DETROIT - Adam Skornia is one step closer to realizing his entrepreneurial goals after undergoing a rigorous mentoring program and getting awarded $5,000 in pre-seed capital from Wayne State's Blackstone LaunchPad Warrior Fund Competition. Skornia, who graduated from Wayne State in December with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, received the funding last month
AUBURN HILLS - Enthusiasts of health care and criminal justice can now bridge the gap by studying forensic nursing at Oakland University. "This program is the first university-based forensic nursing program in the state of Michigan and one of the few programs in the country," said Kelly Berishaj, program coordinator and special instructor at OU.
NOVI - TU-Automotive Detroit is the unparalleled event for the evolving automotive technology market as it converges with consumer electronics, mobile and IoT to re-define the telematics, auto-mobility and autonomous use-cases. Details and registration information available at http://tu-auto.com/detroit/
GRAND RAPDIS - On Monday, June 22nd, the Mobile Technology Association of Michigan will launch the Women in Mobile Tech Advisory Council with a mission to support women through access to educational forums, networking, mentoring, technical training, resources, scholarships, and more, with a primary focus on professional women currently working with, or interested in working
LANSING - Code Michigan Connect brings together citizen technologists, entrepreneurs and government officials to initiate a conversation about Open Data in government. The event is an opportunity to educate and entertain state agencies, local government, business, and civic coders and the curious about the power of Open Data + Government + Business + Civic Coders.
ANN ARBOR - Mobile Monday Ann Arbor will hold a panel discussion about the 2 main conferences in the mobile world (just after they happen), Google I/O and Apple's WWDC. Starting at 6:30pm, we'll have free food sponsored by Verizon - Wireless Zone. See their special offer for MoMo members in the sponsor section of
DETROIT - Calling all coders! Join Automation Alley this summer at Grand Circus Detroit for a hack-a-thon to benefit the City of Detroit. Back by popular demand, Automation Alley is inviting the regions brightest and best computer programmers and coders to compete for $5,000 in a 24-hour #hack4detroit event to solve a technology problem in
BIRMINGHAM - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) Foundation celebrated a night dedicated to both scholarships recognition and partner awards on May 21 providing more than $100,000 in scholarships and laptop computers to young women studying Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The annual event also creates an opportunity for young women to get
SINGAPORE - More than 112 million non-smartphoneconnected devices (mobile PCs, tablets and mobile hot spot devices) will be sold worldwide in 2015, up 5.6 percent from last year, as demand for ubiquitous Internet access for mobile, social and information drives greater adoption, a new report contends. "Mobile access is not just about smartphones," said
LANSING - Cloud services provider Liquid Web will be purchased by the Chicago private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners. As part of the deal, Liquid Web founder and CEO Matthew Hill will be replaced by James F. Geiger, founder of Atlanta, Ga.-based Cbeyond, which developed the world's first all-Voice Over Internet Protocol network. Cbeyond was