TROY ? Security Expert Richard Stiennon will be the speaker for the Dec. 17 meeting of Motor City ISSA at Walsh College in the new auditorium. RSVPs are required Friday to attend this event. His topic will be the Escalation - The Events of 2009 and Their Cyber Defense Implications. A ground breaking investigation from
SOUTHFIELD - Ballots have been sent for the 2010 Office Election to all members in good standing. The election is open from Sunday, December 6th through Sunday, December 13th. The ballot gives you the opportunity to vote for the nominated candidate or to submit a write-in vote for the member of your choice. Please ensure
TROY - On January 7 and January 18, Walsh College will hold informational meetings at regarding a U.S. Department of Defense-funded scholarship for concentrated studies in information assurance. The meetings will be held at the Troy campus at 5 p.m. Room to be determined. February 12 is the deadline to apply for the scholarships, available
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association for Computing Machinery and its partners are launching Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to uncover and remedy the inadequacy of the nation's computer science education system at the K-12 level. While five of the top 10 fastest growing jobs are in computing-related fields, the percent of schools with rigorous high
LANSING - Finally, some good news as far as the state's fiscal situation is concerned: November's tax revenues netted state coffers $1.6 billion, 0.8 percent more than was raised in November 2008, and the first time monthly revenues have shown an increase since January. Even the good news was tempered with conditions, however. While an
LANSING - Thanks to at least $150 million in unexpected revenues and savings, Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Thursday decided to delay implementation of a $127-per-pupil pro-ration cut that was to have taken effect with the December 21 school payment. But she and top state fiscal officials warned that a pro-ration cut will still likely be
LANSING - Michiganders no longer will confront cigarette smoke in restaurants and bars starting in May after the Legislature's passage Thursday of legislation making it illegal to smoke in most workplaces. Passage of the bill was a bitter defeat for the Michigan Restaurant Association, which had successfully fought the concept for years, contending restaurant owners
TROY - A robotics lab grant proposal is among 18 student projects that will be showcased on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Walsh College Business Information Technology and Information Assurance Capstone Fair at the Troy campus. The fair, which is free to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room
WASHINGTON - U.S. House lawmakers Friday approved legislation that would make historic changes to the government's oversight of U.S. financial markets and would revolutionize the way businesses and consumers deal with financial products. A year after a cataclysmic financial crisis threatened to take down world economies, House lawmakers voted 223-202 to pass the largest overhaul
ANN ARBOR ? It's a scene all too familiar for firefighters: Emergency responders enter a burning building, but before the flames are put out, the roof collapses and they dash out. The commander on scene is suddenly left wondering if any crew members are still inside. What do they do? If someone is trapped, there