SOUTHFIELD - The Ferris State University College of Business and a Dearborn-based education and training firm are bringing a series of executive Mini MBA sessions to The Engineering Society of Detroit beginning June 8. Ferris State is offering the Mini MBA in conjunction with Dearborn-based American Center for Educational and Professional Services. The
NOVI - The title of Spencer Sator's opening presentation at the 2015 Energy Conference and Exhibition was "Five Emerging Technologies You Don't Want To Miss." Well, it was really more like seven or eight, but who's counting? Sator, senior manager of emerging technology at Boulder, Colo.-based E Source - which Sator described as "like Consumer
TROY - The Troy-based engineering technology provider Altair said Thursday that its product development group, Altair Product Design, has reached a new milestone having expanded to more than 800 engineering and design staff across the world. The group has doubled its employee count during the last 10years. Altair also announced Garching, Germany based FluiDyna GmbH,
MT. PLEASANT - Central Michigan University's Institute for Great Lakes Research is helping the U.S. Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identify and restore Great Lakes coastal wetlands and, in the process, make them more resilient to a changing climate. Supported by a $103,069 grant from the
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor-based payment technology startup Stratos Thursday announced the first shipments of its Stratos Bluetooth Connected Card, which combines credit, debit, membership, gift and other magnetic stripe cards in one digital Bluetooth card. "From consumers to leading banks, merchants and card networks, we'se thrilled to see so much positive feedback since
HOUGHTON - Getting relief supplies to millions of survivors of the Nepal earthquake will be a challenge due to the region's rugged terrain and poor road network, according to a Michigan Technological University earthquake expert who visited the country in 2010. Dr. Wayne D. Pennington, dean of MTU's College of Engineering, also said that if
SOUTHFIELD - It's National Volunteer Week, a week to recognize all the ways volunteers make America a better place - and to inspire and encourage people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. And if there's anyplace that owes a massive debt to its volunteers, it's The Engineering Society of Detroit.
ANN ARBOR - Nearly 30 members of The Engineering Society of Detroit Thursday enjoyed a tour of the University of Michigan's new Mobility Transformation Center. Attached to UM's longtime transportation safety study organization, the UM Transportation Research Institute, the new center will also include Mcity, a 13-acre proving ground for autonomous and connected vehicles.
SOUTHFIELD - The North American International Cyber Summit 2015, hosted by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, has issued a call for presentations. The event will be held Oct. 25 and 26 at Cobo Center in Detroit. The submission deadline is Monday, May 4. People with knowledge of cybersecurity issues are now invited to submit
SOUTHFIELD - Thousands of jobs in engineering, technology, science and the skilled trades will be available next week at Michigan's top high-tech job fair, The Engineering Society of Detroit's annual Spring Engineering and Technology Job Fair. The job fair will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 13 at the Suburban Collection Showplace,