Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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February 22, 2016
Better gender balance at latest MHacks hackathon
U-M’s seventh version of MHacks, which draws students from across the country in an effort to create cool things, involved participation by a lot more women.
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January 22, 2016
Contest offers student ventures chance at mentorship, prize money
Student teams will pitch 21 ideas hoping to be the last one standing in a unique, semester-long student venture competition called The Startup.
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January 11, 2016
Ford, U-M testing autonomous cars in snow at Mcity
Typical autonomous-vehicle sensors are useless on snow-covered roads, but researchers at U-M and Ford Motor Co. are collaborating on a solution.
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January 8, 2016
U-M names director, deputy director of Mobility Transformation Center
Huei Peng, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named director of U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center, and Carrie Morton has been appointed deputy director.
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December 1, 2015
Innovative gardens help manage stormwater, beautify Detroit
A U-M pilot project shows how vacant property in Detroit can be converted to “bioretention gardens” that help manage stormwater drainage while beautifying neighborhoods.
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December 1, 2015
University receives $5.4M for energy efficiency projects
Two new U.S. Department of Energy grants that total $5.4 million will let U-M engineering researchers work on “transformational” engine and battery projects.
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November 18, 2015
U-M, two national labs to study energy savings in connected vehicles
The university will share a 2.7 million federal grant with two national laboratories to study whether connected and automated vehicles could help people drive more efficiently.
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November 12, 2015
Biopharmaceutical startup with U-M technology goes public
A clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that uses technology developed at U-M to help develop therapies for cancer patients, is now trading on the NASDAQ.
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November 3, 2015
U-M leading neurotechnology ‘dream team’ funded by $5M NSF grant
A “dream team” of experts led by U-M has been awarded a $5 million National Science Foundation grant to help unravel the mysteries of the brain.
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October 22, 2015
U-M Solar Car first U.S. team to finish global race; places fourth overall
The U-M Solar Car Team finished fourth overall in the 2015 World Solar Challenge, a sun-powered sprint across Australia that was one of the closest in race history.
