mikebrennan

About Mike Brennan

Founder of Michigan News Network, and serves as CEO, as well as Editor & Publisher of MITECHNEWS.COM. Brennan has worked since 1980 as a technology writer at newspapers in New York, NY, San Jose, CA., Seattle, WA., Memphis, TN., Detroit, MI., and London, England. He co-founded and served as managing editor of Pacific Rim News Service (SEATTLE), which developed a network of more than 100 freelance journalists in 17 Asia-Pacific countries.

Start-Up Canoo’s Electric Pickup Truck Has Bubble Windshield, Converts To Camper

DETROIT - Canoo is an electric automaker start-up with a reputation for producing cars with a unique aesthetic. It certainly lived up to that reputation with the unveiling of its new electric pickup truck on Thursday. The new pickup, which will begin preorders in the second quarter of 2021 before hitting the market in 2023,

By |2021-03-19T14:53:57-04:00March 18th, 2021|Featured, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

MITech TV: MCWT Updates, Diva Tech Talk, Women of the Year in Tech Nominations

ANN ARBOR - Kathleen Norton-Schock returns to update the latest news and events from the Michigan Council of Women In Technology, including nominations open until March 19 for Woman of the Year in Technology. She also promotes her own podcast, Diva Tech Talk, and the recent women who have been interviewed. What's more, her appearance

By |2021-03-16T21:51:00-04:00March 16th, 2021|Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurs, mitechtv|

MITech TV: Cleantech Accelerator, MCWT And Diva Talk, What You Can Do Once You Get COVID Vaccine

ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV March 15, Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31. Kathleen Norton-Schock updates what's happening with the MCWT and Diva

By |2021-03-14T17:58:51-04:00March 14th, 2021|Podcasts|

After COVID Vaccine, What Activities Can You Safety Do?

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown in this video tells you what you can and can not do safely once you have been vaccinated for COVID-19. You are going to want to watch this video because it's packed full of news. Trained as a medicinal biochemist, Brown has been on the discovery, development and/or launch

By |2021-03-14T16:42:36-04:00March 14th, 2021|Coronavirus, mitechtv, Science|

COVID Vaccine Available To Michiganders Ages 16 With Medical Conditions March 22

LANSING - To continue progress toward state’s goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over age 16 and bringing a quicker end to the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) officials today announced the state is expanding vaccination eligibility for Michiganders ages 16 and older with

By |2021-03-13T11:50:13-05:00March 13th, 2021|Coronavirus, Science|

Swift Biosciences Bought By DNA Technologies – To Remain In Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR - Swift Biosciences, a pioneer in the development of Next-Generation Sequencing library preparation genomics kits for academic, translational, and clinical research, has been acquired by Integrated DNA Technologies, an Iowa-based comprehensive genomics solutions provider. Terms were not announced.  IDT develops and makes nucleic acid products for academic and commercial research, agriculture, medical diagnostics,

By |2021-03-13T11:44:15-05:00March 13th, 2021|Life Sciences, Life Sciences/Biotech|

Lawrence Tech Offering STEM Scholarships For High School Graduates

ANN ARBOR - Lisa Kujawa Associate Provost for Enrollment and Outreach at Lawrence Technological University joins Matt and Mike to provide details on new scholarships available from LTU to help pay for students' STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math - education. As she says, a STEM degree will make sure your kids don't return

By |2021-03-11T14:43:24-05:00March 11th, 2021|ESD, mitechtv, STEM|

Growth In Demand For Legal Cannabis In US Higher In December

EAST LANSING — Growth in demand for legal cannabis products in the United States picked up in December after several months of slow growth in the fall.  This news was released Tuesday in Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCan Index. AEG’s experts produce monthly measurements by closely following 50 state trends for both the recreational and

By |2021-03-09T09:40:04-05:00March 9th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

Virtual Hash Bash To Mark 50th Year Of Celebrating Cannabis Culture

ANN ARBOR - The Ann Arbor Hash Bash will be returning this year as a virtual variety-show-style production, free to the public, featuring activists and entertainers from around the state and country. The emergence of Covid-19's new "Variant of Concern" on the University of Michigan campus prompted the committee to make this year’s Hash Bash

By |2021-03-09T09:40:18-05:00March 8th, 2021|Featured, Marijuana Business, News|

MITech TV March 8: LTU’s Centrepolis Accelerator Cleantech Program, COVID-19 Vaccine Update

ANN ARBOR – On MITech TV March 8, Dennis Shaver Expert in Residence, Centrepolis Accelerator, will provide details on the new C3 Accelerator to Fast Track Cleantech, Climatech, and Circular Economy Hardware Technology. Up to $275,000 is in the pool. Deadline to apply is May 31. Then epidemiologist Fred Brown returns to provide the latest

By |2021-03-07T21:03:46-05:00March 7th, 2021|Podcasts|