DETROIT - Sparky Anderson used to say that you needed 40 games before you could truly assess how a major-league team is going to do for a season. We’re approaching that point now, so the time is right to give you my take on this year’s team. What I see frustrates me, because it looks
LUDINGTON – One lucky entrepreneur with a viable business idea or with less than $100,000 in sales annually will win $50,000 in prize money in a “Shark Tank”-style competition in front of a live audience Sept. 15. And the only catch is the winner must start or relocate the business in Mason County Northern Michigan.
DETROIT - On Monday, the Toyota 4D Engineering Theater opened at the Michigan Science Center with the goal of inspiring the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math learning. “We’re thrilled to be a partner with the Michigan Science Center and help them nurture future innovators,” said Jeff Makarewicz, group vice president of Toyota
SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University offered $600,000 in scholarships to the winners and runners-up of the first-ever E-Sports Michigan Invitational video game tournament, held Saturday on LTU’s Southfield campus. Some 75 students from 15 high schools in the Detroit area competed. LTU and the State Champs! high school sports TV show sponsored the event. Teams
DETROIT - Did you know that right now there are currently 500,000 unfilled programming jobs in the U.S.? In Michigan alone, there are over 14,000 open computing jobs. Many of these positions are high-paying. Many computing careers are projected to grow at twice the rate of other jobs. We also know computer science helps build
GRAND RAPIDS - MTAM sponsored NHacks began as Michigan's first hack-a-thon for high school students that brings together a diverse group of students at all levels of experience and backgrounds. Using collaboration, and providing a venue for self-expression and creativity, young developers can push boundaries of innovation and shape the future of tomorrow. Whether it's creating a website,
ANN ARBOR - ITC took MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan up in a helicopter Friday that over-flew at a low altitude miles of high-voltage power lines to demonstrate what happens when the electric transmission company does it semi-annual aerial inspections. The lines are operated by ITC’s Michigan operating entities, ITCTransmission and Michigan Electric Transmission Company, LLC
ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday May 22, Drone law expert Enrico Schaefer talks about the Great Lakes Drone Racing Cup. Also he will explain show an attorney took the FAA to court on a registration rule for model aircraft and won. Nick Lumsden, vice president at Online Tech, breaks down what happened with
ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan has been awarded a five-year, $20 million grant from the federal government to form a research institute focused on sustainable management of the Great Lakes. The Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, which will be hosted by UM and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, represents
FLINT — Baker College will launch two graduate degrees fall 2017 for those wishing to enter or advance in the cybersecurity field: an MBA in cloud security risk management and a Master of Science in information systems (MSIS) in cloud security risk management. Enrollment is now open for courses that begin Aug. 28. “These new
