and young people, and make up for a ‘lost generation’ of research on the issue.
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November 15, 2018
$1.6M funds solar cell windows, high-temperature solar power
Electricity-generating windows and high-temperature solar power are the aims of two new University of Michigan projects, funded with a total of $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office.
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November 13, 2018
No. 1 ranking for University of Michigan’s entrepreneurship program
The University of Michigan captured the No. 1 spot on the undergraduate entrepreneurship programs rankings published by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine.
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November 13, 2018
U-M among top three in U.S. for students studying abroad
The University of Michigan has the most students studying abroad among the Big Ten universities and is in the top three in the nation among higher education institutions, according to a new report.
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November 12, 2018
Sense of home inspires Taubman lecturer to revitalize Detroit
In an effort to preserve other Detroiters’ memories and neighborhoods, Dowdell is a partner at Century Partners, a Detroit-based real estate development firm that aims to revitalize city neighborhoods while connecting residents to investment opportunities.
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November 12, 2018
Pay for Success model addresses population health in underserved areas
Projects that follow the Pay for Success funding model help deliver health interventions in disadvantaged populations, according to a University of Michigan study.
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November 7, 2018
New video installation at U-M shows human impact of climate change
A new installation at the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities will show the human effects of flooding and climate change through a riveting five-channel video installation.
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November 6, 2018
MENA students to travel to U-M for pitch event
More than 500 students participated in the MENA-Michigan Initiative for Global Action Through Entrepreneurship (M²GATE), which paired undergrads from five Michigan campuses with peers in Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to find entrepreneurial solutions to social challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.