EAST LANSING – A graduate of Michigan State University, whose only hope of completing his college education in the 1960s was a scholarship, is paying it forward with a $5.3 million gift to the College of Engineering. The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, will use cash and estate planning to commit $5.3 million to
SOUTHFIELD - More than 300 experts in industrial engineering from around the world are expected at Lawrence Technological University Sept. 23-25 for the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society Detroit Conference. Industrial engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems. Industrial engineers work to eliminate wasted time,
ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor two-factor security developer Duo Security this week published research that illustrates the risk phishing attacks present to business. Since its July 2016 launch, about 400 companies have begun using Duo Insight, a free tool that lets IT teams run internal phishing simulations. Of the 11,542 users who received a
EAST LANSING - Researchers from the Michigan State University College of Engineering have created an easy way to use a cell phone to recognize prescription pills – often a major problem for the elderly and one that can have deadly consequences. Mi Zhang, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is the first-prize winner
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is inviting the public to get behind the scenes at the $730 million Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) during an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20. Attendees will have a rare opportunity to learn more about FRIB and view the FRIB construction progress.
ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan’s Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund has invested in ContentOro, a digital content firm based in Ann Arbor. The $50,000 investment from the Zell Lurie Fund, part of a larger bridge round, will help ContentOro grow its content offerings and customer base. In June 2015, the company closed a $450,000
SOUTHFIELD - Four Lawrence Technological University professors have won a $25,000 grant from the National Fluid Power Association to bring problem-based and entrepreneurial-minded learning to fluid mechanics and thermodynamics education. The LTU team is led by principal investigator Liping Liu, assitant professor in LTU’s A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering. Other members are Robert
EAST LANSING - Michigan State University and Marathon Petroleum Corp. celebrated a new partnership and a $150,000 commitment for underrepresented and underprepared students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Marathon Petroleum’s support will strengthen the Engineering and Science Success Academy (ESSA) at MSU – a seven-week residential program administered by the Diversity Programs Office in
DETROIT - AT&T Inc. said it is now covering more of several areas of Michigan with improved 4G LTE service through more than 30 new cell towers. AT&T says it invested more than $60 million in its wireless and wired networks in Michigan between 2013 through 2015, driving a wide range of upgrades to reliability,
TROY - Lean & Green Michigan, the Detroit-based energy efficiency financial consultant, announced that Troy-based Heller Machine Tools has become the first manufacturing company in Michigan to use PACE financing to pay for a complete energy retrofit. Heller is working with the Detroit energy efficiency consultant Levin Energy Partners LLC, Troy-based ABM Facility Services, and
