KALAMAZOO - How can we accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new medical treatments and cures for patients? That's the question asked by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI 6th) at a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Kalamazoo. The roundtable is one of many being held across the country as part of the 21st Century Cures Initiative.
LANSING - Sunday's gubernatorial debate between Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer will be broadcast on several television stations throughout the state, not just Detroit Public Television. WTVS-TV, the public television station in Detroit, is making the debate available to any station that wants to broadcast it. While there may be more
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Learn the basics of Angel investing in a series of three workshops that start Oct. 15. But if you are a high net worth individual, you need to register by Oct. 13 to attend. Not only will you be learning what it takes to become an Angel investor, you will have the
DETROIT - AT&T announced Thursday it will be the exclusive carrier for the HTC Desire EYE this holiday season. AT&T also said it will offer the RE by HTC, a point-and-shoot camera, later this year. Pricing and full availability for both products will be announced later. HTC Desire EYE features a 5.2-inch full High Definition
LANSING - A coalition of environmental groups is asking Governor Rick Snyder to overturn the Department of Environmental Quality and reject a package of rules the group said would reduce protections from airborne toxins. The actual language of the rules is at this point still under development, but the goal of the rules is to
TOKYO ? Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced Thursday that its new Mexican subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., started making automotive parts in October. The new base in Mexico, where car production is thriving, will put Mitsubishi Electric in a better position to expand its auto parts business in the Americas, the company
LANSING - Looking for the latest take on this year's races for state and federal office in Michigan? Gongwer's 2014 Michigan Elections app has it covered. Gongwer has updated the analysis section of the app with ratings changes on the competitiveness of several races as well as new analyses of the competitive contests. For the
ANN ARBOR - With a $25 million grant from an anonymous donor, the University of Michigan will begin training doctors in Africa in reproductive health services not widely available to many women living in remote areas of the continent. The grant will allow faculty at the U-M Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to create a
DETROIT - Wayne State University?s Innovation Fellows Program is cultivating the next generation of chief scientific officers and entrepreneurial scientists for local high-tech industry. The program is supported by the New Economy Initiative (NEI) for Southeast Michigan and is led by Bramdon Dogwill, project manager of innovation programs in WSU?s Technology Commercialization Office. The first
SOUTHFIELD - Two student projects at Lawrence Technological University have won $25,000 Ford College Community Challenge grants that promote sustainability and innovation. In all, the Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Ford Motor Company, is awarding $280,000 in Ford C3 grants to 16 student-led projects focused on building sustainable communities. The program,