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Lawrence Tech Signs Detroit Regional Talent Compact To Boost Educational Attainment

SOUTHFIELD—Officials at Lawrence Technological University have signed the Detroit Regional Talent Compact, an equity-driven initiative led by the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Detroit Drives Degrees program. The Compact brings together stakeholders from business, philanthropy, government, K-12, and higher education to accomplish two goals: increase the Detroit region’s postsecondary attainment rate to 60% and reduce the racial equity

By |2023-03-14T12:53:03-04:00March 13th, 2023|ESD|
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ESD Sets 32nd Annual Solid Waste Technical Conference

SOUTHFIELD–The Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) and the Michigan Waste and Recycling Association (MWRA) are hosting the 32nd Annual Solid Waste Technical Conference Tuesday, March 14 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 S. Harrison Road, East Lansing. The Solid Waste Technical Conference focuses on cutting-edge technological innovations and solutions related to the solid waste

By |2023-03-07T12:32:29-05:00March 7th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|
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NSF Launches Water Quality Testing Protocol

ANN ARBOR - NSF, the public health and safety organization, announces the launch of a new protocol, NSF P524: Water Quality Test Devices for Drinking Water. This is the first-ever protocol that provides a standard third-party validation of the performance of water quality testing devices (WQTD) used in drinking water, ensuring public health protection by providing

By |2023-03-07T12:29:12-05:00March 7th, 2023|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|
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Consumers Energy To Award $50,000 To Small Towns In Grant Competition

JACKSON–Officials at the Consumers Energy Foundation announced a call for entries in the annual Put Your Town on the Map pitch competition. The competition will provide $50,000 for big ideas in Michigan’s small towns. The Put Your Town on the Map competition provides funding for three projects that help small communities in Michigan grow and

By |2023-03-07T12:29:13-05:00March 7th, 2023|ESD|
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ESD to host Engineers Get Hired Job Fair

SOUTHFIELD–The Engineering Society of Detroit’s spring Engineers Get Hired Job Fair will be held Tuesday, March 28 from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Suburban Collection Showplace. The event is specifically tailored to engineering and technology professionals so that employers can connect with the talent their operations need. For jobseekers, the event provides opportunities to apply

By |2023-03-07T12:29:14-05:00March 7th, 2023|ESD|
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Detroit Robotics Team Invited To International Championships

DETROIT - On the afternoon of Feb. 10, immediately after students were dismissed from Detroit’s Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School (FLICS) after a long week of studying French, language arts, math, science and social studies, Tyneisha Powell headed down to a small room tucked away in the school’s basement for more academic rigor

By |2023-02-19T17:45:04-05:00February 19th, 2023|Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEAM), STEM|
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LTU, UM Develop Online Roadmap To Track Michigan’s Clean Energy Assets

LANSING–A grant of nearly $300,000 to Lawrence Technological University’s Centrepolis Accelerator and another grant of nearly $112,000 to the University of Michigan’s Economic Growth Institute has produced a new online database of Michigan’s key renewable energy resources for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. For geothermal, solar, and wind energy, the Clean Energy

By |2023-02-15T09:57:16-05:00February 15th, 2023|Clean Update, ESD|
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America Sets Record Robot Sales In 2022

ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation. The report foune that North American companies ordered 44,196 robots valued at $2.38 billion last year, representing increases of 11% and

By |2023-02-15T10:25:22-05:00February 15th, 2023|ESD, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Flo Debuts Fast Electric Vehicle Charger

QUEBEC CITY, Quebec–Flo, the Canadian electric vehicle charger manufacturer with a new production plant in Auburn Hills, has introduced Flo Ultra, an ultra-fast charger. “EV demand and sales are topping all industry expectations and are now forecasted to exceed more than 45% of U.S. light duty vehicle sales by 2030,” said Nathan Yang, Flo chief product

By |2023-02-10T17:21:50-05:00February 10th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD, Featured|
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Consumers Energy Offers 30,000 Smart Thermostats To Customers

JACKSON–Consumers Energy announced the availability of 30,000 Google Nest smart thermostats to financially vulnerable natural gas customers to help Michiganders facing high heating costs. The giveaway comes with a reminder that financial help is still available for heating bills – and good news in the form of falling natural gas costs. “Consumers Energy remains committed to helping

By |2023-02-10T17:24:32-05:00February 10th, 2023|Clean Update, Featured|
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