ANN ARBOR–Google Public Sector and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan announced the launch of an advanced Virtual Teaching Assistant pilot program, featuring an AI agent built with Google AI technologies, designed to transform higher education learning for students and empower educators with valuable insights. The agentic AI Virtual
LANSING–Michigan Virtual has announced a new partnership with a Chicago-based nonprofit, the AI Education Project, to position Michigan for successful innovation opportunities in AI education. This collaboration will accelerate artificial intelligence literacy and AI readiness across Michigan’s K–12 schools by expanding support for educators and leveraging the state’s existing network of instructional and educational technology
SOUTHFIELD - Robofest, hosted by Lawrence Technological University in Southfield May 15-17, was a festival of competitions and events with autonomous robots encouraging students to have fun while learning STEAM and Computer Science principles. Students can design, construct, and program the robots using any robotics kit and programming language. Christopher Cartwright, who manages the Robofest
JACKSON—Consumers Energy today announced new plans to continue modernizing and strengthening its natural gas system that heats over 1.8 million Michigan homes and businesses. Upcoming investments will replace up to 10,000 decades-old natural gas service lines that directly serve customers, plus put valves on major pipelines that can be remotely operated to respond to emergencies.
DETROIT—Officials with Michigan state government have announced a new partnership with Israel-based Electreon, a provider of wireless EV charging, and the Los Angeles-based commercial electric vehicle manufacturer Xos, Inc. to operate wireless charging stations for commercial EVs in Michigan. In partnership with Xos, Electreon’s wireless charging technology will be integrated into an Xos Stepvan, demonstrating
ANN ARBOR–Cybersecurity services provider Censys announced its latest integration with ServiceNow, the AI platform for business transformation. ServiceNow Configuration Management Database (CMDB) is now part of Censys’ Integrations Marketplace, where security teams can deploy any integration in less than 15 minutes. Building on Censys’ partnership with ServiceNow, customers can now integrate ServiceNow IT Service Management
ANN ARBOR–After a successful pilot program, BioVigil announced it will launch full production of its hand wash system, AccuWash, which observes and records a health provider’s handwashing compliance. AccuWash uses thermal energy and a set of sophisticated sensors inside a sink beacon. When the beacon senses a user’s hands under the faucet, it starts a
LANSING– Partnership Brings High-Impact Tutoring to Michigan Schools. Quite recently Michigan Virtual, the provider of virtual learning services to K-12 education in Michigan, announced a partnership with the Stride Tutoring subsidiary of Herndon, Va.-based education services provider of Stride Inc. to bring tutoring to schools and districts across Michigan. 1. The Importance of High-Impact Tutoring
DETROIT– DTE Energy is building 3 solar parks through the MIGreenPower program, marking a significant step towards a cleaner energy future. As customer support for renewable energy grows, DTE is expanding its solar portfolio to meet Michigan's ambitious sustainability goals. In addition to the new parks, the ongoing developments demonstrate DTE's commitment to reducing carbon
JACKSON— Consumers Energy Completes Mid-Michigan Natural Gas Pipeline. This significant milestone marks the culmination of a comprehensive project intended to modernize the natural gas infrastructure in Michigan. As part of a nearly $1.5 billion investment, Consumers Energy has replaced and upgraded 55 miles of aging natural gas transmission pipelines across several counties, including Clinton, Shiawassee,
