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Jessalyn TamezApril 6, 2023

Jacqueline Hannan awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to further neonatal ventilation research

portrait of Jacqueline Hannan

U-M IOE PhD student Jacqueline Hannan has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the NSF. The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States.

Jessalyn TamezMarch 1, 2023

Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait

An ankle exoskeleton strapped to a human walking on a treadmill

The algorithm uses direct muscle measurement, with the potential to seamlessly support a user who switches between walking and running

Jessalyn TamezAugust 30, 2022

Helping people get back to work using deep learning in the occupational health system

Healthcare worker writes patient details on a piece of paper

University of Michigan researchers have produced a new prediction model using longitudinal information and deep learning to better predict the return to work time for people with occupational injuries.

Jessalyn TamezAugust 25, 2022

Preventing prescription dispensing errors using machine intelligence

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In the United States over four billion prescriptions are dispensed every year. Of those four billion around 2.4 million are incorrectly dispensed, which can be a fatal error. A team of researchers from the University of Michigan looks to machine intelligence to help humans reduce their dispensing errors.

frtlssNovember 11, 2021

Center for Ergonomics receives $1.1 million grant to study information automation vulnerabilities on modern flight decks

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The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Nadine Sarter and her Human-Automation Interaction and Cognition (THInC) Lab in the UM Center for Ergonomics a three-year, grant to study information management on the flight deck of highly automated aircraft.

Michigan Chemical EngineeringJuly 9, 2020

How big data could optimize COVID-19 testing

A person in gloves holds up a q-tip to a vial labeled "COVID-19 Test"

Microsoft-supported project to coordinate site locations, supply distribution.

Michigan Chemical EngineeringJune 24, 2020

Hunger and COVID: Fighting pandemic-related food insecurity in Detroit

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Public policy and engineering team up to improve food access.

Michigan Chemical EngineeringJune 16, 2020

Turning faces into thermostats

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An autonomous HVAC system could provide more comfort with less energy.

Michigan Chemical EngineeringOctober 4, 2019

How opt-out organ donation could affect U.S. waiting lists

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A lack of consent plays a role in preventing donation from up to 40% of otherwise eligible donors.

Michigan Chemical EngineeringMay 6, 2017

How precision medicine is improving prostate cancer treatment

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New, statistically-derived guidelines could potentially save millions of prostate patients from painful and invasive follow-up treatments.

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