Cindy Finelli receives Cinda Sue Davis STEM Equity Leadership Award

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Written By: ECE Communications
April 10, 2025

Cindy Finelli. Photo: Brenda Ahearn.

Finelli has spent her career improving the education of engineering students through her own research, and by establishing centers and programs for teaching and learning at two different institutions.

Cindy Finelli, David C. Munson, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Engineering, received the Cinda Sue Davis STEM Equity Leadership Award Continue Reading »

Karin Jensen Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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Written By: Michele Santillan
January 15, 2025

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The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.

Congratulations to Karin Jensen, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, who received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from President Joe Biden. The PECASE is Continue Reading »

Educating People-First Engineers: A Q&A with Cindy Finelli and Erin Cech

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Written By: Patricia DeLacey, Michigan Engineering
December 3, 2024

Erin Cech and Cindy Finelli

Preparing the next generation of engineers to consider public welfare when developing new technologies.

Medical and law students bookend their education with an oath—accepting the privileges and responsibilities of the profession—and rigorous board exams. 

Engineers who choose to join the National Society of Professional Engineers recite Continue Reading »

Dr. Karin Jensen’s Research Team Receives $1.5M NSF Grant to Study Faculty Mental Health and Well-Being

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Written By: Michele Santillan
August 7, 2024

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This research will be a national study focusing on the prevalence and severity of mental health problems among faculty working in STEM disciplines.

Congratulations to a team of researchers led by U-M BME’s Karin Jensen, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, on receiving a $1.5M grant from the National Science Continue Reading »

Engineers have a duty to protect public well-being, but less than half learn how to do so effectively

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Written By: Patricia DeLacey, Michigan Engineering
June 3, 2024

Training in formal classes proves the most effective way to prepare engineers to protect public welfare at work

Cindy Finelli teaching EECS Course, 2017.

Cynthia Finelli teaches EECS 215, Introduction to Circuits. Photo: Robert Coelius

Engineers who received public welfare responsibility training in classes are more likely to consider the societal impact Continue Reading »

Synergies, Not Silos: Why Isolated Initiatives Won’t Disrupt the Status Quo

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By Becky Wai-Ling Packard, Ph.D., Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Ph.D., and Beronda L. Montgomery, Ph.D.

Drs. Packard, Mondisa, and Montgomery introduce and discuss their STEM Mentoring Ecosystems (STEM-ME) framework

In this blog post, Drs. Packard, Mondisa, and Montgomery introduce and discuss their STEM Mentoring Ecosystems (STEM-ME) framework. This framework argues that “to elevate the impact and outcomes of mentoring, efforts cannot be approached or assessed solely program by program, but instead Continue Reading »