2/16/2022

Rock. Water. Metamorphism.

Geology Professor Sven Morgan's scientific research — funded by more than $500,000 from a National Science Foundation grant — brings nature and nurture together by looking to prove a hypothesis on why land masses form while also expanding career interests ...
2/9/2022

The Love Connection

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Marketing Professor Aaron Ahuvia explains what makes a brand a good match, why people feel love for things and the science that's behind it....
2/7/2022

Confronting special education’s race problem

Students of color are disproportionately misidentified with learning disabilities and behavioral disorders, often altering the course of their lives. A ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn professor is trying to help teachers be part of the solution....
1/26/2022

Wait for it...your flying car may still be coming

They could still be decades away, but a ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn professor says urban congestion has sparked a new wave of interest in the most famous unrealized technology of all....
1/24/2022

Where virtual reality is taking us next

Whether or not the metaverse ever materializes, virtual reality is poised to change the way we live and learn....
1/10/2022

The challenges of nurturing interdisciplinary research

Bringing together specialists from different disciplines is increasingly where the action is in academia. But that kind of collaboration doesn’t happen all by itself....
11/17/2021

Helping scientists become better coders

A new NSF-funded project from two ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn computer scientists is taking aim at an often overlooked challenge in scientific research....
11/15/2021

Help Wanted: Business professor advises how to navigate the latest economic challenges

Lecturer Patrick Keyes, who teaches ÂÜÀòÉç-Dearborn’s Small Business Management course and is an entrepreneur, understands struggles associated with business ownership and has a few ideas on how to work through them....
11/15/2021

Pushing your best work beyond academia

Associate Professor Dara Hill recently made a short documentary based on her research to reach audiences other than her fellow academics. It’s also helped renew her enthusiasm for the work....
10/13/2021

How a new program plans to connect underserved populations to STEM futures

The National Science Foundation awards campus faculty with $1.44 million to create a STEM Scholars program that tailors impactful education practices — like research, cohorts, professional development and more — for lower-income, high talent students to b...