DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles with no human backup will be put to the test on publicly traveled roads as early as next year in what may be the first attempt at unassisted autonomous piloting. Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and French transport company Transdev plan to use autonomous taxis and a shuttle van to
GRAND RAPIDS - VoiceGR, Grand Rapids’ community survey, is expanding to become countywide thanks to a new partnership between the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University and the Kent County Health Department. As VoiceKent, the survey will gather critical public health information from all areas of Kent County’s more than 600,000
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has received a $58 million five-year grant to help researchers turn their best ideas and discoveries into tests, treatments, care innovations and cures through training, funding and central research services. The grant is from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences through its Clinical
DETROIT - The Wayne State University Board of Governors has approved a new executive master of science in automotive supply chain management to be offered through the Mike Ilitch School of Business. The program is slated to begin in fall 2017. The degree is focused on the automotive industry and other industries with complex manufacturing.
INDIANAPOLIS - Online Tech has been selected as the disaster recovery provider of choice for Milhaus, a mixed-use housing developer. One of the fastest growing companies in Indianapolis, Milhaus designs, builds and manages luxury apartments in urban areas across the U.S. Milhaus was looking to protect its critical telecommunications, file and accounting services with a
ANN ARBOR - With yogurt and crushed glass, University of Michigan researchers have taken a step toward using visible light to image inside the body. Their method for focusing light through these materials is much faster and simpler than today's dominant approach. Dense structures like bone show up clearly in x-rays, but softer tissues like
LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s International Trade Program has received the President’s “E” Award for Export Service, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley announced Tuesday. The President’s “E” Award, presented Monday in Washington, D.C., is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. “In today’s
ROCKFORD - North Kent Community Services connects people to the resources they need, which includes a store that is opening soon! It’s also one of the reasons its name is changing to North Kent Connect. “People had difficulty remembering the name North Kent Community Services since it was so long,” explained Claire Guisfredi, executive director
GRAND RAPIDS - Despite signs that several local industries are topping out, the index for employment and new orders in West Michigan are at a two-year high, according to a Grand Valley State University economist. Brian G. Long, director of Supply Management Research in the Seidman College of Business, surveyed local business leaders and his findings
LANSING - The Michigan and U.S. economies should continue growing over the next two years, but that growth will be slower as the economy tries to deal with near full-employment situation and demographic changes as more Baby Boomers retire and more millennials go into the jobs market, economists said Wednesday at the May Revenue Estimating
