ANN ARBOR - Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has been awarded the University of Michigan College of Engineering's prestigious Goff Smith Prize, and he will deliver the annual lecture of the same name at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Rackham Auditorium. Gates, who will kick off a three-day national college tour with his appearance at U-M, will
DETROIT ? Ford Motor Company, The Boeing Company and Northwestern University announced they are creating an alliance to collaborate on nanotechnology research for cars and airplanes. The first manifestation of this alliance is the $30 Million Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, dedicated last week at Northwestern?s north Chicago campus. Ford provided a $10 million
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google has fixed a security flaw on its Web site that opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, security researchers said Monday. The flaw, known as a cross-site scripting vulnerability, existed on the Web site for Google's AdWords advertising program and a customer training site, according to
LANSING ? The Third Annual Technology Summit at the Lansing Center this week expects not only record crowds, but also Gov. Jennifer Granholm and first gentleman Dan Mulhern to share their views on the state of Michigan technology. The event also will include the Excellence in IT Awards, established to salute Michigan?s IT professionals and
LANSING - Insurance companies would have to rollback both automotive and homeowner rates by 20 percent, and the use of credit scores for setting rates would be banned under a multi-part insurance plan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and legislative Democrats announced Monday. ?Affordable, reliable insurance is a critical part of our families? financial security,? said Granholm.
LANSING - Insurance companies doing business in Michigan would have to rollback both automotive and homeowner rates by 20 percent, and the use of credit scores for setting rates would be banned under a multi-part insurance plan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and legislative Democrats are set to announce on Monday. According to sources, who would not
ROYAL OAK ? David Felten, the former dean of the School of Graduate Medical Education at Seton Hall University, has been named medical director for the Beaumont Hospitals Research Institute. Dr. Felten will focus on increasing research funding from foundations, government and private philanthropy. He will also explore grant opportunities across disciplines for integrative programs
LANSING - Of all the disagreements which have occurred over the last six months in Lansing, it appears an agreement has been reached on the $1 billion securitization of the state?s tobacco settlement, the Small Business Association of Michigan reports. Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema made a statement that the bill, which has already passed
OKEMOS ? Biophotonic Solutions Inc. has received a $750,000 grant from the Department of Defense to develop technology born at Michigan State University to which will be used to shape laser pulse technology for the fast and accurate detection and identification of chemicals such as explosives and nerve agents. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and
LANSING ? Education groups and local governments continued Wednesday to urge state legislators to renew the 2000 Michigan Telecommunications Act, rather than decrease industry regulations. Organizations such as AARP and Michigan Association of Counties asked members of the House Energy and Technology Committee to reconsider many of the changes to the current act outlined in