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How To Get CIO Jobs During The Pandemic

How To Get CIO Jobs During The Pandemic

ANN ARBOR - Gary Erickson, managing director of Executive Search Partners, provides tips on how CIOs can land top jobs at major companies even during a pandemic. In fact, he said, demand for CIOs that know the business completely that can develop products that drive sales can write their own ticket. You're going to want

By Mike Brennan|2020-10-05T21:51:24-04:00October 3rd, 2020|Business, mitechtv, STEM|

Wayne State University Completes STEM Innovation Learning Center

DETROIT - Wayne State University has completed construction on the STEM Innovation Learning Center, and commemorated the occasion today with an interactive virtual celebration complete with live remarks, a 3D tour, drone flyover and more. The facility, made possible by a $14.75 million commitment from the state of Michigan and bond proceeds to WSU, will serve

By Mike Brennan|2020-10-02T17:14:18-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Featured, STEM|

97 Adult Education Programs Get $13.6 Million From Education Department

97 Adult Education Programs Get $13.6 Million From Education Department

LANSING - Michigan residents will have improved access to adult education programs as 97 organizations have been awarded Adult Education and Family Literacy Act funding to support adult education and literacy programs throughout the state. This represents an increase of nearly 13% in approved providers over the previous program year. The Michigan Department of Labor

By Staff Writer|2020-10-02T17:46:10-04:00October 2nd, 2020|Featured, IoT, STEM|

Sept. 30 Application Deadline For Flagstar Bank MortgageTech Accelerator Program

TROY - Flagstar Bank and the Fintech Consortium are accepting applications for the Flagstar MortgageTech Accelerator Program now through Sept. 30. Qualifying applicants will be selected by Oct. 12, and the program will start Oct. 19. The accelerator program focuses exclusively on incubating tech startup engaged in developing innovative solutions for the mortgage sector. It's

By Staff Writer|2020-09-20T17:55:28-04:00September 17th, 2020|Featured, STEM|

Lawrence Technological University Reopens With In-Class, Virtual Learning

Lawrence Technological University Reopens With In-Class, Virtual Learning

ANN ARBOR - Lisa Kujawa, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management and Outreach at LTU, explains how LTU reopened with a hybrid In-Person, Virtual Learning format - and offers tips for how LTU pulled it off. Freshman Lawrence Tech encourages students to be the ones who will blaze a new trail with the next great breakthrough

By Matt Roush|2020-08-31T09:17:36-04:00August 28th, 2020|Featured, mitechtv, STEM|

US Begins $1 billion Quantum Computing Plan To Best Adversaries

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Energy's five quantum computing centers, housed at US national laboratories, are funded by a five year, $625 million project bolstered by $340 million worth of help from companies including IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Applied Materials and Lockheed Martin. The funds came from the $1.2 billion allocated by the National Quantum Initiative Act, which

By CNET|2020-08-26T18:12:06-04:00August 26th, 2020|IoT, STEM|

Free Online IT Training Offered For Detroiters

Free Online IT Training Offered For Detroiters

DETROIT–ExperienceIT, the collaborative group of IT-focused employers and workforce agencies in downtown Detroit, has announced that its fall 2020 training cohort will be held virtually. The free program, scheduled to begin Sept. 22, is open to any Detroit resident, 18 years or older, with an aptitude to learn career IT skills. Prospective students’ applications are

By Matt Roush|2020-08-15T14:46:30-04:00August 15th, 2020|ESD, STEM|

Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association Seeks To Make Michigan A Space State

ANN ARBOR - Gavin Brown, Executive Director of MAMA, provides details on a three pronged plan to make Michigan a space state. Two parts of the plan are in place with Oscoda as the horizontal launch center and Marquette as the vertical launch center announced on Thursday. The control center will be announced in October.

By Mike Brennan|2020-07-24T12:43:09-04:00July 24th, 2020|mitechtv, STEM|

LTU’s Detroit Center For Design + Technology Goes Virtual Due To Pandemic

LTU’s Detroit Center For Design + Technology Goes Virtual Due To Pandemic

DETROIT--In this segment of the M2TechCast/MITechNews.tv, Andrea Bogart, manager of Lawrence Technological University's Detroit Center for Design + Technology, talks about how the pandemic prompted the center to take a planned lecture and exhibit series on sustainability in architecture virtual. The series, called "Yeah, What Lester Said," is centered on the work of designer Lester

By Mike Brennan|2020-07-27T13:45:07-04:00July 18th, 2020|mitechtv, STEM|

Lawrence Technological University To Offer In-Person Fall Classes

Lawrence Technological University To Offer In-Person Fall Classes

ANN ARBOR - Lisa Kujawa, an associate provost at LTU, announces that the private STEAM college in Southfield, MI., plans to offer in-person fall classes, after spending the past few months offering classes over the Internet. Want to build a bridge? Design a car? Reimagine a green space? Create a business? Change the world? Our

By Mike Brennan|2020-06-23T15:25:52-04:00June 23rd, 2020|mitechtv, STEM|