ANN ARBOR - If you want to learn more about finance, decision making, data science ethics, social work, and practical learning analytics all from the comfort of your own home the University of Michigan Office of Digital Education and Innovation will help you do that, starting in April. U-M, one of the first universities to
FOSTER CITY, Ca. - Michigan holds the dubious title of the most expensive state for auto insurance for the third year in a row, with annual premiums more than twice the national average. So says Insure.com’s annual rankings of the most and least expensive states for auto insurance. Maine was the least expensive for the
LANSING - In its first annual report, the MiSTEM Advisory Council recommended a variety of actions that involved developing partnerships both within the education community as well as with industry and being sure state-supported programs are aligned with new science standards. The report said Michigan is well situated to be a top competitor for science,
GRAND RAPIDS - A gift from DTE Energy Foundation will allow Grand Valley State University to expand a center that helps local businesses design and test electrical devices entering the marketplace. Representatives from DTE Energy Foundation and Grand Valley celebrated the $300,000 donation to the Electromagnetic Compatibility Center March 4, during an event at the
DETROIT - For the 4th year in a row, the Detroit Google Developers Group and the Ann Arbor GDG are pairing up to host the Michigan GDG DevFest on April 30 in downtown Detroit. This year the Toledo GDG also will join the event. The conference this year will be at Grand Circus's offices. Ticket
DETROIT - The Michigan Science Center this year developed an innovative program to introduce middle school girls to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. On Friday, Detroit Public Television will stream live a two-hour program featuring community and business leaders discussing creating spaces for women and girls in STEM. The program will outline the challenges, successes
DETROIT - Even though the Michigan film credits were eliminated by the Michigan legislature last year, the state has agreed to honor a portion of the agreement originally made with Paramount Pictures and awarded the movie studio $21 million in incentives - half the original amount - to shoot some of "Transformers 5" in Detroit
HOUGHTON - After more than 130 years, Michigan Tech rolled out its first cohesive, University-wide brand on Feb. 26, including a new logo. “We want to give our audiences a better sense of who Michigan Tech is, of the thing that makes Michigan Tech so special,” MTU President Glenn Mroz said. “We wanted something that
EAST LANSING - Thirty-two young women from all over Michigan, representing the state’s upcoming technical talent among female computer science students, will be honored with an Aspirations in Computing Award March 5 at Michigan State University. MSU, Michigan Technological University, and Oakland University will host this year’s event, which begins at 9 a.m. in MSU’s
ANN ARBOR - For the third straight year, students from the University of Michigan have received more Fulbright grants than those from any other public university in the U.S. The grants - one of the U.S. government's most prestigious awards - were provided to 29 students at U-M to study, conduct research or teach English
