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Detroit Mercy Offers Eligible Students Tuition-Free Undergraduate Degree

DETROIT—Federal Pell Grant-eligible students can earn an undergraduate degree from nationally ranked University of Detroit Mercy with no tuition costs under a new program called Titan Edge. Beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, Detroit Mercy will offer free tuition to first-year students who meet certain eligibility requirements. They may renew Titan Edge for up to

By |2024-05-20T13:04:54-04:00February 2nd, 2024|ESD|

GM And Honda Start U.S. Production of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

DETROIT - GM and Honda have started production of hydrogen fuel cells that will power commercial trucks, heavy equipment, generators, and to a lesser extent, passenger vehicles, Motortrend reported. The fuel-cell modules being built by the joint venture in a Brownstown, Michigan, plant will be used in a hydrogen-powered Honda CR-V that will debut in March

By |2024-02-02T09:50:48-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Science|

MCWT Robots Competition: Girls Solve-IT Applications Close Feb. 9

SOUTHFIELD - Girls Solve-IT Powered by Ford, is a state-wide technology competition for Michigan girls in grades 4 - 8. The students work together in teams that are given tech quests to complete, which qualify them for the final round and potential cash prizes. The application window for 2024 closes Sunday, Feb. 9, 2024 COMPETITION

By |2024-02-02T09:50:49-05:00February 2nd, 2024|ESD|

Ann Arbor Accepting Applications For A2ZERO Ambassadors

ANN ARBOR, — The City of Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations is accepting applications for its sixth group of A2ZERO Ambassadors, which will launch in March 2024. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Feb. 14. The A2ZERO Ambassador Program provides insights, connections, collaboration opportunities and resources for individuals interested in helping the community

By |2024-02-02T09:50:50-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Clean Update|

Stellantis CEO: Bloodbath If EV Makers Follow Tesla Race To The Bottom

AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares has warned that a “bloodbath” is coming if EV makers follow Tesla and Elon Musk in a “race to the bottom.” The Stellantis CEO’s comments came amidst Ford’s announcement that it was scaling back production and trimming its workforce that is producing the F-150 Lightning. While BYD exceeded

By |2024-02-02T09:50:51-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

Ford Sells 1,000 F-150 Lightnings, Mustang Mach-E SUVs To Ecolab

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. inked a deal with a Minnesota-based company that's buying a fleet of 1,000 all-electric vehicles, specifically the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E. The sale is part of a long-term relationship between Ford and Ecolab, a sustainability business that specializes in water conservation, hygiene and infection prevention, as Ecolab works to

By |2024-02-02T09:50:52-05:00February 1st, 2024|Auto Tech, Clean Update|

$87.5 Million In Grants Announced To Help State Win Transformative Projects

LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program to support the state’s efforts to compete for and win transformative projects. Through this funding for strategic site readiness and collaboration

By |2024-01-30T19:28:23-05:00January 30th, 2024|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

UC Berkeley Graduate Students Use AI To Track Insider Trading By Congress

BERKELEY, Ca. - Fifth Year Master of Information and Data Science students Matthew Dodd, Aditya Shah, Jocelyn Thai, and Ethan Yen are the winners of the 5th Year MIDS Capstone Award for their project, PoliWatch. Their project addresses a common issue in Congress: insider trading. Despite a fifth of trades by Congress being reported as problematic, little has been done to hold

By |2024-01-30T19:08:53-05:00January 30th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Politics/Government|

DoD Awards Detroit Mercy-Led  Cybersecurity Consortium $497,080 In Sustainment Funding 

DETROIT — University of Detroit Mercy received a $497,080 award from the United States Department of Defense to sustain its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional cybersecurity consortium. This follows a $1.12-million award from the DoD in 2020 that the University used to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Virtual Vehicle

By |2024-01-30T18:59:22-05:00January 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

The US’s Largest Solar + Battery Storage Project Now Online

CALIFORNIA - The US’s largest solar + battery storage project, Edwards & Sanborn, has come online in Kern County, California. Edwards & Sanborn, which sits on 4,660 acres in the Mojave desert, was developed and is owned and operated by Terra-Gen. It comprises 875 megawatts (MW) of solar and 3,320 megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy storage. The

By |2024-01-28T11:40:00-05:00January 28th, 2024|Clean Update|