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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM is designed to integrate STEM subjects and the art of design in the classroom. These programs aim to teach students to think critically and have an engineering or design approach towards real-world problems while building on their mathematics and science base.

Discovery Center of McComb County Training Industry 4.0 Students

ANN ARBOR - Dusty Welsh, executive director for The Discovery Center of McComb County in Mount Clemens, is seeking the help of companies developing Industry 4.0 manufacturing technologies to provide guidance on exactly what types of training The Center needs to provide perspective employees. The Center is a place for children aged 5 to 10

By |2022-01-04T09:49:51-05:00December 31st, 2021|mitechtv, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEAM), STEM|
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CAR Reports On Industry X Auto, Fuel Economy, Industry 4.0 Published

ANN ARBOR - The Center for Automotive Research has published an overview of the research completed by CAR in 2021. Topics include Industry X automotive, Improving Fuel economy for Light-Duty Vehicles, Motor Vehicles manufacturing in the Great Lakes region, JANUARY  |  ​With the support of a unique and powerful consortium of technology companies, the Center for

By |2021-12-19T16:00:17-05:00December 19th, 2021|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0, STEM|
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Scholarships Available For Women Pursuing STEM Jobs In US Defense Industry

DETROIT - Women in Defense are once again offering its Horizon High School Scholarship for young women who are in their senior year of high school who plans to attend a Michigan university next fall and is interested in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.  Scholarship amount is determined based on fundraising efforts. WID

By |2021-12-13T09:56:14-05:00December 13th, 2021|Cyber Defense, STEM|
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Future of STEM Scholars Initiative To Fund 1000 Scholars Through 2025

WASHINGTON - Partners in the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative announced an ambitious goal to expand support and funding for under-represented groups to pursue a degree in a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) field at historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs). After exceeding its inaugural goal of funding 150 scholars in 2021, the program will aim

By |2021-12-05T16:43:42-05:00December 5th, 2021|ESD, STEM|
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Third Quarter Robot Orders Put 2021 On Track For Record Year

ANN ARBOR—Strong robot sales in the third quarter of 2021 bring the total number of orders so far this year to nearly 29,000 units valued at $1.48 billion, the best numbers ever recorded for the North American robotics market, according to the Association for Advancing Automation, the Ann Arbor based trade association for the robotics and

By |2021-11-21T11:21:53-05:00November 12th, 2021|ESD, STEM|
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Southwest Michigan Sustainability Issues Legislative Forum  November 12

KALAMAZOO - Michigan’s Great Southwest Sustainable Business Forum will meet for the 10th Southwest Michigan Sustainability Issues Legislative Forum, a discussion of how sustainability improvements can be used to leverage social, economic and environmental benefits for local communities on Friday, November 12 at Wightman in Benton Township. Featured speaker Regina Strong, the Environmental Justice Public

By |2021-11-08T10:41:17-05:00November 8th, 2021|ESD, STEM|
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U-M Innovation Partnerships Announces Record Number Of Commercialization Agreements

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has reported a record number of license and option agreements over the past fiscal year, as well as patents issued, further solidifying its position as a leading university for commercializing research and technology. The university signed 287 license and option agreements with companies seeking to commercialize U-M research discoveries during

By |2021-10-31T17:29:20-04:00October 31st, 2021|Featured, STEM|
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U-M Gets $25 Million Donation To Build Leinweber Computer Building

ANN ARBOR - A $25 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation, founded by software entrepreneur Larry Leinweber, will help fund a new 163,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility on the University of Michigan’s North Campus. In recognition of the donation, the U-M Board of Regents on Oct. 21 voted to name the building the Leinweber Computer Science and

By |2021-10-26T07:46:24-04:00October 26th, 2021|Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEAM), STEM|
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​​GVSU Gets Federal Grant To Increase Number Of Kent, Muskegon County Residents With College Degrees To Fill Talent Gap

ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University received a new $1.2 million federal grant to help increase the number of adults in Kent and Muskegon counties who pursue post-secondary education or vocational training. The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education will open the GVSU Laker Educational Opportunity Center, a TRIO program providing financial and

By |2021-09-13T18:27:44-04:00September 13th, 2021|Science, STEM|
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