SOUTHFIELD - An anonymous $3 million gift announced Aug. 25 has provided a big boost to Dean Hsiao-Ping Moore's plans for expanding life sciences programming in the College of Arts and Sciences at Lawrence Technological University. The added financial support will be used to upgrade existing life sciences facilities, and a $1 million endowment fund
TROY - Technology marketing organization Automation Alley announced that six companies have signed on to attend its October trade mission to Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Targeted industries on the upcoming mission include alternative and renewable energy technologies; automotive components and systems; environmental and pollution control technologies, institutions of higher learning; IT and
TROY - Some of America's top experts in product lifecycle management and engineering software will meet in Novi at the Rock Financial Showplace to attend the 2008 Americas HyperWorks Technology Conference, a program hosted by Altair Engineering. The Sept. 16-17 conference, which industry professionals can attend free of charge, will feature an expert panel on
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm said Friday Michigan's focus on alternative and renewable energy is a reason she was asked to moderate a town hall forum at the Democratic National Convention on those issues. The state has not yet acted on an energy package she proposed earlier this year, but she ripped Senate Majority Leader
GRAND RAPIDS - The City of Grand Rapids has awarded a one-year, $1.5 million contract to CPR to provide desktop support and manage the City's IT network. The City issued a request for proposal for IT Managed Services in late May. CPR was one of 8 vendors to respond. Following a comprehensive evaluation process, CPR
WARREN - Corp! magazine is accepting nominations for its Going Green Awards that recognize green business activities and promoting systainability. Deadline for nominations is Nov. 3. Honorees will be selected in three categories as follows: Green Industry Innovator Green Initiative Champion Green Organization Honorees will be selected based on significant achievements in a category, as
YPSILANTI - Have you thought about a future with Defense Intelligence Agency, Homeland Security, or the National Security Agency. Then you must act now and enroll in an undergraduate, graduate, or PHD Program in Information Assurance at Eastern Michigan University. IAC Director Skip Lawver said he has placed two recent graduates at NSA and one
DETROIT - So who has not been watching the Olympics? As a security professional, is there something that you notice conspicuously missing? Well? That's right, a significant lack of news related to any type of incidents arising from terrorism, or other endangerment to either participants or attendees. This is a very good thing. Usually security
ANN ARBOR - If you're an entrepreneur, you'll want to listen to this special News Maker interview with Diane Durance, executive director of the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest business-plan writing contest. She talks about the Fall 2008 contest, with cash prizes available. She also provides details about what you'll need to go for the cash,
DETROIT �?? The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute�??s National Oncogenomics and Molecular Imaging Center will soon get a $4,672,000 in federal appropriations from the U.S. Army to help develop technology that will allow for the diagnosis of human cancer by defining oncogene signatures that characterize cancers in individual patients. The federal funding, which will be