Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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July 1, 2014
U-M licenses transformative sensor technology
Athletic equipment manufacturer Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has licensed university-owned patents on wireless motion sensor technology from the lab of a mechanical engineering professor.
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June 26, 2014
Coffee-with-strangers program aims to boost innovation
Innovate Brew is a campuswide experiment that pairs faculty members from different fields to talk about their research over coffee once a month in an effort to spur innovation.
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May 6, 2014
Industry leaders join U-M mobility transformation initiative
The university’s Mobility Transformation Center has announced key industry leaders from a variety of sectors have joined the center as its initial industry partners.
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May 1, 2014
Master of Entrepreneurship helps students avoid startup blunders
Now in its second year, the joint Master of Entrepreneurship program is helping students set a strong foundation for their startup companies.
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April 24, 2014
U-M startup signs license agreement with drug company
A U-M startup developing drugs to target gene fusions that drive many common cancers has signed a research and license agreement with a California biopharmaceutical company.
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April 23, 2014
Innovative algae research keeps students in state
A growing partnership between U-M and a company in Dexter is a model for how university-to-business ties can produce significant mutual benefits.
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April 10, 2014
‘Body hack’ app by math researchers shortcuts jet-lag recovery
U-M mathematicians have created a different kind of jet-lag mobile app to help travelers snap their internal clocks to new time zones as efficiently as possible.
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March 31, 2014
U-M, UVa joint startup attracts financing for batteryless sensors
PsiKick, an ultra-low-power wireless sensor company co-founded by a U-M professor, has completed first-round funding.
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March 28, 2014
Shale gas symposium focuses on benefits for manufacturing
Government and corporate speakers extolled the benefits of increased shale gas production along with continued environmental protections, at a symposium led by U-M.
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March 25, 2014
Coleman receives national economic development award
President Mary Sue Coleman was honored Tuesday by the International Economic Development Council for her leadership on economic development issues.
