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Summer Program Offers Students Chance To Learn Engineering Skills

DETROIT - The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) invites Michigan students to add unique experiences and learning activities to their plans this summer through a series of programs and classes. This summer students can explore a new subject, pick up new skills, and earn certifications in unique summer camps starting in late June. The

Chinese-Made Teslas Pour Into Canada As Biden Erects US Tariff Wall

WASHINGTON DC -  The Biden administration is quadrupling US tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China. But Chinese-made cars are still finding their way into a receptive North American market — just to the north. Canada is seeing a surge of imports of Chinese-made EVs, particularly Tesla Inc. models made in Shanghai. The number of

By |2024-05-17T15:43:13-04:00May 17th, 2024|ESD|

LIFT Announces Free Training To Transitioning Service Members

DETROIT – LIFT and Big Bend Technical College have announced a partnership to provide free training to transitioning service members, National Guard, Army Reserves, and their families, along with veterans and other civilians for careers in advanced manufacturing through LIFT’s Operation Next initiative. Operation Next provides an accelerated-hybrid program that combines online education with hands-on

By |2024-05-12T10:34:13-04:00May 12th, 2024|ESD|

Researchers Innovating Fast-Charging Sodium-Ion Battery Technology

NETHERLANDS - The experts at TU Delft labs in the Netherlands are continuing their mastery of salt — at least as it pertains to battery chemistry. The team made headlines last year when Professor Marnix Wagemaker was highlighted for research into adding a cocktail of salts to batteries, resulting in increased lifespans and decreased lithium dependence. Wagemaker and others, including experts

By |2024-05-07T10:32:26-04:00May 7th, 2024|Auto Tech, ESD|

UD-Mercy Partners With Kaplan To Offer Free Comprehensive Test Prep for Graduate-Level Admissions And Licensing Exams

DETRIOT— University of Detroit Mercy announced a partnership with global educational services provider Kaplan to provide all of its students with free test prep courses for graduate-level admissions exams, including the GRE®, GMAT®, LSAT®, MCAT® and DAT®, and free test prep for professional licensing exams including the bar exam, INBDE®, NCLEX-RN® exam, and Physician Assistant

By |2024-05-07T10:32:28-04:00May 7th, 2024|ESD|

MEDC Announces Scholarships, Intern Wage Match

LANSING - Michigan is offering scholarships to students that attend a select list of Michigan universities to study electrical engineering and software developers. Ava Attari, MEDC’s Director of Higher Education Partnerships, provides details on the Michigander Scholars program and the STEAM Ahead internship program – a 1:1 wage match to employers hiring. The Michigander Scholars

By |2024-05-07T08:25:56-04:00May 5th, 2024|ESD, mitechtv|

How To Craft A C-Level Resume That Gets Noticed

DETROIT - If you're looking for a C-Level executive job, Gary Erickson, managing partner of Executive Search Partners, and his team have placed more than 1000 executives in the decades his business has been recruiting. Now he's offering to share his knowledge about what it takes to craft that resume that gets the candidate that

By |2024-05-05T17:37:30-04:00May 5th, 2024|ESD, mitechtv|

MI Funding Hub Technical Assistance Launches For Michigan Municipalities

ANN ARBOR–The Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Opportunity and the Michigan Municipal League have launched the Michigan Funding Hub, MIFundingHub.org, an online technical assistance program to help communities access grant funds. The free program serves all municipalities in Michigan, including villages, townships, cities and counties. “The Michigan Association of Counties sees the value of this

By |2024-04-24T14:43:29-04:00April 23rd, 2024|ESD|

Michigan Educators, Parents Invited To Free Webinar About AI And K-12 Schools

LANSING–To celebrate National AI Literacy Day, Michigan Virtual is hosting an online webinar on Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m. for educators and parents to learn more about how to navigate the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence within schools. Parents and teachers are encouraged to register to attend for free. “With how quickly AI is evolving and

By |2024-04-24T14:43:30-04:00April 23rd, 2024|ESD|

With AV Challenge, Engineers Can Put Their Decision-Making Algorithms To The Test

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has issued a challenge to the developers of autonomous vehicle technologies: show us what you've got. The Mcity AV Challenge will pit researchers in academia and industry against each other, measuring the performance of their decision-making modules in a world-leading, realistic simulated environment. "What's unique about the Mcity AV Challenge

By |2024-04-24T14:43:32-04:00April 23rd, 2024|ESD|