Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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January 8, 2018
U-M startup May Mobility drives toward autonomous fleet market
U-M startup May Mobility is testing its bright green-and-white driverless shuttles on public streets in downtown Detroit, and has ambitious plans for growth.
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November 28, 2017
Students worldwide to connect virtually to solve entrepreneurial challenges
A new virtual exchange program will give undergraduate students at U-M the chance to address social entrepreneurship challenges from opposite sides of the world.
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October 31, 2017
Industry partners investing $11M in second phase of Mcity funding
Eleven companies are investing a total of $11 million in the second phase of industry funding for Mcity, the university-led initiative to develop connected and automated mobility.
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October 17, 2017
U-M Tech Transfer reports record number of new inventions
University researchers reported 444 new inventions in fiscal year 2017 — up from last year’s 428 — and the fifth straight year of more than 400 inventions from U-M faculty.
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October 12, 2017
NSF awards $1.8M to help develop smart stormwater system
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.8 million grant to help the College of Engineering’s Branko Kerkez develop “smart” stormwater systems to lessen the impacts of flooding.
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October 4, 2017
Mobility startups join TechLab incubator to pilot vehicle innovations
Five companies from across the country will test and develop mobility solutions related to automated and connected vehicles at U-M’s TechLab technology incubator.
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September 12, 2017
U-M part of $20M center working to grow new heart tissue
U-M is partnering on an ambitious $20 million project with Boston University and Florida International University to grow new heart tissue for cardiac patients.
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July 31, 2017
Outdoor drone complex will be site of safe flight testing
M-Air, an outdoor fly lab for testing autonomous aerial vehicles, is coming to the College of Engineering this fall, adding to the university’s spate of advanced robotics facilities.
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July 24, 2017
U-M invests $600,000 in advanced transportation technologies
Seven technologies demonstrating high potential to help solve transportation issues will receive $600,000 from a U-M program to continue their advancement into the commercial market.
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June 30, 2017
U-M’s gameful learning technology available to other institutions
Technology for a University of Michigan learning approach that employs video game-style strategy recently made its way to the market.
