Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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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.
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October 21, 2015
U-M battery pioneer startup Sakti3 acquired by Dyson
Sakti3, a U-M startup that pioneered a new battery platform, has been purchased by Dyson in a $90 million deal that follows an initial investment of $15 million earlier this year.
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October 13, 2015
High tech tools to aid Solar Car Team in race across Australia
The U-M Solar Car Team, the nation’s top solar car racing team, is ready to embark this weekend on the World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile journey through the Australian Outback.
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October 12, 2015
Random coffee meet-ups spurring innovation across campus
Innovate Brew, a unique program that randomly matches U-M faculty for coffee meetings to foster innovative thinking, is expanding from a pilot program to include all U-M faculty.
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October 9, 2015
U-M to co-sponsor second Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium
U-M will be one of the sponsoring universities when the Urban Entrepreneurship Initiative holds its annual Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium on Oct. 23 in Detroit.
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October 9, 2015
White House honors James Sayer for innovation in transportation
U-M transportation researcher James Sayer will be honored at the White House for his leadership in advancing connected and automated transportation.
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October 5, 2015
University of Michigan joins edX as charter member
U-M has announced a partnership with global nonprofit online learning destination edX, further expanding the university’s experimentation with digital learning and learning analytics.
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October 2, 2015
Engineering professor to lead national manufacturing consortium
Sridhar Kota, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Institute for Manufacturing Leadership, will lead a national consortium to identify emerging advanced manufacturing technologies.
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October 2, 2015
U-M Energy Institute opens world-class battery research lab
The U-M Energy Institute has opened its Battery Fabrication and Characterization User Facility to further expand the Midwest’s rapidly growing battery research and manufacturing capabilities.
