SOUTH KOREA - Electric vehicles are set for a major upgrade as groundbreaking advances in battery technology promise to significantly enhance their capabilities. This innovation couldn't have come at a better time, as the demand for electric cars grows faster than ever. At the heart of this progress are improvements in the way batteries store
ANN ARBOR – There is still time to register for a number of Washtenaw Community College’s (WCC) STEM youth camps this summer, and scholarships are available for families living in Ypsilanti zip codes. Week-long camps begin July 7 and continue through August. All camps are hosted on the WCC campus, 4800 E. Huron River Drive,
ANN ARBOR—Artificial intelligence is often debated in terms of being a cure-all or chaos agent, as if independent of its human creators. Neither is the case, nor should we forget who makes it and why, and how it should serve humanity. That's the backbone of the latest episode of Business & Society, in which two
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Community & Worker Economic Transition Office announced a public-private partnership designed to create and retain good-paying jobs, support Michigan manufacturers and strengthen the state’s position as a global leader in the energy supply chain at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference. DTE Energy and Consumers
LANSING – Small business owners across Michigan are united in citing health care costs as their top concern, according to the latest membership survey from the Small Business Association of Michigan. The immense growth in the cost of health care has them rebalancing their books and cutting back on hiring new employees. Seventy-six percent of
Coastal communities around the globe are at a greater risk than ever after a grim new study offered insight into the continued loss of the polar ice sheets. What's happening? A team of researchers has examined the correlation between the rise in global temperature and the current rate of sea-level rise. According to the study published in Communications Earth &
LANSING - Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist II announced funding commitments of up to $107 million from the State of Michigan to support infrastructure workforce development initiatives through the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Building Michigan’s Infrastructure Workforce (BMIW) program. The BMIW program recently released the Michigan Statewide Infrastructure Workforce Plan – developed by
COLUMBUS - Ohio Republicans plan to pass recreational marijuana reform by the end of June. Both the House and Senate are working together to create restrictions, which have drawn criticism from legalized marijuana supporters around the state. Under the law passed by Ohio voters in November 2023, if you are 21 years old or older,
COLUMBUS - An Ohio House committee has adopted a number of major changes to a Senate bill that would make sweeping adjustments to the state’s adult-use marijuana legalization law. Advocates say the amended bill is an improvement but still undercuts priorities included in Issue 2, passed by voters in 2023. The action by the House
LANSING – The State of Michigan today announced the launch of the next round of the Make It in Michigan Mobility Prototyping Grant Program, a key initiative aimed at strengthening the state’s leadership in mobility, electrification, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing innovation. Led by the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) and the
