ANN ARBOR - Robert Magee executive director of the Engineering Society of Detroit will review statics on Engineering graduates and the gap, why ESD started GEA Academy and his future views. Sibrina Collins Lawrence Technological University STEM Director on the importance of storytelling and broadening the image of STEM professionals in the classroom. Fred Brown
ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown updates the bottlenecks that have stimied COVID-19 vaccine distribution to the US population. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch teams of 27 major pharmaceutical, 13 diagnostic and 6 vaccine products. Collectively, these products save the lives of over 5.6 million people
WASHINGTON DC - President-elect Joe Biden is hoping to push a massive COVID-19 relief bill through Congress in the first few months of his presidency, an ambitious plan that could meet rough partisan headwinds. Here are the sections of the bill that could prove to be a windfall for the tech industry. $130 billion to
DETROIT - General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac - a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A senior GM executive described the concept as “reimagining the future of personal transportation.” The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off
CUPERTINO, Calif. - macOS Big Sur 11.2 beta 2, which was released yesterday, eliminates a feature that allowed Apple apps bypass third-party firewalls, security tools, and VPN apps, according to reports from ZDNet and security researcher Patrick Wardle. macOS Big Sur 11 included a ContentFilterExclusionList that let Apple's apps like the App Store, Maps, iCloud, and more to avoid firewall and
SYDNEY, Australia - A new type of stem cell—that is, a cell with regenerative abilities—could be closer on the horizon, a new study led by an Australian University shows. The stem cells (called induced multipotent stem cells, or iMS) can be made from easily accessible human cells—in this case, fat—and reprogrammed to act as stem cells. The results
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – As more people stayed at home during 2020 due to the pandemic, they were streaming a lot more videos for reasons beyond just entertainment. This trend is expected to continue over the next three years, prompting many public libraries to transition their budgets from DVDs to streaming and prepare for changes
GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton announced a complete suite of solutions from its Vehicle Group to reduce vapor emissions produced during the refueling of gas-powered vehicles. Reducing fuel vapor emissions minimizes the impact vehicles have on the environment and contributes to Eaton’s mission of creating a more sustainable future for all. Industry data reveals
LANSING – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index declined 5.5 points in December to 95.9, falling below the average Index value since 1973 of 98. Nine of the 10 Index components declined and only one improved. Owners expecting better business conditions over the next six months declined 24 points to a net negative 16 percent. NFIB,
DETROIT - Recent years have witnessed a surge in the digital media industry, with Internet users worldwide choosing online content as their main source of information and entertainment. However, with millions of people spending more time indoors and online amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the year 2021 is expected to bring records, both in terms of
