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LTU’s Artificial Intelligence Degree, Should You Wear A Face Mask To Battle COVID?

ANN ARBOR – On MiTech TV May 17, LTU Provost Tarek Sobh joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV to provide details on Lawrence Tech’s new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence degree. Epidemiologist Fred Brown weighs into the controversy about when someone should wear a face mask to protect them and others

By |2021-05-18T16:19:33-04:00May 18th, 2021|Podcasts|

Esperion Names Sheldon Koenig President, CEO

ANN ARBOR—Esperion Therapeutics Inc. announced the appointment of Sheldon Koenig as president, CEO, and board member, effective immediately. He succeeds Tim Mayleben, whom company officials said “decided to step down” after a decade as the company’s CEO. Mayleben will continue to serve as a senior advisor “to help ensure a smooth transition,” company officials said

By |2021-05-17T20:20:48-04:00May 17th, 2021|Life Sciences|

Apple Partners With MSU To Bring Coding Academy To Detroit

DETROIT - Apple has partnered with Michigan State University o bring this year their first US based Apple Coding Academy to the city of Detroit. The program will educate and train 250 plus while also hiring 15 plus mentors. Applications close June 28. MSU is looking to bring highly motivated and diverse mentors with industry

By |2021-05-17T19:57:06-04:00May 17th, 2021|Software, STEM|

Hypersonic Flight – NY To LA In Under 30 Minutes

ORLANDO - University of Central Florida researchers are building on their technology that could pave the way for hypersonic flight, such as travel from New York to Los Angeles in under 30 minutes. In their latest research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers discovered a way to stabilize

By |2021-05-17T19:57:07-04:00May 17th, 2021|ESD|

MDARD Food And Ag Grants Aim To Spark Growth, Meet Consumer Trends

LANSING — The Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development voted to approve Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grants for four Michigan companies preparing to grow operations, expand product lines, and improve efficiencies. The projects are expected to create several new jobs and increase demand for products grown and produced in the state. “Michigan has

By |2021-05-17T19:57:07-04:00May 16th, 2021|Politics, Politics/Government|

ISSA Motor City Chapter Meeting

Meeting Information Join us at the MotorCity ISSA for a discussion on Information Security. Date: May 20, Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM Location: Register to receive the meeting invite. Speaker and Topic Information The guest speaker will be announced soon. Career Corner - Coming to a Motor City ISSA meeting near you. Are you or someone

By |2021-05-17T19:57:07-04:00May 16th, 2021|Cyber Defense|

New Electric Vehicle Charging Research Could Allow Drivers To Power Their Cars As They Drive Highway

ITHICA, NY - What if you could charge your electric car while you were driving it? Researchers out of Cornell University have been working on just that, developing a solution to one of the biggest hurdles to electric car adoption — battery range and charging availability. Khurram Afridi, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at

By |2021-05-17T19:57:07-04:00May 16th, 2021|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Why Michigan’s Next 13-Seat Map Won’t Look Anything Like The Last One

LANSING - Back in the 1910s and 1920s, Michigan was sitting where it's going after the next election. It had 13 congressional seats. From 1914 to 1930, the map looked the same. Detroit essentially had its own district, Oakland anchored its own district, stretching into Genesee and Ingham counties. Macomb anchored its own district with

Why IT Is Important For You To Get A COVID Vaccination

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to MITech TV to talk about why it is so important to get vaccinated for COVID-19. He also provides details on treatments available should you get the COVID virus. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of 27 major pharmaceutical,

By |2021-05-15T16:28:59-04:00May 15th, 2021|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

C3 Industries Expanding Grow, Doubling Provisioning Centers

ANN ARBOR - C3 Industries is a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Ann Arbor. Its CEO is Ankur Rungta. In this video interview, Ankur updates progress made in not only expanding the company's provisioning centers, soon five and eventually 11, plus expanding its 40,000 square foot grow facility in Webberville by another 90,000 square

By |2021-05-15T16:26:03-04:00May 15th, 2021|Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|