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- Will and Jill are Michigan Engineering interns at a non-profit organization for children that has received a donation of three used cars. Their brainstorm challenge was to use these cars to create safe playground equipment. How would you solve this problem?
(Prentice Hall, 2008, H. Scott Fogler and Steven E. LeBlanc), used with permission from Pearson Education.
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Bridge "Skin" Could Prevent Catastrophes
A new "skin" for bridges could help prevent tragedies such as the Minneapolis bridge collapse. MORE -
Computing Breakthrough Could Boost Security
Using pulses of light a team of researchers has accelerated quantum computers to speeds that could lead to dramatic improvements in national and personal security. MORE
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New Professorship Created
DTE Energy Foundation has pledged a gift to the College and the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute to create the DTE Energy Professorship of Advanced Energy Research. MORE
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Drum Major is Aero Engineer
Cody Martin, an undergraduate in Aerospace Engineering, is this year's drum major of the Michigan Marching Band. MORE
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Alum Wins Emmy
Howard Sachar (BSE EE '50) has received an Emmy for "historic contribution to television technology." He was part of a team that developed the varicap voltage variable capacitor, which is used in all TV and radio receiver tuners. It led to electronic tuning and the simple remote controls that have revolutionized TV receiver design.
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Michigan Engineering Alumni Weekend, October 11-13
Meet student team leaders, fellow alums and Alumni Society Medalist and former astronaut Jim McDivitt during Michigan Engineering Alumni Weekend. (Registration deadline extended to September 26.) MORE -
Graduates of the Last Decade Alumni Weekend Gathering
If you graduated within the last 10 years, catch up with old friends--or make new ones--on Saturday, October 13, after the football game at Conor O'Neill's Celtic Room. MORE -
HireME Wants You
Find a job, recruit or help a student -- see the College's career site, HireME. MORE
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IRS and IRA Options for Michigan Engineers
Let a special IRS ruling and some 2007-only IRA opportunities benefit you as you help the College. -
President's Donor Challenge -- Phase II
Due to the positive response to the President's Challenge for need-based undergraduate scholarships and endowed professorships, a new Challenge has been established for graduate- and professional-student support. The match will provide $1 for every $2 of giving. MORE. -
Leverage a Gift to the College
Turn a $100 gift into $300 through the Levin Challenge MORE.
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