MITech TV

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

iHemp Hour: CBD Retailing With Lori Putt

ANN ARBOR - Growing hemp is one challenge. Setting up product development and distribution is another set of challenges.  Lori Putt learned some hard lessons growing hops before the 2019 rush to grow CBD. Hang Over Hops became HOH Hempnotize and she became active with iHemp Michigan and has been a great source of information

By |2020-07-15T14:11:43-04:00July 15th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

COVID-19 Impact On Virtual Seminars, AirBnB, K-12 School Reopenings

ANN ARBOR - On MITech TV July 13, Attorney Enrico Schaefer will discuss COVID-19’s impact on temporary hotel room providers such as AirBnB and the millions of dollars in claims filed by them against the organizations. Then Andrea Bogart who manages the Detroit Center for Design + Technology will discuss how the pandemic has forced

By |2020-07-14T10:40:06-04:00July 13th, 2020|Coronavirus, Science|

iHemp Hour: Barn Owl Drone Services Helps Farmers Find Male Hemp Plants

ANN ARBOR - Yup, that's right. Barn Owl Drone Services uses drones to find male hemp plants in fields. Owners Jaron and Sarah Hinkley explain in this video how they do that. If you're a hemp farmer, you're going to want to see this because Barn Owl Drone can save you time and money....and your

By |2020-07-08T20:53:18-04:00July 8th, 2020|Hemp, Marijuana Business, News|

With Michigan Reopening For Business, Where Does COVID-19 Contagion Stand?

ANN ARBOR - Infectious disease expert Fred Brown updates the level of COVID-19 spread in Michigan now that the state is reopening many of its businesses. Michigan has kept the pandemic under control since March. But what about the future? Watch this video to learn more. Brown’s expertise includes: • COO – Leading Health Big

By |2020-07-07T14:39:30-04:00July 7th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

Canada Encourages Its Businesses To Make PPEs To Battle COVID-19

ANN ARBOR - Joe Comartin, Canadian Consul General in Detroit, explains what steps his government has taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes working with companies to make Personal Protective Equipment. He also updates the travel restrictions that remain at US-Canada border crossings. Comartin serves as Consul General of Canada in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,

By |2020-07-07T13:48:49-04:00July 6th, 2020|mitechtv, Politics, Politics/Government|

Michigan Marijuana Report To Launch Four20Post Streaming Video Channel July 8

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Marijuana Report is launching a cannabis-focused live streaming video show on July 8 – Four20Post. The show will be co-hosted by Rick Thompson, long-time Michigan Cannabis advocate, and feature Jamie Cooper, managing director of Sensi Connects. Four20Post will air on Wednesdays, every other week. The hour-long show will be webcast live on

By |2020-07-03T12:26:21-04:00July 3rd, 2020|Featured, Marijuana Business, mitechtv, News|

Michigan, Canadian Governments Update COVID-19 Plans; Brown Updates Pandemic In Michigan

ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV June 29, Canadian Consul General Joe Cromarte will outline his government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then Bobby Chasnis, director of the Pure Michigan Business Connect program, will join Colin Dillon to present Michigan’s Arsenal of Innovation plan. Finally infectious disease expert Fred Brown will update where the COVID-19

By |2024-04-04T14:18:38-04:00June 29th, 2020|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Soter Creates Device To Detect COVID-19 In Seconds To Reopen Sports/Entertainment Venues

ANN ARBOR - Ari Reuben, and Larry Shattuck from Soter Technologies explains how their new screening device - similar in size to an airport metal screener - can measure in seconds four vital indicators on whether a person is infected with COVID-19. It has the potential to reopen shuttered sports and entertainment venues. If someone

By |2020-06-27T19:34:33-04:00June 26th, 2020|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|