LANSING - More than $444,000 in grant funding awarded to test mobility and EV solutions in Flint, East Lansing, Detroit and Southeast Michigan and Washtenaw County. The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Department of Transportation, launched the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform to provide grants to
NEW YORK - Growing up in the emerging reality of the climate crisis is taking its toll on young people’s mental health. According to a global survey and peer-reviewed study soon to be published in Lancet Planetary Health, a scientific journal, 75 percent of young people think the future is frightening and 45 percent say climate
ZEELAND —Joe Dyer has been selected as the new President of Disher and will succeed Jeff Disher and assume his new responsibilities on January 1, 2022. Disher, Founder and current President, will continue as Chairman of the Board. Joe Dyer “We are thrilled to welcome Joe Dyer back to DISHER as our new
LANSING – Michigan’s three major research universities are leading the nation in preparing students who will take their talents into the ever-changing mobility industry, according to a new report released today by Michigan’s University Research Corridor. The URC, an alliance of Michigan State University (MSU), the University of Michigan (U-M), and Wayne State University (WSU),
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission has scheduled two public hearings — one in person, the other held virtually — to take public input on Consumers Energy Co.’s integrated resource plan, or IRP, which outlines the utility’s plans for delivering electricity to its residential and business customers in Michigan. The purpose of the hearings
GRAND RAPIDS — Although still positive, the recovery for the West Michigan industrial economy has slowed considerably in recent weeks, according to a GVSU economist. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, said the slowdown is expected at this stage of an economic
KALAMAZOO - Earlier this month, Stryker completed the acquisition of Gauss Surgical, a Menlo Park, CA, medical device company that has developed Triton, an artificial intelligence-enabled platform for real-time monitoring of blood loss during surgery. Triton has demonstrated improvements in maternal and surgical care through earlier recognition of hemorrhage leading to earlier intervention. Up to
LANSING - Michigan received the top award in the nation from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) State Trade Expansion Program for the upcoming fiscal year. Michigan received $2 million in federal grant funds – the maximum amount awarded by the SBA and a $650,000 increase from 2021 – to help Michigan small businesses grow
ANN ARBOR - Melih Oztalay outlines a new conversion rate optimization (CRO) program that was introduced on Labor Day. Lindsay Robillard, TechTown Fund Development Officers, previews Toast of the Town. Gary Erickson explains how to increase your chances of getting considered when you apply on-line for a top CIO job. And the top mistakes people
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple has released security updates for a zero-day vulnerability that affects every iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Citizen Lab, which discovered the vulnerability and was credited with the find, urges users to immediately update their devices. The technology giant said iOS 14.8 for iPhones and iPads, as well as new updates for
