Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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July 26, 2018
MTRAC Innovation Hub invests $700K in advanced transportation
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization’s Innovation Hub for Advanced Transportation has awarded $700,000 to 10 technologies addressing transportation issues and opportunities.
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July 10, 2018
U-M’s top-ranked Solar Car Team readies for race on Oregon Trail
To this day, traversing the Oregon Trail takes grit. Next week, 21 collegiate solar car teams will be put to the test across its winding roads, expansive vistas and cloud-piercing mountains in the 2018 American Solar Challenge.
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June 5, 2018
Two driverless shuttles carrying passengers on North Campus
The Mcity Driverless Shuttle, a research project at U-M, launched June 4 on North Campus.
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May 29, 2018
Mcity Driverless Shuttle to launch June 4 on North Campus
The Mcity Driverless Shuttle will begin operating on North Campus on June 4. It is the nation’s first driverless vehicle research project focusing on user behavior and data collection.
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April 20, 2018
Winning student innovation works to teach financial literacy
The student startup Dough, founded by two U-M graduate students will receive a $50,000 equity investment after winning the Detroit Fintech Challenge competition.
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March 1, 2018
U-M signs agreement for reconstructive surgery technology
A new surgical device that began as an undergraduate project at the College of Engineering could make it quicker and easier to connect arteries in complicated procedures.
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February 8, 2018
Affiliates in second phase of Mcity funding
Companies investing in second-phase funding as Mcity Affiliate members: 3M Aisin Group Analog Devices BMW Changan Automobile Cohda Wireless Deloitte Consulting Desjardins Fortive GAC Motor Harada Harman HERE Hitachi Iteris J.D. Power Lear Corporation Magna Mechanical Simulation Microsoft Miller Canfield NAVYA Nexteer Automotive OnBoard Security PolySync PPG Progressive Insurance Realtime Technologies Renesas Electronics SAIC Motor… -
February 8, 2018
Mcity announces Affiliate members in second phase of funding
Forty-two companies have committed to investing $150,000 each over the next three years as Affiliate members in Mcity, the university-led initiative to transform connected and automated mobility.
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January 31, 2018
Gupta family assists U-M’s health communication ‘hackathon’
Alumnus Sanjay Gupta and his wife, Rebecca, have teamed up with U-M to support an effort to bring new ideas and tools to health communication.
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January 8, 2018
Mcity report considers cyber vulnerabilities of automated vehicles
A white paper by U-M researchers working with Mcity illustrates the breadth of the cybersecurity challenges that must be overcome before autonomous and connected vehicles can be widely adopted.
