SOUTHFIELD—Students pursuing degrees in a variety of technology and engineering majors are eligible to receive a scholarship worth more than $78,000 over four years under a new program at Lawrence Technological University. The LTU STEM Scholar Award is offered through the university’s Marburger STEM Center, LTU’s clearinghouse for K-12 outreach efforts in science, technology, engineering,
ANN ARBOR - Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, joins MITech TV to update the Mars Rover Perseverance Mission. His team developed, launched and landed the rover on Mars last month, a seven month flight from Earth. He discussed the mission's objectives, timetable for various experiments, and even how NASA wants to
ANN ARBOR - David Weaver, who co-founded CitySide Ventures, Birmingham Angels and Great Lakes Angels, has co-created a monthly virtual Deal Tank for early-stage companies to pitch investors in Michigan and throughout the Midwest. The event is designed for Accredited Investors according to the SEC guidelines, specifically Rule 501(Item 5) of Regulation D, as to
ANN ARBOR - Sibrina Collins, executive director of the Marburger STEM Center at Lawrence Technological University, provides details on Summer Science camps for middle and high school students to learn first hand about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The Lawrence Technological University A. Alfred Taubman Engineering, Architecture, and Life Sciences Complex is home
ANN ARBOR - March will come in like a Lion when Thomas Zurbuchen, who leads the NASA team that landed Perseverance rover on Mars last month, joins co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush on MITech TV. He will update the latest news from the Mars landing at 2 pm March 1. Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator of
DETROIT - Comerica has named Juan Rodriguez Executive Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, reporting to Executive Vice President and CTO Megan Crespi. Rodriguez oversees Comerica’s enterprise-wide information security policy, strategy, architecture, operations and capability enhancements of the bank. He joined the bank Feb. 16 will at Comerica’s technology headquarters in Auburn His. Juan
ANN ARBOR - World renown epidemiologist, Fred Brown, joins us again on MITech TV to update what people should do to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Doing so requires everyone to minimize contact with others to immediate family and a few friends to create social bubbles - everyone inside the bubble is virus free. Trained
SOUTHFIELD—A chemist by education whose career has turned to firing up young people about the career prospects in the STEAM disciplines has been honored with the third annual John G. Petty Community Champion Award from Lawrence Technological University. Sibrina Collins Sibrina N. Collins is executive director of LTU’s Marburger STEM Center, the university’s
ANN ARBOR—Officials at DaySmart Software, the provider of small business management software, announced the appointment of Patrick Shanahan as the company’s new CEO. He was previously a member of DaySmart’s board of managers. Since joining CardConnect in 2008, Shanahan’s career has focused on helping small business customers utilize integrated payments to improve their businesses. That
NOVI - Shyft Group Inc. has been selected has been selected to produce additional options in the F- and N-series lineups for Isuzu Commercial Truck, including the 2022 F-Series cab-over chassis, featuring the new Cummins B6.7 diesel engine, as well as the new-in-class N-Series GVWR Class 5 gasoline-powered chassis. “As the market becomes increasingly more competitive,
