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
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
SAN FRANCISCO - Wearables: Everybody in the tech world is talking about them, but no one has quite nailed it yet. The category, which includes everything from smart glasses that record video to watches that answer phone calls, is generating some of the biggest buzz in the tech industry, and for good reason. Wearables are
ANN ARBOR - Twenty five artistic teens will learn how to bring imagination to life when Calty Design Research, the North American arm of Toyota's global design network, opens the doors to its design process for The Neutral Zone?s Art4Life Program on February 27. Calty Senior Creative Designers Robert Hunwick and Adam Rabinowitz will lead
AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group Monday reported its January sales were 8 percent higher than the same month a year ago, and the best January sales since 2008. Taking a look at the number, U.S. sales last month totaled 127,183 units, compared with sales of 117,731 in January 2013. The Chrysler, Jeep, Ram Truck, and
WASHINGTON DC - The National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program received a highly charged constitutional challenge last week. This first-of-its-kind challenge comes via a motion filed by attorneys for an accused terrorist. The NSA targeted Jamshid Muhtorov, an Uzbek refugee, Colorado resident, whose e-mail and possibly other communications were secretly gathered by the US government.
DETROIT ? More than 10,000 business, government and research leaders will gather in Detroit in September to showcase the latest transportation innovations and share ideas and strategies for modernizing transportation at the 21st World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who will serve as Chair of the World Congress Honorary Committee, said
SAN FRANCISCO - Looking for a reliable security app for your Android device? AV-Test recently checked out 30 different apps, awarding many of them good grades. The January 2014 report lists all the apps included in AV-Test's analysis. One column shows how the app fared at basic protection, while another column displays its record at
SAN FRANCISCO - Eleven students accused of using keyloggers to spy on their teachers' computer systems, infiltrate the school's network, and change their grades electronically were expelled from their California high school. Six of the students have left the district, and five have been transferred to other schools. The students in question allegedly worked with