ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan is ranked No. 20 in the world, according to the World University Rankings 2012-2013. U-M was ranked No. 18 in the 2011 survey. The annual list ranks the top 400 universities and is based on 13 performance indicators separated into five categories: teaching, research, citations, industry income and
DETROIT - General Motors announced Tuesday it is opening an Information Technology Innovation Center in Warren and expects to hire up to 1,500 high-tech employees over the next several years to support the company's new approach to IT services. The GM Michigan Innovation Center is the second of four planned Innovation Centers in the United
LANSING - Voters overwhelmingly say they will consider each of the five constitutional amendments on the November ballot one by one and not simply reject them en masse, according to a poll commissioned by Gongwer News Service. Once five constitutional amendments were certified for the ballot, discussion began about whether voters might simply decide to
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder was joined by top Democratic and Republican officials on Tuesday to denounce the proposal that would require a two-thirds legislative majority vote or a statewide vote to increase taxes as merely a special interest initiative and that would hurt the state as a whole. "This is simply bad public policy.
LANSING - Republican former Governor Bill Milliken on Tuesday gave his support to the November ballot proposal that would require increasing the state's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025. "I think the opportunity of renewable energy in Michigan is important enough that the 25 percent renewable policy should have the long-term certainty of
DETROIT ? Registration is now open for the 2012 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference scheduled for Oct. 26 at Wayne State University?s McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The conference showcases how green chemistry and engineering are contributing to revitalization in manufacturing by using less toxic materials in the design and production of goods. ?Michigan is
ANN ARBOR - NanoBio Corporation has promoted David Peralta to chief executive officer. Peralta, who previously served as the company?s chief operating and financial officer, replaces James R. Baker, Jr. M.D., who recently joined Merck & Co. as the senior vice president, head global vaccine franchise. As the scientific founder and inventor of NanoBio?s patented
LANSING - As firearm deer hunting season approaches in Michigan ? and with many other seasons already under way ? the Department of Natural Resources is offering hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to begin their experience with MI-Hunt. Mi-HUNT, originally released in 2010, is a cutting-edge application that displays multiple layers of information, which can be
NOVI ? MITechNews.Com readers qualify for a 10 percent discount to attend TiECon Midwest, the premier event for matching entrepreneurs to investors. To qualify for the discount, simply click on TiEConMidwest.Org/registation. Use code mitech2012. You will need to put this code in the "promotion" area when you register. The agenda is below: THURSDAY - October
DEARBORN ? The Michigan Cyber Range will be the focus of the ISACA-Detroit meeting on Oct. 17 when Merit President Donald Welch explains the newest wrinkle in the fight against cyber crime and terrorism. The after dinner topic will be OSINT Footprinting using Twitter and Phthon, a presentation by Raymond Lilly. Advance registration ends at