Designing for Accessibility: Socially Engaged Engineering & Design
The team-based course explores the development of technology systems focused on disability, accessibility, or chronic illness
Seeking Authentic Solutions: The Socially Engaged Engineering and Design (SEED) Course
Meet the first cohort of the Socially Engaged Engineering and Design Course (SEED) and learn about their incredible work.
Wolverines on Wheels: Envisioning sustainable transportation on campus
Check out how Team 3 from the Winter 2024 SEED Course and Fellowship became Wolverines on Wheels – a new and enthusiastic student organization on campus!
BotaniBot: Helping the visually impaired navigate botanical gardens
BotaniBot, a navigation app designed for those with sensory disabilities, is one of the Winter 2024 SEED Course and Fellowship's incredible teams. But just how did they make it here?
2024 SEED Fellowship: Designing public accessibility for people with disabilities
When Smriti Vamaraju and McKenna Owens joined the cohort of the 2024 SEED Summer Fellowship, they embraced the opportunity to investigate what accessibility looks like in public spaces – for a variety of important stakeholders.
LIFT: The importance of listening in the design process
LIFT is a project team dedicated to offering support for those who provide care for older adults.
AudioOdyssey: Protecting Long-Haul Truckers One Story at a Time
This IiA team spent the last year building a platform designed to prevent drowsy driving accidents among truck drivers through engaging and interactive audio entertainment with the mission to stop accidents on the road and save lives.
Innovation in Action’s 10th Annual Final Showcase
For ten years, the Innovation in Action program has never failed to produce extraordinary innovators, entrepreneurs, and teams passionate about making the world a better place.
Memento Mori: Coming to Peace with Death
Maura McInerney-Rowley, a recent graduate from the University of Michigan’s Ross College of Business MBA program, conceptualized the idea for Memento Mori (formally known as WILD) after a series of experiences that brought death, dying, and grief into the forefront of her mind.
Cityzen: Equipping Young People with the Hope for Change
Chewy, Jawuan, and Nina joined Innovation in Action as Team Civic Junction. Driven by the vision of a user-friendly, gamified political engagement app, they began to create “Cityzen.”
Eatclusive: Cultivating Community through Food
Before forming Team Eatclusive and beginning their work toward making cultural produce more accessible in food pantries, Innovation in Action Participants shared a vision of making a positive impact on the communities around them.
Friend Time: A Parent Organized Social Platform
Friend Time, created by Patrice Johnson and Taryn Cyrus, helps parents of children in grades K-2 coordinate social time with friends.
Aquaducks: One Year Later
Recently, I caught up with co-founder Vanessa Woolley almost a year after I first learned about the Aquaducks’ Quality Water & Contamination Control device (QWACC) aimed to treat wastewater and overflows.
Staff Spotlight: Lawryn Fraley
Lawryn Fraley is the Student Affairs Program Coordinator for the Center for Socially Engaged Design.
Brassi: Oatmeal with a Hidden Veggie
Growing up, people preached the importance of breakfast. Yet, most people’s worst eating habits revolve around breakfast. Many opt for skipping the meal altogether or grabbing over processed bars, mumbling the excuse that they don’t have time to make anything else.
Visionary Central: Where The Community Grows
In Ghana, 53% of the population is twenty-four years or younger. The majority of this demographic does’t have access to the opportunities they need to scale their businesses and participate in entrepreneurship. If productivity is to increase, it’s crucial that decent work and economic growth are supported.
Aquaducks: Improving Water Quality, Together
When Vanessa Woolley asked her roommate Rosalia Otaduy-Ramirez if she wanted to work on a project focused on water quality and sustainability, Rosalia enthusiastically said yes.
Team Feature: Reproactive
ReproActive is focused on solving communication and education issues related to sexual and reproductive health for adolescents and young adults. Knowing this a highly stigmatized topic, ReproActive aims to deliver unique tools to relevant stakeholders, adolescents, young adults, healthcare providers, and parents.
ENGR X55: Finding Genuine Design Opportunities 2019
4 projects across 3 countries — working with partners to prioritize design challenges.
