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Reimagining Engineering

By: University of Michigan College of Engineering

October 21, 2023

Lauren Wojciechowski wants to improve your life.

Wojciechowski, an ISD Design Science doctoral candidate, is on a mission to reimagine and reshape what engineering can be to help people.

Wojciechowski believes strongly in the College of Engineering’s new People-First Engineering philosophy, “Reimagining and reshaping what engineering can be, enabling all engineers to have a positive impact on the world and build a future that will elevate all people.”

She exemplifies this philosophy in her research to push the boundaries of traditional engineering as she seeks to improve the process and create a comprehensive toolkit for co-design in health applications.”

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CHEPS Fall 2023 Seminar Series: Julia Kramer

By: Michigan Engineering Center for Healthcare Engineering & Patient Safety (CHEPS)

October 4, 2023

This week at the Providing Better Healthcare Through Systems Engineering Seminar Series, students, staff, faculty, clinicians, and community members gathered to discuss client-provider tension in contraceptive care for low-resource communities.

Julia Kramer, PhD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. In her research, she focuses on equity-oriented engineering solutions to modern healthcare issues. This Monday, Kramer presented an insightful seminar on human-centered design as it applies to her research promoting rights-based family planning for contraceptive care.

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