ANN ARBOR - Converting human urine into a safe fertilizer for agricultural crops is the goal of a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Michigan engineering researchers lead the project, and they'll work with colleagues at the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute, U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment, U-M School
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University will use a National Science Foundation grant of $1 million to develop a smart human-centered system, known as iSee, for enhancing college counseling services. It’s estimated that about 10 percent of college students turn to counseling services to help navigate the turbulent waters of college life and deal with
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its inaugural MCWT Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women in information technology careers or fields of study. MCWT will present the award during a ceremony
GRAND RAPIDS – The Big Data Ignite 2016 workshop and conference, Sept. 29-30 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids, will bring together computing professionals, scientists, students, and tech companies to focus on cutting-edge data technologies and know-how. Topics include Hadoop, Spark, RStudio, data-science theory and practice, and cloud-based infrastructure and services. On Thursday, September
TROY - Mobile Backend as a Service, sometimes referred to as MBaaS, refers to the practice of using a service provider to power the backend services – such as business logic and data management – of an app. The purpose is to take care of all the technical infrastructure necessities needed behind the scenes for
CUPERTINO, Ca. - What more can Apple say to convince customers it's protecting their personal information? As of Wednesday, it seems the company ran short of new ways to reassure us. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the iPhone 7 this week, but never listed its privacy features. In a video before the main presentation, late-night
CUPERTINO, Ca. - Apple issued an urgent security update on Thursday for OS X and Safari after finding the same vulnerabilities in its desktop operating system that were discovered last week in its mobile operating system and that allow attackers to remotely take control of a device. The patch for OS X 10.11.6 "El Capitan"
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan seems to have the necessary components to be the world leader in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as a result of our strong talent, educational institutions and industry. Michigan’s labor supply is strong with 16.7 percent of all degrees completed are STEM degrees, which is slightly higher than the national average
GRAND RAPIDS - WorkFountain is a proven web-based talent matching tool that addresses the unique recruiting needs of the small to mid-sized business community. The system is simple and it works. WorkFountain guides employers through an easy posting process and intelligently sorts through tens of thousands of profiles to instantly provide employers with pre-selected candidates
DETROIT - Jordan Wright, is an R&D Engineer at Duo Security, who recently developed a phishing assessment tool that helps companies evaluate how vulnerable they are to phishing attacks. The results of their study were shocking: 31 percent of employees clicked the link in the phishing campaign that went into their email. 17 percent clicked the link
