FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Six Michigan universities made the list of the Princeton Review’s 380 Best Colleges in America. They include Albion College, Calvin College, Hillsdale College, Kalamazoo College, Michigan Technological University, and the University of Michigan. The college preparatory services organization, which is not affiliated with Princeton University, bases its list on a survey of
DETROIT - North American International Auto Show officials have announced that John Krafcik, CEO of Google’s Self-Driving Car Project, will kick-off AutoMobili-D with a keynote presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8. AutoMobili-D will run in conjunction with the 2017 NAIAS Press Preview and will feature more than 100 technology and mobility-focused companies from around the world,
FLINT - Genesee County students who commit to an additional year of high school can earn substantial college credit – up to 60 credit hours and even an associate degree – at no cost at Baker College in Flint. Programs available are computer programming, business administration, photonics and laser technology, automotive services technology, computer numerical
LANSING - Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in August from July at 4.5 percent, but the state saw both its total labor force and number of people working fall in August. Governor Rick Snyder still praised the news, saying Michigan's jobless rate is below the national August unemployment rate of 4.9 percent. "As
ROCHESTER HILLS - CloudTech1 CEO Rick Beckers and his team have been named by Penton Technology and Talkin’ Cloud as a top 100 Progressive Cloud Service Provider in the World. Managed service provider CloudTech1 joins data center Liquid Web as the only two Michigan companies to be named to the list. The two companies have
EAST LANSING - Some engineering professors had an idea to monitor bridges with sensors powered with the vibrations generated by traffic. Think self-winding watch. And they plan to use the Mackinac Bridge test the science. Those professors, including one at Michigan State University, think they have mastered the technology. Bob Sweeney and the Mackinac Bridge
DETROIT - TEDxDetroit has named its list of local influencers, event organizers and innovators to kick off the day-long conference Oct. 6 at Detroit historic Fox Theatre – and they include History Channel’s Mobsteel Cast Member Adam Genei; HistoSonics Inc. President and CEO of Christine Gibbons and more. The question asked of the hundreds of
ROCHESTER HILLS – Join CloudTech1 University at its Education Center on September 21st at 11am to enjoy some food, to have some fun and learn about Network Security, a strategy no business can afford to ignore. CloudTech1 University has become an ideal place to learn cloud basics and ask questions about the security of your
EAST LANSING – Michigan State University will use a National Science Foundation grant of $1 million to develop a smart human-centered system, known as iSee, for enhancing college counseling services. It’s estimated that about 10 percent of college students turn to counseling services to help navigate the turbulent waters of college life and deal with
GRAND RAPIDS – The Big Data Ignite 2016 workshop and conference, Sept. 29-30 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids, will bring together computing professionals, scientists, students, and tech companies to focus on cutting-edge data technologies and know-how. Topics include Hadoop, Spark, RStudio, data-science theory and practice, and cloud-based infrastructure and services. On Thursday, September
