Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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March 10, 2014
Students tackle public health problems in SPH innovation competition
Eleven student innovations involving public health will be narrowed to five for participation in Innovation in Action, a student competition on Friday.
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March 10, 2014
Innovate Blue entrepreneurship initiative launches with website
Innovate Blue, designed to make entrepreneurship education available to all undergraduates beginning this fall, has officially launched with a one-stop-shop website.
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February 26, 2014
Michigan Business Challenge, grant winners share $113,000
Winners in the 31st annual Michigan Business Challenge and Dare to Dream grant recipients will share $113,000 in funding for U-M student startups.
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February 25, 2014
Manufacturing hub announcement
U-M officials joined members of Congress and other officials Tuesday for the formal White House announcement of a $148 million high-tech manufacturing research institute, which U-M will help lead. It is set to open this spring in Canton.
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February 23, 2014
High-tech manufacturing hub could create 10,000 jobs
U-M will help lead a $148 million high-tech manufacturing research institute that is set to open this spring in metro Detroit and expected to bring 10,000 jobs to the region.
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February 15, 2014
Gene-based cancer diagnosis tech wins entrepreneurship contest
Three U-M pathology researchers who developed software that could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment have won a statewide competition organized by the Center for Entrepreneurship.
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February 10, 2014
Business contest aims to grow entrepreneurial roots in Michigan
A new statewide contest administered by U-M’s Center for Entrepreneurship aims to arm university students with the resources and skills to launch successful startups in Michigan.
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February 4, 2014
U-M plays integral role in connected-vehicle technology research
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s green light to proceed with vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology is an important move forward and is closely related to the work of the U-M Mobility Transformation Center.
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January 22, 2014
$4.35M from Davidson Foundation to fuel research-driven innovation
The William Davidson Foundation has awarded $4.35 million to U-M to support programs that will accelerate the flow of university-generated ideas to the marketplace.
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January 21, 2014
URC makes strong showing among leading U.S. research clusters
The University Research Corridor, which includes U-M, ranks high among eight university innovation clusters in R&D spending, research commercialization and talent production.
