FLINT TOWNSHIP – Baker College has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of nearly $512,000 to advance photonics and laser education at Baker College and in Michigan through June 2020. The goal, according to Anca Sala, Ph.D., Baker College dean of the College of Engineering, is to educate more students to become qualified photonics,
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast today, Co-host Mike Brennan will call from the Netherlands where he interviewed Henk Ovink, the government promoter of Dutch expertise on rising water and climate change. Also on the show will be Kathleen Norton-Schock who will be interviewing Theresa Ancick, data warehouse consultant and manager of Business Information Service
ROYAL OAK - Bamboo Detroit, a co-working space in downtown Detroit, has outgrown its space on the third floor of the Julian C. Madison Building and has leased the fourth floor, adding another 3,000 square feet. Co-founder Mike Ferlito explains what’s happening in this segment of M2 TechCast. Ferlito said the new buildout will produce
TROY - IoTTechConnect.Com, a new website focused on becoming a one-stop shop for companies offering Internet of Things products and services, is issuing a call for white papers, columns, and product offerings to display in an online catalogue. Topics include Autonomous Vehicles, Sensors and related hardware, cybersecurity, Industrial IoT, Agribusiness, Tourism, Wireless Mobility, Smart Buildings,
ROYAL OAK - On Aug. 14, Linda Daichendt, CEO of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, will talk about a new partnership to promote STEM professional videos. Terry Croad, director of planning for the city of Southfield, will discuss plans for a walkable downtown district designed to attract young professionals and diverse economic activity. Tember
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its second annual Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women in information technology careers or fields of study. “Michigan is full of visionary women strengthening our
ANN ARBOR – Genomenon has announced version 1.3 of its Mastermind genomic search engine that adds new tools to help clinicians quickly find authoritative research related to their patients genomic mutations and a new suite of solutions to help automate next generation DNA sequencing workflows. While the cost of DNA sequencing continues to drop faster
ROYAL OAK – If you have a business that wants to migrate to the cloud, how do you take the first steps? Microsoft has selected a group of partners, including Red Level, and has provided the funding for the assessment to the tune of from $3,000 to $7,000 to pay Red Level’s consulting fees. That’s
ROYAL OAK - IoT Tech Connect, originally scheduled for October, has been rescheduled for April 11-12. Co-producer Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, said marketing budgets were already spent and although a lot of companies are interested in attending, they suggested the event get moved to 2018. The new dates for the IoT Tech Connect conference
ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday Aug. 7, Warner Norcross & Judd Partner Norbert Kugele will talk about geofencing, a technique for HR recruitment which automatically collects data from user’s cellphones within a specific region for the purpose of targeted advertising. Although geofencing is becoming more widely used for recruiting, companies that use this technology will need
