3/3/2021
Beyond the wall
No matter which side you are on, walls are divisive. Looking throughout history, CASL faculty member Kristin Poling says it’s important to understand that walls don’t hold power; it’s the people who do....
7/12/2021
Bike safety research is going ‘high-res’ with this new technology
A ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn professor has developed a bike-mounted lidar system that could help researchers and engineers design new strategies for safer streets....
7/19/2021
How a Detroit neighborhood is creating change one alley at a time
ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn professors land a U-M Graham Sustainability Institute catalyst grant to work with Detroit residents on how overlooked alleys can be re-imagined to reflect local history and needs, while also addressing multiple sustainability goals....
9/8/2021
Using gardens to teach young people about social issues and social change
Recent work by ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn education faculty takes a look at the power of a unique learning garden project that’s Detroit-grown....
10/27/2021
Spiders in the house? Put that blowtorch away
Spiders are all over your home and in your yard. Associate Professor Anne Danielson-Francois, a renowned spider expert, says that’s a good thing. Hear her out....
10/20/2021
‘There is so much beauty in nature that needs our protection’
Professor Ulrich Kamp is using 90 years of images to visually show how the glaciers in the Andes of Southern Peru are rapidly melting — and hopes seeing is believing. His research is one of nine faculty projects highlighted in CASL's Faculty Research Slam ...
6/13/2022
It’s Englishes, plural.
Linguistics Professor Daniel Davis’ latest Fulbright project is looking to tell untold chapters of English’s fascinating story in the Philippines....
6/6/2022
An Update from the Office of Research: June 2022
See the Winter 2022 Campus Grant Award Recipients, learn about available research resources and sign up for upcoming events in the Office of Research June update....
6/6/2022
Connecting activism and justice efforts happening 5,000 miles apart
Sociology Professor Paul Draus — who often leads social and environmental justice projects in Detroit — is working in Lithuania for his Fulbright U.S. Scholars-supported research project....
6/6/2022
Why proteins could make for amazing nanobots
A fascinating new NSF-funded project from ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn Assistant Professor Alireza Mohammadi is exploring what proteins and robots may have in common. ...
