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LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Awarded Regional Industry 4.0 Readiness grant

SOUTHFIELD—The Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University has been awarded $197,985 in grant funding to provide regional Industry 4.0 programming and services to increase manufacturers’ readiness to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies. The funding is part of a Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC)-led initiative to ensure 50 percent of Michigan manufacturers are prepared to adopt Industry 4.0 technologies

By |2021-06-04T16:41:04-04:00June 3rd, 2021|Engineering Society of Detroit, ESD|

New Live-Work Development Opens In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR—Prentice 4M, a developer of work-live buildings, announced the opening of the its first 4M campus in Ann Arbor. The four-story, 37,500 square foot campus features 11 ready-to-move-in co-living townhomes with 63 available furnished ensuite bedrooms. Dedicated co-working spaces are downstairs from the living spaces to support individual and team needs. Townhouse amenities include

By |2021-05-23T18:26:58-04:00May 23rd, 2021|ESD|

Master’s Of Artificial Intelligence Degree Offered By LTU

ANN ARBOR - Lawrence Technological University Provost Tarek Sobh joins Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV to provide details on Lawrence Tech’s new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence degree. The new program will be a joint effort between of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in LTU’s College of Engineering

By |2021-05-21T14:49:43-04:00May 21st, 2021|ESD, mitechtv|

Hypersonic Flight – NY To LA In Under 30 Minutes

ORLANDO - University of Central Florida researchers are building on their technology that could pave the way for hypersonic flight, such as travel from New York to Los Angeles in under 30 minutes. In their latest research published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers discovered a way to stabilize

By |2021-05-17T19:57:07-04:00May 17th, 2021|ESD|

LTU Program Graduates Michigan’s Youngest Licensed Architect At Age 23

SOUTHFIELD–Trent Schmitz, 23, graduated from Lawrence Technological University May 8 with a Master of Architecture degree, a requirement for licensing as a professional architect. And sometime in the next few weeks, Schmitz, of Southfield, will become the youngest licensed architect in the state of Michigan, and possibly the youngest in the country Lawrence Tech is one

By |2021-05-14T19:06:22-04:00May 14th, 2021|ESD, Featured, STEM|

LTU Launching Interdisciplinary Master Of Science In Artificial Intelligence

SOUTHFIELD—Explosive growth in the use of artificial intelligence technologies in a wide variety of industries, such as automotive, healthcare, retail, finance, science and manufacturing, has led Lawrence Technological University to create a new degree, the Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence. AI and big data are now being successfully used in the battle against the

By |2021-05-07T16:59:35-04:00May 7th, 2021|ESD, Featured|

LIFT, Girl Scouts Offer Engineering Exploration To Grades 8-12

DETROIT—Officials at LIFT and the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan announced that they have launched a LIFT advanced manufacturing initiative aimed at encouraging local Girl Scouts in grades 8-12 to explore careers in advanced manufacturing and engineering. “Partnering with LIFT will provide our girls with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from a national manufacturing innovation

By |2021-04-30T14:18:09-04:00April 30th, 2021|ESD, Featured|

LTU To Add Bachelor Of Science In Data Science Degree

SOUTHFIELD—An unprecedented surge in the speed and power of computers is allowing the analysis of complex data sets to develop new vaccines, to analyze financial risk, to create efficient supply chains, or teach cars to drive themselves. A new degree at Lawrence Technological University will train students to analyze data to do all of those

By |2021-04-30T14:15:15-04:00April 30th, 2021|ESD|

OneStream To Market Software In Belgium Through PwC

ROCHESTER—OneStream Software, developers of corporate performance management software, and PwC Belgium announced they have entered into a strategic alliance for the Belgian market. The partnership will leverage PwC’s expertise as a business and technology consulting provider and OneStream’s cloud-based CPM software to support activities ranging from project delivery to marketing and strategic business collaboration. “Belgium

By |2021-04-30T15:17:00-04:00April 30th, 2021|ESD, Software|

Survey: Despite Pandemic, Job Satisfaction Remains High

NEW YORK - In the face of the pandemic, an economic crisis, mass layoffs, and high unemployment, the percent of employees reporting overall satisfaction with their jobs remained high in 2020, according to a new survey from The Conference Board. While some components of job satisfaction declined due to the recession and economic stress, companies

By |2021-04-26T20:56:31-04:00April 26th, 2021|ESD|