Solar Car Team Places Third in the World

The national-champion U-M solar car team placed third at the World Solar Challenge in Australia.

College Receives Largest Scholarship Gift Ever

The estate of Joseph Geisinger has made a $6.7 million scholarship gift to the Progress & Promise: 150th Anniversary Campaign, the largest scholarship gift ever made to the College and third largest in the University's history. Income from the fund will help the College to support its large, diverse student population.

Ultrafast Lasers Boost Prospects for Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering researchers are using ultrafast lasers that could create cheaper devices to test pharmaceutical compounds and diagnose diseases. More...

Chasing the Flu Virus

A new portable lab-on-a-chip could track the spread of existing or emerging flu strains around the globe within two hours -- inexpensively. More...

Bill Gates Kicks Off Speaking Tour at CoE

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told a packed audience of CoE and other U-M students that demand for computer scientists will only grow. More...

A New Way to Search the Web

Topically organized mapping is the next advance in web search, pioneered by CoE alum and partner R.J. Pittman (BSE CompE '91). More...

New GM Global Master's Degree

General Motors and the CoE have launched a new Global Master's in Engineering degree program for GM employees. More...

Racecar Driver Danica Patrick Meets Students

Bombardier IRL IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Danica Patrick recently met CoE students and high-school girls at Michigan International Speedway to stimulate their interest in science and engineering. More...

Materials Science and Engineering Gets New Department Chair

Peter Green is the new chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, joining the faculty from the University of Texas at Austin. More...

Celebrate NAME's 125th Anniversary

November 11-12, join the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering as it kicks off a celebration of its 125th Anniversary. More...

Thanks for Your Help

Thanks to the more than 2,200 of you who participated in our marketing communications research study earlier this year. Here are some of the key messages you shared with us:

• You think highly of the University of Michigan College of Engineering.
• You like our publications' quality and frequency. Those of you who influence corporate decision-making would like even more information about us.
• We need to pay more attention to the undergraduate experience -- classroom experiences, scholarships, internships and jobs, and more.
• Our website is too cluttered and too difficult to navigate.
• You are not pleased with our phone-call solicitations.

Your insights will help us to meet your needs better. Beginning now and over time, you'll see changes in all of our communications efforts. Let us know how we're doing.

Give Your Career a Boost

Jumpstart your career by taking advantage of the resources at the College's Center for Professional Development. More...

Is Your Company Looking for a Competitive Edge?

Patents, research partnerships, consulting, licensing, student projects and recruiting talent -- put your company in a position to lead. Contact our Corporate Relations office. More...

Intel Hits Milestone

Intel Corporation is now one of only three companies to reach $10 million in cumulative giving to the College. More...

Tax Change for 2005

On September 23, President Bush signed into law the Katrina Emergency Relief Act of 2005. The new law temporarily suspends the limitation of the charitable deduction for cash contributions of 50 percent of a donor's adjusted gross income. From now until the end of the calendar year, donors may deduct cash gifts up to 100 percent of their adjusted gross income.

Don Graham, Jennifer Rexford and Ray Decker Among Honored Alums

Graham

Entrepreneur Don Graham (BSE IE '55, MSE ME '56), Princeton Professor Jennifer Rexford (MSE '93, PhD '96) and Ann Arbor-based Thixomat founder Ray Decker (BSE MTL '52, MSE '55, PhD '58) were among 15 distinguished alumni recognized during Michigan Engineering Alumni Weekend. More...

Alumni Society Board Chair Says Goodbye

Jim Fausone (BS AOS '76, BS Env '76) offers observations from his time as chair of the College's Alumni Society Board. More...

Solar-Power Cars Set Off Across Outback

MSNBC
9/25 /05

Jump Start for Solar? Car Race Shows Potential

MSNBC
8/5/05

Watch an American Solar Challenge video clip.

Gates Urges Students to Take Up Computer Science

USA Today
10/12/05

Water Vapor Discovered on Tiny Moon of Saturn

The Washington Post, p. A7
9/19/05

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