HOUGHTON ? The 15th annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, scheduled for March 3-8 at Michigan Technological University, is shaping up to be a perfect year. The Upper Peninsula is experiencing the snowiest winter in years with temperatures solidly sub-freezing, ideal conditions for this SAE collegiate design competition. Plus, a new major sponsor has donated an
LONDON, United Kingdom - A British spy unit turned a cyberattack method favored by Anonymous against it and other hacktivist groups, according to an NBC report based on documents Edward Snowden removed from the National Security Agency. A division of the Government Communications Headquarters, the UK's communications intelligence agency, used distributed-denial-of-service attacks to disrupt communications
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Tzvi Raviv has been appointed Managing Director of Michigan Lis Ventures LLC and Advanced Behavioral Rehabilitation. Tzvi was Director of Partnership at reThink Israel, Rutgers Hillel Director of Israel Engagement, and UC Irvine Hillel Jewish Agency Israel Fellow. Advanced Behavioral Rehabilitation offers classes seven days a week in over 40 locations throughout
ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is hosting its second vehicle safety conference on Feb. 12 focusing on How will Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Affect Automotive Safety? The conference examines the technology trajectory of connected and autonomous vehicles and how these technology advances will affect vehicle safety over the next 10
SOUTHFIELD - Joseph Welch, the chairman, president and CEO of ITC Holdings Corp. based in Novi, has been named to the board of trustees of 4,500-student Lawrence Technological University. Trustees at Lawrence Tech establish strategic direction, help formulate and approve major institutional policies, and hire the university?s executive team. They serve without compensation. Since the
GRAND RAPIDS ? Better Business Bureaus across the country are seeing a rash of reports of ring and runs also known as The One Ring Scam on cell phones recently where returning a missed call from an Unknown number might be tempting, but it could cost you nearly $20. Here is how it works: ?
GRAND RAPIDS - The Teen Entrepreneur Summer Academy is a hands-on, interactive camp for West Michigan high school students to learn how to launch a business. Academy participants will be exposed to the importance of networking (with students and professionals), target market research and idea generation during the business development process. The curriculum is based
SOUTHFIELD ? ImageSoft announced Tuesday the rebranding of its comprehensive justice system solution, formerly called ImageSoft iJustice, to JusticeTech. The name change, which is effective immediately, was undertaken to better describe the current and future state of the technology product. ImageSoft President Scott Bade said the new name is more concise and provides a better
EAST LANSING - A graduate student at Michigan State University has received the 2013 Exemplary Summer Research Citation from the National Center for Institutional Diversity and Institute for Social Research for a studying how to contain oil spills. Claudio Calderon, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was honored for his research in MSU?s
LANSING - Michigan corn farmers Tuesday applauded the work of the U.S. Senate for approving the 2014 Farm Bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014, with a 68-32 vote. The legislation, which was passed in the House of Representatives last week with a 251-166 vote, now moves to President Obama?s desk to be signed into law.