ROYAL OAK - Social media expert Melih Oztalay from Birmingham-based SmartFinds Marketing talks about the latest Social Media Marketing Trends, including Facebook Improvements, LinkedIn, Twitter Replies, and the hottest trend of them all, Video Marketing. Facebook Improvements Melih Oztalay discussed the changes taking place at Facebook which businesses need to consider in their digital social
WASHINGTON DC - America’s wind power workforce installed 908 utility-scale turbines in the first quarter of 2017, totaling 2,000 megawatts of capacity, enough electricity to power 500,000 average homes, a new report contends. The American Wind Energy Association said the first quarter was the wind industry’s strongest start in eight years. The statistics are contained
DETROIT – Wayne State University received notice from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health has renewed a five-year, $7.5 million grant for the Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors. The previous NIH grant for CURES totaled $2.4 million for three years. CURES — one of 22 P30
ANN ARBOR - The Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan has awarded nearly $500,000 to support four sustainability-related research projects in the U.S. and abroad. The four projects will investigate sustainable diets in Kenya and Vietnam, climate adaptation strategies of indigenous tribes in the Great Lakes region, climate-related health disparities among marginalized communities,
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has named its bipolar disorder research program for Heinz Prechter, in honor of a new gift commitment of up to $5 million by the World Heritage Foundation - Prechter Family Fund. But the gift comes with a challenge to others who care about bipolar disorder: The Prechter family
ANN ARBOR- A sweeping study of an internet communication mechanism common in mobile devices has revealed that so-called 'open ports' are much more vulnerable to security breaches than previously thought. The vulnerability the University of Michigan researchers highlighted is most pronounced in Android apps that let users share data across devices and connect to their
Written by: John Sullivan, Project Manager of Business Partnerships, and Lindsay White, Communications Manager, both of the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) DETROIT - Taking a look at the computer science industry today, the very low percentage of women in tech-related occupations is apparent. According to an article in Forbes, 92 percent of
ANN ARBOR - Consumer sentiment in April continued to travel on the high plateau established following Donald Trump's election, with only minor deviations from its five-month average of 97.4, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. There is widespread agreement among consumers on their very positive assessments of the current state of the
DETROIT - Hacking Health Windsor Detroit III returns to Tech Town Detroit. Hacking Health is an event designed to improve healthcare by inviting technology creators and healthcare professionals to collaborate on realistic, human-centric solutions to front-line problems in a fun, intense, hands-on event where small teams tackle tough problems in a supportive community of peers and mentors. It is a weekend long cross-border event that breaks down
ROYAL OAK - On M2 MechCast Monday May 1 (yes May already), SBAM CEO Rob Fowler will outline a new partnership with Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to provide enhanced energy services. Tony Matthews CEO of the Michigan Science Center will updates the latest happenings. Brian Wassom, partner at Warner Norcross & Judd LLP, argues
