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  • Student's Iraq Service Merits Bronze Star
    After a recent tour of duty in Iraq with the Navy Special Forces, Chris Hart enrolled in Michigan Engineering's master's/PhD program in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. The Navy since has awarded him the Bronze Star Medal with Valor. MORE>>
  • Racing Team Rocks Japan
    The Formula SAE team took nine awards at the 2006 Student Formula SAE competition and the 2006 FISITA (International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies) World Cup events held Sept. 13 - 16 at the Ogasayama Sports Park, Aino, Fukuroi city. MORE>>
  • University Launches Energy Institute
    With $9 million of University start-up funding, U-M has launched the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute. MORE>> Podcast: MORE>>
  • Strange Asteroids
    The first detailed images of a binary asteroid system reveal a bizarre world where the highest points on the surface are actually the lowest, and the two asteroids dance in each other's gravitational pull. [release link to come] Video: MORE>>
  • Greenhouse Gas Grant
    U-M will lead a four-university team developing software to help analysts craft greenhouse gas reduction policies in the transportation industry. MORE>>
  • 15 Alums to Receive Alumni Society Awards
    NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr. (PhD '63, Alumni Society Medal), Arbor Networks co-founder G. Robert Malan (MSE '96, PhD '00, Recent Engineering Graduate Award) and Procter & Gamble Vice President Robert D. Scott (BSE ECE '75, Distinguished Service Award) are among 15 alumni who will be honored with Alumni Society Awards during Alumni Weekend, Oct.26-28.
  • NASA Spotlights Jim McDivitt
    Jim McDivitt (BSE AA '59, ScD Hon. '65), command pilot of Gemini 4 and commander of Apollo 9, received the Ambassador of Exploration Award from NASA at a ceremony in the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building on campus. The Award recognizes astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs.

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  • Car Show Adds to Alumni Weekend
    Alumni will show off their vintage cars at the Society of Automotive Engineers-Alumni Society Car Show on Friday, Oct.27, from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. The show is free for spectators and open to the public. MORE>>
  • Online Master's Program Recognized
    Michigan Engineering and the GM Technical Education Program received the 2006 Sloan Consortium Program Profile Award for their online master's program in Global Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering. MORE>>
  • HireME!
    With employer input, the College has launched a new online recruitng system, HireME! (Hire Michigan Engineers) MORE>>

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