GRAND RAPIDS ? This summer, high school students from across West Michigan can find out what it's like to be an entrepreneur and get a chance to win an iPad and cash prizes totaling $1000. The sixth annual TESA is sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and the Seidman College of Business at
MUSKEGON ? This week, Grand Valley State University anchored a research buoy 35 miles offshore in Lake Michigan to help assess the commercial-scale viability of wind generation in the Great Lakes. The buoy can now collect wind measurements up to 175 meters high, which is the same height as next-generation wind turbines currently being marketed,
ANN ARBOR ? In the 1960s, the chant among hippies was "power to the people." At the University of Michigan, the new mantra this week is power to the professors in a new funding initiative, called Mcubed, that aims to put $15 million into U-M projects starting this fall. MCubed puts university professors in charge
WASHINGTON D.C. - Democrats in Washington are aiming to protect employees being asked to hand over the keys to their Facebook accounts. A new bill introduced yesterday in the U.S. Senate would seek to stop employers from requesting passwords or access to an employee's account on Facebook and other social networks. Known as the Password
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Summer vacationers beware. Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms. Recently, there have been instances of travelers' laptops being infected with malicious software while using hotel Internet connections. In these
SAN FRANCISCO - Social networks have long been a target for cybercriminals, but now the bad guys are expanding their horizons. Malware writers are aiming at such hot social networks as Tumblr and Pinterest to trap a new wave of victims, says a report from GFI Software. "Established sites like Facebook and Twitter have long
LANSING ? The Lansing ISSA is hosting its third annual Netwars Challenge May 19 to provide education and guidance on tools that will assist in responding to security events. Using a simulated attack and defend environment, industry experts will provide key concepts for a framework to guide in the everyday struggle of combating malicious intent.
LANSING - After a decade of economic pummeling, Michigan has enjoyed some strong rebounds in the last year, a report on the state's overall budget from the Senate Fiscal Agency said, but the recent growth does not overcome some ongoing fiscal weakness. The report also said that the 2012-13 budget proposed by Governor Rick Snyder
LANSING - The Michigan Society of Association Executives said Wednesday some changes need to be enacted to term limits requirements that amount to an average of 33 percent turnover each election, affecting overall decision-making. An outright end to the limits enacted 20 years ago is unlikely, officials with the organization said. But Michigan has some
LANSING ? Michigan public employee retirement systems may soon be able to more greatly diversify their retirement portfolio and expand their funds globally if a bill reported Wednesday from the Senate Appropriations Committee becomes law. "At the end of the day, the world has changed," said Sen. Mark Jansen (R-Gaines Township), sponsor of the bill.