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Julie Roddy and Research Assistant Adetokunbo Ajao.](/sites/default/files/styles/hero_carousel/public/group-library/341/carl_nielbock_and_um-dearborn_faculty.jpg?h=3cf665d7&itok=XQqfpBav)
Feature Stories
Feature Stories
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Homespun Tech Talents
Call us biased, but we’re not surprised at all to see our alumni at the helm of some visionary technology companies. We chatted with three big thinkers about how they’re leveraging technology to fuel startups, tackle talent shortages, reinvent legacy industries — and move American business forward.
![Chancellor Domenico Grasso](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/chancellor_domenico_grasso.jpg?h=6e388c29&itok=ePwcIjMh)
Smarter Together
-Dearborn's first chancellor with a U-M degree is eager to embark on his leadership journey, one built on sharing ideas, developing plans and meeting goals as a team.
In this Issue
In this Issue
![Biochemistry student Alhassan Hashem](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/summer_undergraduate_research_experience.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=9yv2tp7V)
Undergraduate Research Gets a Bold New Look
Undergraduate research has been a big part of the academic culture at -Dearborn for years. The only problem is, it’s often been a dispersed effort that hides behind closed lab doors.
![R.J. Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/rj_fox_1.jpg?h=5003f691&itok=AXNj2Fob)
Five Lessons Learned with R.J. Fox
Ann Arbor-based author R.J. Fox’s ('00 B.A.) website bio starts with three sentences consisting of a total of four words: “Writer. Filmmaker. And such.”
![Chancellor Domenico Grasso](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/chancellor_domenico_grasso.jpg?h=6e388c29&itok=ePwcIjMh)
Smarter Together
-Dearborn's first chancellor with a U-M degree is eager to embark on his leadership journey, one built on sharing ideas, developing plans and meeting goals as a team.
![Graphic of planting and growing a garden.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/permaculture_garden.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=yOGMMOJR)
An Edible Garden
A new garden near the Natural Sciences Building is worth putting on your radar.
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Gameful Learning
Some students in the College of Business’ Career Planning and Development course are taking control of their classroom experience thanks to a student-focused learning technique.
![Illustration by: James Yang showing 2 figures with virtual reality glasses interacting with a virtual object between them.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/virtual_reality.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=MggP8vqR)
Eye on Research: Virtual Reality
Not long ago, some philosophers and scientists argued that humans were distinct from other animals by possessing complex intelligence, language, self-awareness, tool production and use, and other sophisticated cognitive means of problem solving.
![Graphic of men and women standing on laptops, tablets and cellphones which are all interconnected.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/technology_industry.jpg?h=ddc58dd3&itok=135iq9dW)
Homespun Tech Talents
Call us biased, but we’re not surprised at all to see our alumni at the helm of some visionary technology companies.
![Brian Surowiec](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/brian_surowiec.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=4gsIvjJG)
The Last Straw You'll Ever Buy
The war on plastic straws means business is booming for alumnus Brian Surowiec.
![Ranae Heuer](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/ranae_heuer.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=5Rhz0YAU)
Hitting the End Zone with a Clear Message
-Dearborn grad Ranae Heuer says putting your team first unleashes the creative spirit best.
![Group of students dressed in U-M closing holding a thank you banner of balloons.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/victors_for_um-dearborn.jpg?h=ef4dca17&itok=XsL0gtWb)
With Our Appreciation
As we approach the end of the Victors for -Dearborn campaign, we say thanks to you, our generous supporters, for the impact you have made.
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More to the Story
The international spin on Detroit is its motor is running on all cylinders.
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All In with JASS Clinical Professor Jim Gilmore
A new documentary from Journalism and Screen Studies Clinical Professor Jim Gilmore and Flagler College's Tracy Halcomb shows how women have chipped their way through professional poker barriers.
![Marouane Kessentini and his lab students](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/marouane_kessentini_lab_0.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=_R5rhBO4)
Catching Up with Tunisia's Top Researcher
Saying Marouane Kessentini has had a quick start to his academic career borders on understatement.
![Computer screen of the Bloomberg terminal](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/bloomberg_terminal.jpg?h=e9ddc18f&itok=OBiHa-qj)
A Solid Investment for COB Students
Top brokers, investors and portfolio managers use Bloomberg terminals to make financial decisions. And now, so do College of Business students.
![Xi Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/xi_chen_1.jpg?h=f88e759b&itok=DPPSIYBi)
Summer Sabbatical
A collaboration between Ford and -Dearborn is becoming an important incubator for new research.
![Chancellor Domenico Grasso riding his bicycle across campus.](/sites/default/files/styles/card_large/public/2023-07/chancellor_domenico_grasso_on_bike.jpg?h=83da48cb&itok=P0C7BUUL)
Nine More Things to Know about Chancellor Grasso
Chancellor Domenico Grasso chats about his mom's best advice, how he unwinds and what's on his playlist.
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Homecoming 2018
Celebrate All Things Maize and Blue
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Talking Tech with Teri Takai
When talking about what’s hot in the information technology industry, national expert Teri Takai advises to push the buzz words aside and choose your words carefully.