Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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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.
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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.
