HOUGHTON - At a meeting of Michigan Technological University’s Board of Trustees on April 29, 2016, the Board approved two new degree programs, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and a PhD in Applied Physics. The MS in Cybersecurity is an interdisciplinary program involving faculty from the Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer
JACKSON - Consumers Energy is making good on a five-year commitment to Michigan businesses, announcing this week that it has spent over $1 billion in less than a year with employers based in the Great Lakes State. “By investing in our home state of Michigan, we are helping businesses grow. That leads to our state
LANSING - The culinary team from Plymouth-Canton Educational Park took second place an the management team from Saginaw Career Complex took fourth place in the 15th Annual National ProStart Invitational in Dallas, Texas, held this past weekend. Plymouth-Canton and Saginaw took first place in their respective categories in the Michigan ProStart Competition held in March,
AUBURN HILLS - Google will integrate its self-driving technology into some new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans, marking the first time Google has worked directly with an automaker. The announcement, made Tuesday, will more than double Google’s current fleet of self-driving test vehicles. Engineering responsibilities will be shared based on each company’s respective expertise. FCA
ANN ARBOR - James Flynn, managing director of New York City-based Deerfield Capital Management, and Adam Lilling, founder and managing partner of Los Angeles-based Plus Capital will keynote the 35th annual Michigan Growth Capital Symposium May 17-18. MGCS will also feature panel discussions on topics ranging from the impact of healthcare reform, medical software startup
AUBURN HILLS - Oakland University INCubator has been awarded $42,500 by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to provide product development support to Safety in Motion, a developer of an “on the field” concussion testing medical device. Safety in Motion, based in Novi, was formed in 2013 to use leading-edge automotive safety technologies and engineering skills
NOVI - Information has become the oil of the Twenty-first Century. Join Red Level and Dell at the Michigan Beer Company in Novi on May 12 to learn how to manage it and have a few beers on Red Level. IT has become one of the primary drivers of business growth due to the influx
ANN ARBOR - MITechNews.Com is pleased to announce that the Small Business Association of Michigan is its latest content partner providing readers and listeners with the latest news and events listings from the state's preeminent small business group. SBAM will feature MITechNews.Com in its Monday eNewsletter to its 25,000 members and on its website (www.sbam.org).
NORTHVILLE - Motor City ISSA is hosting its second networking and recruiting event May 19 with special guest CBI to speak about its academy and internship programs. Potential candidates will get a chance to meet CBI officials. The meeting is open to Security minded professionals, Students and those considering a career in Security. It will
WASHINGTON DC - High school students in California and Michigan will participate in a V@X High School Lab, a connected vehicle open, hands-on laboratory, where using a 3D printer, they will design and build their own connected and autonomous vehicles. A new conference will be held on June 13 during the ITS America 2016 conference
