ANN ARBOR - Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s, will keynote Entrepalooza 2016 on Sept. 23 to help explore the power of creative thinking - solving issues and challenges that entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial members of large companies face. Entrepalooza, at the Michigan League, is presented by The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute
ANN ARBOR - Converting human urine into a safe fertilizer for agricultural crops is the goal of a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation. University of Michigan engineering researchers lead the project, and they'll work with colleagues at the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute, U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment, U-M School
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University will use a National Science Foundation grant of $1 million to develop a smart human-centered system, known as iSee, for enhancing college counseling services. It’s estimated that about 10 percent of college students turn to counseling services to help navigate the turbulent waters of college life and deal with
DETROIT - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its inaugural MCWT Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women in information technology careers or fields of study. MCWT will present the award during a ceremony
GRAND RAPIDS – The Big Data Ignite 2016 workshop and conference, Sept. 29-30 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids, will bring together computing professionals, scientists, students, and tech companies to focus on cutting-edge data technologies and know-how. Topics include Hadoop, Spark, RStudio, data-science theory and practice, and cloud-based infrastructure and services. On Thursday, September
TROY - Mobile Backend as a Service, sometimes referred to as MBaaS, refers to the practice of using a service provider to power the backend services – such as business logic and data management – of an app. The purpose is to take care of all the technical infrastructure necessities needed behind the scenes for
ROYAL OAK - After taking the holiday off, we’re live in-studio tonight with all four finalists from Hatch Detroit for episode 161 of our podcast from the Podcast Detroit studios. We’re also just over a week away from our Pink Slip Party at the Majestic Theater and we’re all locked and loaded for it, the
LANSING - Michael Rogers, vice president communications for the Small Business Association of Michigan, talks about the keys to a successful startup operation with business author Herby Fabius - an entrepreneur, social media expert, blogger, and podcaster. He founded BillionSuccess.com, a startup interview site where he shares weekly founder interviews. To listen, click on https://www.sbam.org/Resources/tabid/97/ArtMID/2980/ArticleID/2524/Learn-how-to-be-a-successful-startup.aspx
GRAND RAPIDS - The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation, previously focused on metro Detroit, has expanded to West Michigan as part of its mission to inspire and grow women and minorities in technology throughout the state. The MCWT Foundation’s West Michigan mission is sponsored by Meijer, Open Systems Technologies, Gordon Food Services and
ROYAL OAK - Amanda Lewan, co-founder of co-working space Bamboo Detroit, talks about her new “pop” up version in East Detroit in this episode of M2 TechCast. Bamboo East will exist until mid November inside MASH Detroit on the east side of Detroit, a three-month try out to judge how well it will be received
