Spotlight on Department

The Computer and the VLSI Revolution
The education of modern computer hardware and design at Michigan can be traced back to the 1960s.
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Sponsored Research comes to the Midwest
Department Chair William Gould Dow was responsible for bringing industry- and government-sponsored research to Michigan.
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Introducing Computer Engineering
1971: The Department changed its name from Electrical Engineering to Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a new UG program in computer engineering is created.
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Sponsored Research comes to the Midwest
Department Chair William Gould Dow was responsible for bringing industry- and government-sponsored research to Michigan.
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Introducing Computer Engineering
1971: The Department changed its name from Electrical Engineering to Electrical and Computer Engineering, and a new UG program in computer engineering is created.
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1984: EECS Department
ECE joins with CCS and CICE to become the EECS Department in 1984.
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The move North
In 1983, a $30M building on North Campus was approved. Three years later, most moved into the new EECS Building.
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First female faculty
In 1980, Janice Jenkins was the first woman hired as a faculty member in the department.
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First black faculty
Prof. Leo McAfee was committed to outreach among minority students throughout his nearly 40 years at U-M.
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Amateur Radio Club
Founded in 1913, U-M had one of the first student amateur radio clubs in the United States.
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