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Robofest Kickoff Coming To Lawrence Tech Oct. 26

SOUTHFIELD – Robofest, the global competition for autonomous robots for students from grade school through college, will hold an annual kickoff event to mark its 20th anniversary Friday, Oct. 26. The event will be held on the campus where Robofest was developed – Lawrence Technological University in Southfield. Robofest is a festival of competitions with autonomous robots

By |2018-10-19T12:13:50-04:00October 19th, 2018|ESD|

LTU’s Kujawa – Football Team, Residence Halls, All Things Lawrence Tech

ROYAL OAK - Lisa Kujawa, Assistant Provost for Enrollment at Lawrence Technological University, talkS about all of the activities at LTU to start the year – football team, residence halls, the lot, on this segment of M2 Techcast.  Lisa Kujawa To listen, click on https://soundcloud.com/internet-advisor-755109612/m2-techcast-episode-142-lisa-kujawaassistant-provost-for-enrollment-at-ltu

By |2018-10-05T13:18:31-04:00October 5th, 2018|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

LTU Fields First Football Team In September – First Coach Explains How

ROYAL OAK - For the first time in the last 70 plus years, Lawrence Technological University is fielding a football team. The first LTU head football coach Jeff Duvendeck discusses what it is like building a college football program from the ground up. Coach Duvendeck is focusing on recruiting high school football players who will

By |2018-08-17T09:06:01-04:00August 16th, 2018|M2 TechCast, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|

Marburger STEM Center Update With Executive Director Collins

ROYAL OAK - What is the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University? Executive Director Sibrina Collins explains in this segment of M2 Techcast. In September, the STEM Center celebrates is third anniversary. It was founded with a $20 million donation from Microsoft co-founder Steve Ballmer, who once took classes at LTU when he was

By |2018-08-16T10:30:46-04:00August 16th, 2018|M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

M2 TechCast: Brennan From MBS, LTU STEM Center, LTU Football, LTU Residential College

ROYAL OAK – On M2 TechCast Monday July 30, Co-host Mike Brennan will be at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City and talk about its focus on Autonomous Vehicles. Lawrence Technological University’s Sibrina Collins will update the Marburger STEM Center. LTU’s Coach D will talk about the return of football to the tech

By |2018-07-27T07:37:18-04:00July 27th, 2018|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

New Economy Initiative Awards Grant To LTU For Growth Of Small Manufacturers, Hardware Startups

SOUTHFIELD – The New Economy Initiative has awarded a one-year grant of $40,000 to the Lawrence Technological University Collaboratory for the support of its accelerator program that will enable the growth for small manufacturers and emerging hardware startups in Southeast Michigan. “As a leading resource to small and start-up companies developing innovative, engineered products, the

By |2018-06-21T07:12:42-04:00June 21st, 2018|Engineering Society of Detroit, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, ESD|

LTU Faculty Publishes Paper On Movie Black Panther’s Vibranium On The Periodic Table

SOUTHFIELD – In the movie “Black Panther,” the fictional element called vibranium has amazing chemical and physical properties. But a chemist would want to know – where would it go on the Periodic Table of the Elements? Two faculty members at Lawrence Technological University have just had an academic paper published that has a bit

By |2018-06-12T19:00:46-04:00June 12th, 2018|Science, STEM|

Lawrence Tech Expanding Real Estate For Growing Academic Programs

SOUTHFIELD – There’s a very sophisticated game of real estate musical chairs going on this summer on the campus of Lawrence Technological University. Only in this game of musical chairs, everybody will get a seat when the work is completed. Lawrence Tech is opening a new residence hall in August, its fourth (pictured above). That means more

By |2018-06-07T19:44:48-04:00June 6th, 2018|ESD|

Robofest 2018 world robotics championship coming to Lawrence Tech this weekend

SOUTHFIELD — Metro Detroit is once again the global center of robotics competition this weekend, as 216 teams from across the United States and 11 other countries convene this week at Lawrence Technological University’s Ridler Field House for the 2018 Robofest World Championship. LTU Provost Maria Vaz addresses competitors at Robofest 2017. Competitors hail from

By |2018-05-18T13:59:01-04:00May 18th, 2018|Engineering Society of Detroit, Gadgets, Science|

Game Art, Programming Event Planned At LTU Saturday April 21

ROYAL OAK - Emily Auten, Lawrence Tech University’s Anime Club President, discusses the game art and programming events coming at up at LTU on Saturday April 21. LTU Anime Con is a FREE, local convention for cosplayers, anime fans, gamers, and fandoms! This con is a one day event, running from 10am — 7pm, where

By |2018-04-10T18:18:41-04:00April 10th, 2018|ESD, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|