UM-Dearborn Natural Sciences Department

01/30/2024

Buried “ghost streams and wetlands” contribute to flooding risk in Detroit’s historically redlined neighborhoods, UM-Dearborn Professor of Geology Jacob Napieralski and two of his graduates have found. Learn more about their recently published study ➡️ https://myumi.ch/AWARM

01/27/2024

On the stateside podcast of Michigan Public radio from January 25 you can hear our own Professor Napieralski discuss his research on ghost streams in Detroit and the impact of climate change. It’s at the 30 Minute mark if you want to fast forward.

https://www.michiganpublic.org/show/stateside/2024-01-25/stateside-thursday-jan-25-2024?fbclid=IwAR0eo7LFRECvbdkDSVwcN_i6-51Q6aym4jYVCPtOTZEsuHpqUtNipiXU8Kw_aem_AYgZxtOLkP7xKX1gmbBzHdv18QHZ1KTNuIVur10387-ntADKxxrBPke867qUA2F9nOw

A recap of Governor Whitmer's State of the State address, Jim Harbaugh's exit from Michigan Football, details on houses of worship going solar, and a deeper look into how flooding data is used.

09/17/2023

UM-Dearborn senior Courtney Hadrian spent her summer helping Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Jie Fan conduct research that may hold the key to slowing or stopping the progression of cancer.

Hadrian, who plans to attend graduate school to become a physician assistant, says she was looking for research opportunities on campus, but didn’t expect to be conducting research at this level so early in her academic career. “I never thought I’d be doing research like this as an undergrad. It’s been such an amazing experience,” she says.

Learn more about their research: https://myumi.ch/968Eb

09/16/2023

A new study tested 23 avian species, including the blue jay, and discovered that species with greater vocal learning abilities have greater problem-solving abilities and bigger brains.

Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/466

09/08/2023

Tonight’s UM-Dearborn Observatory public viewing (Fri Sep 08) is CANCELED due to overcast conditions.

Our next scheduled public viewing will be Friday September 29th starting at 8:00pm. For more info, please see the UM-Dearborn Observatory Website:

https://umdearborn.edu/casl/centers-institutes/um-dearborn-observatory

Since ancient times, mankind has looked to the heavens and told stories to explain the wonders of the night sky. Astronomy tells the scientific story of the Universe, the story that seeks to explain all celestial phenomena, from the phases of the Moon and the orbits of the planets, to the birth and....

08/25/2023

The UM-Dearborn observatory public viewing for tonight (Fri Aug 25) is CANCELED due to weather. Our next attempt will be Friday, September 8th.

Since ancient times, mankind has looked to the heavens and told stories to explain the wonders of the night sky. Astronomy tells the scientific story of the Universe, the story that seeks to explain all celestial phenomena, from the phases of the Moon and the orbits of the planets, to the birth and....

08/18/2023

Weather permitting, the UM-Dearborn observatory will hold public viewing tonight (Fri Aug 18), starting at 9:30pm. All are welcome!

Before setting out, please do check the observatory webpage or this page in case of weather cancellation:

Since ancient times, mankind has looked to the heavens and told stories to explain the wonders of the night sky. Astronomy tells the scientific story of the Universe, the story that seeks to explain all celestial phenomena, from the phases of the Moon and the orbits of the planets, to the birth and....

07/28/2023

Due to weather, tonight’s public viewing at the UM-Dearborn Observatory is CANCELED (Fri Jul 28). Our next observatory viewing is planned for August 11 at 9:30pm.

For more, please see the UM-Dearborn Observatory website:

Since ancient times, mankind has looked to the heavens and told stories to explain the wonders of the night sky. Astronomy tells the scientific story of the Universe, the story that seeks to explain all celestial phenomena, from the phases of the Moon and the orbits of the planets, to the birth and....

03/20/2021

Another successful UMDearborn graduate! So proud!

INSPIRATIONAL ❤️🙏: Congratulations to Dr. Ali Assi for matching into Stanford University for medical residency. Dr. Assi is graduating from the University of Michigan Medical School and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business with a MD/MBA. Ali Comes from humble beginnings; from a single mother-household in the Dearborn area. He worked several jobs throughout school to help his mother pay bills and buy groceries. Despite the financial stress, he kept his head down, worked hard, and hope to bring the skills he has learned back to our community in order to make an impact. We share this story to highlight that circumstances do not have to define your potential.

We are incredibly proud of you Ali, keep making your community shine!

02/24/2021

Dr. Anne Danielson-Francois helped to identify the spiders that shut down the UM library.

The library staff closed the library out of an abundance of caution, a spokeswoman said.

02/18/2021

https://umdearborn.edu/news/all-news/articles/successful-lab-experiment

Knowing the importance of hands-on learning to understand scientific processes, professors adjusted their lab lessons so students could continue to benefit from experiential learning wherever their locations. And students say it’s working.