ANN ARBOR - New University of Michigan research vehicles will be open testbeds for academic and industry researchers to rapidly test self-driving and connected vehicle technologies at a world-class proving ground. These open connected and automated research vehicles, or open CAVs, are equipped with sensors including radar, lidar and cameras, among other features. They will
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization, has launched a new digital resource hub and expanded business sector representation on its board in an effort to become the primary contributor to the growth and development of STEM Education in the state. At a time where only 37 percent of Michigan high school
DETROIT - Wayne State University’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options – Girls Investigate Real Life) program, designed to help girls build confidence and career awareness in STEM fields, is now accepting applications for the winter 2017 semester. Application deadline is Dec. 1. GO-GIRL is free and open to a limited number of seventh-grade girls. The Saturday program,
ANN ARBOR - Economists at the University of Michigan announced Friday that Michigan will add on average 45,800 jobs each of the next two years - good news indeed, but slightly more than half the average 70,000 jobs added from 2014 to 2016. In their annual November forecast of Michigan's economy, George Fulton and colleagues
DETROIT - The Workforce Intelligence Network has been awarded a $6 million, four-year grant to train 900 southeast Michigan workers in robotics and automation careers through the Advance Michigan Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative. The funding aligns with southeast Michigan’s White House designation as an Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership area, which prioritizes
DETROIT - David Brophy, PhD, who has been teaching finance at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business since the 1980s, was named the Above and Beyond Award Winner by the Michigan Venture Capital Association. In this video, Brophy, the founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium, which each May attracts hundreds of Venture
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has received a $1.65 million grant from the federal government to help import-impacted manufacturers in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana improve their global competitiveness and enhance business growth. The money will be used by the business assistance center at the University of Michigan's Institute for Research on Labor, Employment
ROYAL OAK - Cybersecurity expert Dan Lohrmann explains how the Dedicated Denial of Service attack that in October brought down large sections of the Internet on the U.S. East and West Coasts was orchestrated by hackers using a botnet connected to a variety of dumb and unprotected appliances on the so-called Internet of Things. Until
ROYAL OAK - Linda Daichendt, President and Executive Director of the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan, talks about the TiECon Midwest, Michigan’s largest entrepreneurial conference that attracted hundreds of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other professionals. This year’s theme was Ignite2Disrupt. Connected World. Main tracks will focus on Connected Mobility, Digital Health, Global Connectivity, Fintech and
ROYAL OAK - Maureen Miller Brosnan, executive director of the Michigan Venture Capital Association, talks about the MVCA awards presented on Nov. 2, including the Above and Beyond Award for University of Michigan Finance Professor David Brophy. Brophy is the founder of the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium that attracts hundreds of investors from around the
