DETROIT - Wayne State University aims to reach out to young men and women an overview of science and engineering careers Nov. 18 through a special program funded by the National Science Foundation. Unlimited Horizons: Exploring Science and Engineering Careers for Women and Minority Students, an ESCALATE (Engineering & Science Careers in Academia: Learning from
BIRMINGHAM - At first glance the idea of a US Smart Grid is appealing: Update the power grid so that it is more dynamic, granular, and controllable. In practical terms it means replacing the meters on every house, apartment, restaurant, gym, plant, and business in the country with digital meters that provide a control point
DETROIT - Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne held a marathon eight-hour press briefing yesterday and made it very clear the company has the cash, the resources and the plan to turn itself around. Chrysler says it will break even on an operating basis next year. It will break even on a net basis in 2011. By
SOUTHFIELD - The Salvation Army is pumping up its Online Red Kettle with the introduction of a new Facebook application in an effort to engage all audiences in its annual Red Kettle Campaign. The Online Red Kettle allows people to host their own fundraiser for The Salvation Army by making donations online. "With an increased
WASHINGTON DC - For the last decade or so, Internet service providers have been dealing with requests to block access to pornographic or copyright-infringing Web sites, or in China, ones that dare to criticize the government. Now a U.S. House of Representatives bill is taking the unusual step of requiring Internet providers to block access
SAN FRANCISCO - T-Mobile said on Wednesday that a software glitch was to blame for a massive outage on Tuesday that left many customers unable to send or receive calls or text messages. "After investigating the cause, we have determined that a back-end system software error had generated abnormal congestion on the network," T-Mobile said
LANSING - Clark Gerstacker of Midland was reelected President of the Corn Marketing Program of Michigan, the trade and lobbying arm of the Michigan Corn Growers Association. Gerstacker also serves on the executive committee. Other on that committee include: Brian Kreps of Temperance serves as Vice President Mark Kies of Allen serves as Treasurer Richard
TROY - Your company finds great marketing value in utilizing social media, but are you aware of the accompanying risks? What are you doing to protect yourself from potential liability that could arise? This half-day session on Dec. 2 at Walsh College in Troy will explore the legal implications of social networking for your organization
DETROIT - If you are a small business and do any of your banking online these days (and who doesn't), you need to be aware of a very pervasive new scam that targets small businesses in particular. The FBI recently released a warning to small business stating that if they are using ACH money transfers,
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - A hacker in the Netherlands broke into some jailbroken iPhones and sent text messages to the owners asking them to pay to find out how to secure their phones, according to postings in a Dutch forum called Tweakers.net. One of the victims posted a screenshot from his iPhone of the