Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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August 28, 2014
New program, office to advance digital education and innovation
The university has established an Office of Digital Education and Innovation to help faculty experiment with programs, technology, digital communities, learning analytics and other innovations.
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July 17, 2014
U-M initiative transforming what it means to ‘go to court’
U-M is spearheading development of what is believed to be first-of-its-kind technology to help people charged with minor offenses interact with courts online.
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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.
