AUBURN HILLS - For 36 years, the National Institutes of Health have funded Dr. Frank Giblin's research on cataracts. This fall he will expand his work with a four-year grant totaling $1.5 million. "It's unusual to have a grant for 36 years with the same title and grant number," Dr. Giblin said. Dr. Giblin is
EAST LANSING - A retired Michigan State University professor has made a $1 million commitment to benefit the MSU College of Engineering with a professorship in electromagnetics. The gift is being established through an estate plan from Dennis P. Nyquist of East Lansing, Mich., a former faculty member and graduate of the MSU Department of
LANSING - Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed Oct. 13-17 Careers in Energy Week in Michigan as a way to raise public awareness of careers in the energy field and recruit talent for the energy workforce of the future. ?As Michigan?s economy continues to improve, there is an increasing demand in many energy-related businesses for a
AUBURN HILLS - Families across North America will receive more than 3.5 million meals from Faurecia employees supporting Hunger Action Month. While Faurecia is known for its lightweight innovations in automotive systems, the company and its employees have proved to be heavyweights in their contributions toward relieving hunger in communities across North America. Faurecia, the
DETROIT - Both Republican Governor Rick Snyder and his Democratic opponent Mark Schauer slammed each other Sunday during the one debate they will engage in during the 2014 election. Snyder ended the hour-long event urging voters not to go back to the "lost decade" and Schauer closed saying he has worked for regular people, not
ANN ARBOR - Fuel economy in the U.S. has increased 26 percent in the last seven years, saving billions of gallons of gas and billions of pounds of vehicle emissions, say University of Michigan researchers. Since October 2007, gas mileage of new vehicles has improved from 20.1 mpg to 25.3 mpg, according to Michael Sivak
KALAMAZOO - How can we accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of new medical treatments and cures for patients? That's the question asked by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI 6th) at a roundtable discussion Tuesday in Kalamazoo. The roundtable is one of many being held across the country as part of the 21st Century Cures Initiative.
LANSING - Sunday's gubernatorial debate between Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer will be broadcast on several television stations throughout the state, not just Detroit Public Television. WTVS-TV, the public television station in Detroit, is making the debate available to any station that wants to broadcast it. While there may be more
ANN ARBOR ? Stem cell company Aastrom Biosciences announced Thursday plans to change its corporate name to Vericel Corporation and move its corporate headquarters from Ann Arbor to Cambridge, Massachusetts. "The proposed name change and plan to move our headquarters to Cambridge are the next steps in the transformation of Aastrom from a clinical-stage company
FARMINGTON HILLS ? Learn the basics of Angel investing in a series of three workshops that start Oct. 15. But if you are a high net worth individual, you need to register by Oct. 13 to attend. Not only will you be learning what it takes to become an Angel investor, you will have the