Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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September 17, 2015
U-M’s unique MCubed seed grants start second funding cycle
MCubed, U-M’s one-of-a-kind seed funding program for trios of interdisciplinary researchers who agree to work together, has started its second funding cycle.
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September 14, 2015
Entrepalooza to show how diversity can empower entrepreneurs
Entrepalooza is set for Sept. 25 at the Michigan League and will explore how diversity in teams, ideas and backgrounds can empower an entrepreneurial journey.
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July 20, 2015
U-M opens Mcity test environment for connected and driverless vehicles
The university has opened Mcity, the world’s first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies.
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July 17, 2015
Solar Car Team goes for gold with aerodynamic ‘Aurum’
The U-M Solar Car Team has unveiled its sleek 2015 model, “Aurum” — the Latin word for gold — which will race across Australia in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge this fall.
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July 9, 2015
University will test 3-D printed, autonomous ‘SmartCarts’
A fleet of autonomous “SmartCarts” — high-tech, 3-D printed, low-speed electric vehicles — could one day carry faculty, staff and students around North Campus.
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May 4, 2015
Innovate Blue appoints new director to lead entrepreneurial efforts
Oscar Ybarra, professor of psychology and an entrepreneur himself, will become the director of Innovate Blue, the university’s campuswide entrepreneurial effort.
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April 6, 2015
World’s most fuel-efficient vehicles to race in Detroit
The U-M Supermileage Team is among the 130 teams that will compete this week in the Shell Eco-marathon, held for the first time in Detroit this Thursday-Sunday.
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April 2, 2015
Robotics Day links research and education in national hub
In transportation, health care, education and beyond, robots are changing lives, say the organizers of the fifth annual Michigan Robotics Day.
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March 25, 2015
MTC launches Affiliates Program with 27 initial members
U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center — which is working toward a system of connected and automated vehicles — has launched its Affiliates Program with 27 initial members from a wide range of industries.
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March 19, 2015
Forrest to receive 2015 Distinguished University Innovator Award
Stephen Forrest, former vice president for research, has been selected to receive U-M’s Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2015.
