Events/Announcements

10 Promising Entrepreneurs To Present At ACE’15 Challenge

ANN ARBOR - Ten promising entrepreneurs have been chosen as ACE Challenge finalists from a broad range of applicants and each will give three-minute presentations to showcase their ventures during the evening program on January 29. With eight hundred attendees expected at ACE?15, the ACE Challenge guarantees the finalists a high visibility opportunity to present

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U-M Gets $20 Million Gift To Create Sanger Leadership Center

ANN ARBOR ? The University of Michigan announced Thursday a $20 million gift to the Ross School of Business from Stephen W. and Karen Sanger to create the Sanger Leadership Center to expand U-M?s successful leadership development programming and empower more students to become leaders who make a positive difference in the world. The Sanger

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Greek Group Gets $220,000 To Complete Energy Efficiency Upgrades

GRAND RAPIDS - The Geek Group announced Tuesday that they have been awarded a $220,000 grant by the Michigan Energy Office in order to complete energy efficiency upgrades to the organization?s 43,000 square foot Leonard Street Labs. The $473,000 project will include replacement of entryways and windows along Leonard Street, replacement of the roof, and

By |2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00January 13th, 2015|Archive, Events/Announcements|

Michigan Hosts Two Major Initiatives To Bolster Global Auto Advantages

DETROIT ? Michigan will be the home of two major initiatives that will bolster the state?s role as a global automotive leader ? the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation and the Michigan Design Council. The announcement was made Tuesday at the North American International Auto Show by Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Kevin Kerrigan, senior vice

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U-M Leads Nationwide Study On Safety Of Older Drivers

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is one of five national test sites selected by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety to address the well-being of older drivers. Longitudinal Research on Aging Drivers (LongROAD) is a five-year $12 million project that will allow researchers to better understand the role of physical

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U-M’s Cityscape Will Test Driverless Vehicles

ANN ARBOR - A 32-acre mini-city designed expressly for testing connected and automated vehicle systems, and other emerging 21st-century smart city technologies, is taking shape on the University of Michigan's North Campus. Called M City, the one-of-a-kind facility will include a network of roads with up to five lanes, intersections, roundabouts, roadway markings, traffic signs

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