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
ANN ARBOR - Mobility researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a new way to test autonomous vehicles that bypasses the billions of miles they would need to log for consumers to consider them road-ready. The process, which was developed using data from more than 25 million miles of real-world driving, can cut the
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
HOWELL - The Michigan STEM Partnership announced Tuesday a joint initiative with the Mobile Technology Association and Inforum to collect and share videos from STEM professionals in order to enable student, parent and educator awareness of STEM careers and the opportunities they provide, and to encourage student participation in STEM careers. Known as the ‘Michigan
ANN ARBOR - Companies across the globe are still reeling and recovering from the global ransomware attack known as WannaCry on Friday, which took down tens of thousands of machines in 150 countries, including Britain’s National Health System. How and why did this happen? I've mentioned ransomware before and how it’s distributed, how it particularly affects healthcare, and the rise of ransomware as
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
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
