2/26/2025

ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn earns R2 research designation

The recognition follows six years of rapid growth in which externally funded research spending at ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn has nearly tripled. So how did we get here? And what’s next?...
2/24/2025

For a ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn student and professor, the influence goes both ways

Unlikely collaborators who met through a job posting, first-year PhD student LaRico Andres and Professor Wencong Su have forged a partnership that’s left a lasting mark on both men. ...
2/19/2025

Helping nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy go hi-res

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, used in technologies like MRI, helps scientists see the unseen. New research from Assistant Professor Christos Constantinides could help magnify NMR’s powers even more....
2/10/2025

Researchers prep for landmark field test of ‘second-life’ EV batteries

Connecting millions of used electric vehicle batteries to the grid is an idea that holds tons of promise. But how well will this strategy work in the real world?...
1/31/2025

Office of Research update: February 2025

See which of your colleagues' work is getting funded, browse the calendar of upcoming research events and learn about ways to support your work....
1/29/2025

How can we support young people with cancer?

Health Communication Associate Professor Nick Iannarino’s research looks at creating advocacy and support avenues for teens and young adults with a cancer diagnosis....
1/27/2025

How can we make driver assist features play nice together?

Assistant Professor Areen Alsaid says the growing suite of semi-autonomous technologies have the ability to make driving safer, more convenient and less stressful. But we’ll only fully realize these benefits if the learning curve doesn’t confuse drivers. ...
1/22/2025

Planning for EV infrastructure is complicated. Here’s a better way to do it.

Given a web of uncertainties, like future electricity price, consumer charging behavior and EV market growth, Associate Professor Jian Hu says a novel type of stochastic modeling can minimize the risks of public investments in EV infrastructure....
1/20/2025

Vitalis Im’s winding, unexpected path to academia

The new Health and Human Services assistant professor talks about his prior experience as a musician and therapist, his life’s serendipitous turning points, and his current research on the impact of the arts on people in prisons....
1/13/2025

The challenges with younger drivers and autonomous vehicles

Associate Professor Bochen Jia’s latest research is revealing some surprising things about how fatigue can impact younger, inexperienced drivers when they're operating semi-autonomous vehicles....