TROY - Davenport University is offering a 20 percent tuition discount to employees who work for organizations that are members of Automation Alley. If the organization is also a member of a Chamber of Commerce, those employees will also qualify for up to $1,500 per year in scholarship funding. In addition, the application fee is
LANSING - Rooftop solar generation costs are nearly twice as high as large- or utility-scale installations and utility-scale projects emit about 50 percent less carbon emissions than an equivalent amount of rooftop capacity, a study has found. The study was prepared for and commissioned by a solar group, First Solar, with support Edison Electric Institute,
BOSTON - A Michigan State University College of Engineering professor who developed break through solar cell technology and a University of Michigan Ph.D. candidate in computer science who developed a scanning system to spot security flaws online both earned places on the 2015 Innovators Under 35 list published by the MIT Technology Review. Lunt, 33,
ANN ARBOR - Join Maker Works for Fix-It Friday, where members of our community bring in their damaged or broken items and fixers examine and try to repair them. Maker Works had a spectacular turnout at the past few Fix-It Fridays, and the event has gained more attention. If you enjoy taking things apart and
LANSING - The sudden momentum for the Michigan House to pass a revised plan to raise $1.2 billion for roads, half through new revenue, half through cutting spending from other programs, has spurred optimism the Republican-led House could pass the plan this week, but it also appears certain Republicans will have to scrounge up some
ANN ARBOR - Maker Works will offer the next Makerspace Operations Bootcamp October 12-16. This 5-day deep dive puts you in the middle of an established makerspace and using the tools for running a sustainable makerspace. This course will be valuable to anyone who will be operating a makerspace, whether for-profit or non-profit, or within
LANSING - A combination of steep reductions in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's corporate revenues and a major cut to its business attraction support from the Legislature mean the MEDC will be slashing jobs as the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches in October. One of the sources of corporate revenue shortfall was attributed, in a statement
DETROIT - What happens when you have four world-class accelerators in one location? Demo Day turns into Demo Week. On September 9 to 11, Detroit Venture Partners,Techstars Mobility, Coolhouse Labs, and DesaiAcceleratorwill collaborate to host Demo Week. Each organizationhasattracted companies from across the globe to join anintensive program designed to give them thefoundation togrow and
DETROIT - Asterand Bioscience Inc., the Wayne State University TechTown research company, Tuesday announced the acquisition of AdeptBio LLC, a Memphis, Tenn.-based company that procures human tissue specimens. Terms were not announced. Said Peter Ferrigno, CCO of Asterand Bioscience: "Together, we will strengthen our partnership with the pharmaceutical and diagnostic community, providing unparalleled quality samples,
FLINT - Are you a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy? Maybe you're fascinated by the characters or drawn to the power of the Star Lord Infinity Orb? Andre Ray wants to bring you closer to the characters and stories through his start-up Grandeur Studios. Grandeur Studios specializes in making movie and video game replica