Students design device to assist arm-disabled and amputee bicycle riders

A professor's bicycle accident and his difficulty riding home with an injured arm was the inspiration for one of the award-winning team projects in the College of Engineering and Computer Science's annual senior design competition this year. Full Story...

Child center to host open house

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Early Learning and Child Development Center will host an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 14 in Room 103 of the Academic Support Center, formerly the Student Services Center, reached via the campus's Fair Lane Drive west of Evergreen Road. Full Story...

Yemeni parliamentarian joins scholars in a free, public discussion of "Human Rights and Democracy" on June 16 at UM-Dearborn

Oras Sultan Naji, a member of the Yemeni parliament, will participate in "Human Rights and Democracy: A Roundtable Discussion with Arab and Arab American Scholars and Policy Makers" at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Wednesday, June 16th. Full Story...

Public welcome to watch the transit of Venus through telescopes at UM-Dearborn on June 8

Viewers will be able to watch Venus cross in front of the sun through telescopes at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on the morning of June 8. Full Story...

Prof. John Thomas awarded grant to study safer cleanup of toxic waste

John Thomas, associate professor of biology at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, received a grant from the Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. (CPBR) to research a safer method of cleaning up toxic waste sites. The field work will be done near Ford's Rouge Plant. Full Story...

History of technology expert to give talk on electric automobiles

Gijs Mom, an expert in the history of technology, will present "The Car of Tomorrow: Success and Failure in the History of Mobility and the Electric Vehicle" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 in Room 1030, of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) Building on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Full Story...