ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan School of Information has been awarded three-year funding for the Making in Michigan Libraries project to help nine Michigan libraries develop Maker workshops next summer. The deadline to apply is Nov. 15. UMSI staff will hit the road in the summer of 2016 and 2017 to lead multi-day
DETROIT - If you missed the 2015 North American Cyber Security Summit on Oct. 26 at COBO Center in Detroit, hosted by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, you still can check out the presentations. They've been posted online. The presentations(for speakers who have authorized posting) are located at https://events.esd.org/CyberSummit/2015Presentations.aspx To read all about the Summit, click
LANSING - Downriver water systems would see the same controls on their waste water as Detroit already faces under a plan released Wednesday to reduce pollutants in Lake Erie that contribute to algae blooms. The Department of Environmental Quality announced it was seeking comment on the plan that also calls for reductions in phosphorus from
DETROIT – The 2016 Clean Energy Trust Challenge is now open to U.S. applicants and offers finalists industry-leading mentorship, national exposure and the chance to compete for $1 million in total investments. The Clean Energy Trust Challenge has become a proven launching pad for Midwest clean energy startups and become the flagship accelerator program of
HOUGHTON - Les Cook, vice president for student affairs and advancement at Michigan Technological University, has been named one of the NASPA Foundation’s 2016 Pillars of the Profession. NASPA is the leading professional organization for student affairs administrators in higher education. Each year, the NASPA Foundation recognizes individuals who have earned professional distinction in higher
TROY - Metal Forming Research Corporation has joined the Altair Partner Alliance with its forging software, Advisor for Metal Forming Process and Design Expert. Originally developed to analyze the forging process, the software capabilities have expanded to apply to extrusion, drawing, rolling, ring rolling, and other functionalities of production lines. "AFDEX has been developed with
ANN ARBOR - The 8th annual "Inside China: Understanding China's Current and Future Automotive Industry" conference Nov. 11 will feature insights by manufacturers, suppliers, consultants and University of Michigan experts on the current and future prospects for the automotive industry in China. The Chinese market continues to be the largest automotive market in the world
SAN FRANCISCO - Firefox has a new tool to stop websites from spying on you, going a step beyond typical private browsing settings. The new Tracking Protection option is able to stop advertisements, social media buttons, and other elements on website from tracking your browsing activity. But by blocking these trackers, some sites could look
SAN FRANCISCO - 2015's hacks, exploits and breaches are the stuff of horror movies. Regardless of whether hackers targeted your computer or your online accounts, each attack has made our collective skin crawl. With tactics straight out of fright flicks, hackers imitated us and spilled our personal details. Not even our phones were safe; Android
SOUTHFIELD - The Editorial Board of Technology Century Magazine, the official publication of The Engineering Society of Detroit, has announced the magazine’s editorial calendar for 2016. The calendar of four quarterly issues will be focused as follows: Spring issue: Nanotechnology. We’ll explore all things small, revisiting the magazine’s coverage of these technologies from 2007. We’re
