GRAND RAPIDS ? Four Michigan universities have received the 2013 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The national honor recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. The four include: Davenport University Michigan Technological University
LANSING - A performance audit of the security and access controls in the state's main database for the Medicaid program generally showed effective management, but also highlighted some weaknesses that need shoring up. The audit of the Community Health Automated Medicaid Processing System, known as CHAMPS, showed that the Department of Technology, Management and Budget
LANSING - The permitting process for those seeking to deal with aquatic invasive nuisances would be substantially changed under a bill reported by the Michigan Senate Natural Resources, Environment and Great Lakes Committee on Thursday. SB 444 would require permits for addressing invasive species be due no later than April 15 or 30 days after
LANSING - Michigan voters solidly favor raising the state's minimum wage from $7.40 an hour to $10 an hour by 2016, according to a poll released Thursday. The survey, commissioned by Inside Michigan Politics, showed 58 percent favoring the increase with 38 percent against. The Republican consulting firm Marketing Resource Group and polling firm Mitchell
ANN ARBOR - Ann Arbor SPARK has been honored for its New Media marketing efforts with a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council. As part of a new, strategic approach to marketing, Ann Arbor SPARK integrated new media with "traditional" marketing platforms, including print collateral materials, press releases, email
DETROIT - On October 23, Challenge Detroit, an urban revitalization program focused on attracting and retaining talent in Detroit, will officially launch its second year with 32 new Challenge Detroit Fellows during a celebration at DTE Energy's headquarters in the heart of the city. Challenge Detroit is a yearlong Fellowship that provides tomorrow?s leaders with
KALAMAZOO - 2013 has been one of the strongest years in many for biotech and medical device companies to go public, a California venture capitalist said Tuesday at the MichBio Expo. Mike Carusi, General Partner of Advanced Technology Partners based in Palo Alto, California. Carusi is a General Partner and Team Leader for Lightstone Ventures,
SAN FRANCISCO - For the first time since Akamai started data-gathering in 2008, Microsoft-DS - aka Port 445 - is not the hackers' primary path of attack, Akamai's latest "State of the Internet" report revealed Wednesday. Instead, hackers have moved to targeting Web users through HTTP Port 80 and SSL (HTTPS) port 443. That hackers
WASHINGTON DC - After eight years as the longest-serving leader of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander will be making his exit sometime in spring 2014, according to a report. Alexander, who has been in charge of the NSA since August 2005, is expected to depart the agency in March or April of next
DETROIT - DTE Energy's preliminary investigation of the temporary lighting failure that occurred at Comerica Park during Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series, has found there was a cable failure in the area near the stadium, which caused the problem. The lights in the stadium were out for approximately 20 minutes beginning at approximately