GRAND RAPIDS - Kentwood Public Schools, Kent Career Technical Center and West Michigan Aviation Academy received $35,000 in grants to help the Bosch Community Fund prepare the workforce of the future for careers in high-tech fields. The foundation focuses primarily on the enrichment of science, technology, engineering and math education field and the advancement of
DETROIT - Detroit has seen a lot of changes over the past decade including a bankruptcy filing, an influx of corporations and professionals, and growth in the technology sector. Major technology companies like Quicken Loans, QStride, Atomic Object, Detroit Labs, and dozens of technology startups call Downtown Detroit their home. But how great is the
DETROIT - A two-day technology program invited 100 middle school students to get exposed to computer coding and application development in a fun competition at the Ford STEAM Hackathon held on March 27-28. The kids worked in teams to create a vision for an application and then make it real for a chance to win
DETROIT - Applications are now open for Wayne State?s TechTown program called DTX Launch Detroit, a 10-week summer accelerator for college students and recent graduates aspiring to launch a technology start-up. Participants will receive a stipend of $2,500 per individual (up to $7,500 per venture team) to test out their entrepreneurial dreams. DTX Launch Detroit
SOUTHFIELD - Lawrence Technological University is ranked 23rd in the country for bachelor?s degree programs for computer game design in a national survey conducted by The Princeton Review and PC Gamer. Lawrence Tech offers a bachelor?s degree in game art through its College of Architecture and Design. Students can also take a concentration in game
SOUTHFIELD - Rumors of an Apple car have big implications for the auto industry. It spells potential disruption. Whether Apple sells a car or not, they've opened the flood gates on possibilities for new opportunities in and around cars. Mark Phillips will present research during a Michigan Council of Women In Technology Lunch & Learn
ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Angel Fund led a $1.7 million round of funding for Arborlight that recently closed. The company will use the money to further commercialization efforts for its award-winning LightWell product, which offers the benefits of a skylight, with the convenience of a light fixture. ?The Michigan Angel Fund is focused on
DETROIT ? The Michigan Council for Women in Technology on March 18 celebrated with a day of enrichment and giving back to women in technology. Female tech professionals gained insight from Quicken Loans CIO Ling Long in the morning, while hundreds of grade-school girls were inspired by the Internet of Things in the afternoon. The
LANSING - The Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Support Foundation will send the culinary team from Lenawee Intermediate School District TECH Center in Adrian and the management team from Plymouth-Canton Educational Park in Canton to compete in the 15th annual National ProStart Invitational in Anaheim, California. Both teams took first place in their respective disciplines at
GRAND RAPIDS - The Center for Leadership at Grand Valley State University has announced three upcoming leadership programs - Spring What Leaders Do - The Leadership Development Series, Leading High Performance Teams, and Emerging Leader Workshop. What Leaders Do - The Leadership Development Series Learn the key skills necessary to be a leader and bring