mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

7 Transitions To A Successful COVID-19 Containment Program

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown has been advising governments, US states and both US political parties on how to contain COVID-19. He shares those 7 transitions in this video interview. With COVID spiking around the US and world, government and health care professionals need to take his advice seriously. Lives and economies are at

By |2020-10-30T17:01:50-04:00October 30th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Cannabis Caucus of Michigan’s Democratic Party Releases List of Candidate Endorsements

LANSING - Pro-cannabis candidates for election have been identified and endorsed by the Michigan Democratic Party’s Cannabis Caucus. The Caucus has endorsed contestants in both national and in-state contests being decided at the General Election on November 3rd. The Caucus endorses Joe Biden as President and recommends that the state voters return Gary Peters to

By |2020-10-28T11:23:35-04:00October 28th, 2020|Marijuana Business, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

MI Tech Center, Utility Scams, Latest COVID-19 Health Care Updates

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV Oct. 26, Gary Roberts, a consultant for the Michigan International Technology Center, will discuss Ridge 5 Corporate Park, aimed at housing international tech clients.  Then MPSC Commissioner Tremaine Phillips will discuss how utility scams are on the rise. Followed by Epidemiologist Fred Brown who will update the latest COVID-19

By |2020-10-25T18:35:32-04:00October 25th, 2020|Podcasts|

How Will COVID-19 Impact US Elections Nov. 3?

ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown offers a slide show he prepared for one of the two major US political parties that predicts how the pandemic could impact in-person voting. More than two-thirds of the states now are experiencing steep peaks for COVID-19 contagion levels. President | Chief Operating Officer , Fred Brown

By |2020-10-25T14:19:29-04:00October 25th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Election CyberSecurity – Can The Election Machines Get Hacked?

ANN ARBOR - Cybersecurity experts Dan Lohrmann and Richard Stiennon joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to discuss election cybersecurity. Can Russians, Chinese, Iraqis and other nation states as well as black hats throw a digital monkey wrench into the US elections Nov. 3? A timely discussion you want to watch. Dan Lohrmann - Chief Strategist

By |2020-10-25T14:05:31-04:00October 25th, 2020|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Wayne State University STEM Innovation Center Opens

ANN ARBOR - Tonya Mathews, director of the new Wayne State University STEM Innovation Center, provides the back story on how she hopes it will help train the next generation of Science, Technology, Match, Arts and Math professionals. Wayne State University has completed construction on the STEM Innovation Learning Center, and commemorated the occasion today with an

By |2020-10-25T13:40:20-04:00October 25th, 2020|mitechtv, STEM|

MCWT Signature Gala Goes Virtual

SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation’s 14th annual Signature Gala went virtual—one more pivot this year for the nonprofit working to make Michigan the No. 1 state for women in technology. The Oct. 17 digital fundraiser, with a theme of “Embrace the Moment,” raised $352,000 in gross revenue for programs that help inspire

By |2020-10-25T15:05:06-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, Featured|

BorgWarner, MTU, Others To Collaborate On Connected Vehicles

HOUGHTON—Michigan Technological University, BorgWarner, and other industry partners will collaborate on a 27-month, $1.99 million research project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to reduce energy consumption through connected vehicle technologies. Included will be vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technologies on vehicles of various types, from light to heavy duty, powered by different propulsion

By |2020-10-25T15:06:58-04:00October 23rd, 2020|Auto Tech, Featured|

Michigan International Technology Center Opens Ridge 5 Corporate Park

PLYMOUTH - Michigan International Technology Center, an 800-acre high-tech research and development collaboration at the site of the former Detroit House of Corrections prison farm, has completed the infrastructure at the Ridge 5 Corporate Park, inside the MITC property. MITC is a real estate development initiative located in an area highly concentrated with many of

By |2020-10-23T17:29:23-04:00October 23rd, 2020|New Products, New Products / Contracts|

Small Business Association of Michigan Creates Guide To Navigate COVID Work Situaitons

LANSING – To aid with the transition to remote work, the Small Business Association of Michigan has created a new guide aimed to help small businesses navigate and thrive in these work situations. “The pandemic has created many unprecedented circumstances for small businesses and that includes the transition to a predominately remote workforce for many