In this issue of Impact

Feature Story

Ford Innovation Symposium features Iain Roberts

The 2009 Ford Innovation Symposium featured innovation expert Iain Roberts speaking on "The Design of Experiences and the Use of Design Thinking as Tools to Develop and Deliver against Strategic Business Goals," Oct. 15. Read

Master of Engineering in Robotics now available

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department now offers a five-year master's-level robotics engineering program. Read

Bioinformatics minor offered

Bioinformatics, an emerging field applicable to issues from DNA studies and gene therapy to climate change and pest-resistant crops, is UDM's latest offering as an academic minor. Read

Assistive technology benefits students, disabled

Collaboration between UDM's College of Engineering & Science and the College of Health Professions is a win-win for mechanical engineering students and a number of disabled persons. Read

Entrepreneurship program expands

UDM's Entrepreneurship program is expanding at a fast clip with the approval of the minor in Entrepreneurship. Read

Alumnus still involved in robotics, volunteering

As a Vietnamese-American youngster growing up in southwest Detroit, Phuong Nguyen '07, '09, liked to take apart electronic devices. Now an electrical engineer at Lockheed Martin, he hopes to impart some of the lessons he learned at UDM to others. Read