GRAND RAPIDS - Applications are now open! Don't miss the opportunity to be a part of the 2021 Conquer Accelerator Grand Rapids cohort. Conquer Accelerator is a 10-week program starting on September 13th, 2021, and ending on November 19th, 2021. As a member of the cohort, teams receive: | $20,000 in funding | Access to
DETROIT - Apple has partnered with Michigan State University o bring this year their first US based Apple Coding Academy to the city of Detroit. The program will educate and train 250 plus while also hiring 15 plus mentors. Applications close June 28. MSU is looking to bring highly motivated and diverse mentors with industry
LANSING - Michigan State University’s Institute for Water Research has been chosen to conduct an economic study of the Long Run Risk management strategies for groundwater contamination under a $349,808 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). The research team will use case studies to better understand the long-term implications,
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) and Michigan State University launched a COVID-19 exposure notification app pilot program on MSU’s campus and for the surrounding community. The app is a next step to help reduce the spread of the virus following increased testing
DETROIT – People interested in sharing their views on how Michigan’s K–12 schools responded during the COVID-19 pandemic—and how they should plan for the fall—are invited to participate in a major statewide survey being conducted under the auspices of Launch Michigan. The surveys are open to 9th–12th grade school leaders and teachers, kindergarten–12th grade parents, and
EAST LANSING—The Michigan State University Foundation’s Conquer Accelerator announced the launch of its fifth season and summer 2020 cohort. The 10-week accelerator welcomes five selected teams to its East Lansing program: ARUtility, Lucypop, MenuBubble, PhenoLogic, and StarForged Studios. “It’s hard to believe that we’re already moving into our fifth year for Conquer Accelerator, but when
REDMOND, Wash.—A coalition of medical and research institutions, blood centers, life science companies, technology companies, philanthropic organizations, and COVID-19 survivor groups has come together to support the rapid development of potential new therapies for patients with COVID-19. Working together under the “The Fight Is In Us” campaign, the coalition is seeking to mobilize tens of thousands of people in the United States who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate their
EAST LANSING - A high school robotics team from Grandville High School won the coveted VEX Robotics Excellence Award and is part of a two-team alliance that took top honors at the 2020 Michigan VEX Robotics State Championship on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Michigan State University. Cataclyst (Team 288A) of Grandville High School and Q
DETROIT - The Innovation Hub for Advanced Computing has awarded $250,000 to three projects that aim to address future or poorly met market needs in frontier computing technologies, such as deep learning, augmented reality and robotic process automation. The Hub is part of the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization that invested in startups led by
SOUTHFIELD—The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Lawrence Technological University have a new agreement that will provide positions for LTU premedical students at MSU’s medical school. Called the Early Assurance Program (EAP), the agreement is designed to assist qualified premedical students from traditionally underrepresented populations, as well as areas that are underserved by
