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Give Earth [another] chance

Give Earth [another] chance

50 years after the first Earth Day, the next generation is rewriting the rules.
A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19

A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19

We don’t know much about how coronaviruses move through the environment. U-M and Stanford engineers aim to change that.
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Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov receives 2019 ASCE Best Paper Award

Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov receives 2019 ASCE Best Paper Award

CEE Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov and his co-authors have received an award recognizing their outstanding contributions to the field of analysis and computation in structural engineering.
Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort

Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort

Collaborative website launched while U-M researchers continue advanced testing.
James K. Wight inducted as Honorary Member of American Concrete Institute

James K. Wight inducted as Honorary Member of American Concrete Institute

Wight is recognized “for improving the design and safety of reinforced concrete buildings through outstanding leadership in research, teaching and professional service.”
CEE alumnus elected to National Academy of Engineering: A Q&A with Paul Freedman

CEE alumnus elected to National Academy of Engineering: A Q&A with Paul Freedman

Freedman is recognized for his contributions to the development and application of science-based computer models for watershed assessment, remediation and management.
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Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov receives 2019 ASCE Best Paper Award

Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov receives 2019 ASCE Best Paper Award

CEE Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov and his co-authors have received an award recognizing their outstanding contributions to the field of analysis and computation in structural engineering.
Engineers work to disinfect N95 masks for medical personnel

Engineers work to disinfect N95 masks for medical personnel

Virus removal approaches, mask resilience and mask fit are all being tested.
Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort

Guidance on decontaminating face masks: U-M researchers contribute to national effort

Collaborative website launched while U-M researchers continue advanced testing.
Give Earth [another] chance

Give Earth [another] chance

50 years after the first Earth Day, the next generation is rewriting the rules.
Brittany Hicks receives Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

Brittany Hicks receives Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

CEE PhD student Brittany Hicks has received the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
James K. Wight inducted as Honorary Member of American Concrete Institute

James K. Wight inducted as Honorary Member of American Concrete Institute

Wight is recognized “for improving the design and safety of reinforced concrete buildings through outstanding leadership in research, teaching and professional service.”
A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19

A sewage surveillance effort to track COVID-19

We don’t know much about how coronaviruses move through the environment. U-M and Stanford engineers aim to change that.
Doing science at a social distance

Doing science at a social distance

The research part’s cancelled, but an international Arctic workshop moves online.
CEE alumnus elected to National Academy of Engineering: A Q&A with Paul Freedman

CEE alumnus elected to National Academy of Engineering: A Q&A with Paul Freedman

Freedman is recognized for his contributions to the development and application of science-based computer models for watershed assessment, remediation and management.
COVID-19: Research and Resources

COVID-19: Research and Resources

Keep up with the U-M community as it reacts and responds to COVID-19.
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Michigan Radio Tuesday, April 7, 2020

In hospitals and labs, researchers find ways to clean and reuse masks

Wired Tuesday, April 7, 2020

One way to potentially track COVID-19? Sewage surveillance

Detroit News Monday, March 30, 2020

UM, Stanford study early warning system for coronavirus through sewage

MLive.com Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Human urine can safely be used as fertilizer, U-M researchers find

The Guardian Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Yes wee can: study gives green light to use urine as crop fertiliser

Scientific American Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Why machine learning is critical for disaster response