Entrepreneurship & Innovation
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August 23, 2016
Driverless vehicle startups moving into TechLab incubator
Three high-potential companies from the West Coast will join TechLab at U-M’s Mcity this fall, moving resources to develop their driverless vehicle technologies in Ann Arbor.
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August 23, 2016
U-M startup Fusion Coolant raises $1.25 million
Fusion Coolant Systems, a U-M spinout company based in Canton, announced Tuesday it had raised $1.25 million in its first close of Series B funding.
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August 11, 2016
Toyota Research Institute partners with U-M on artificial intelligence
Research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at U-M will be aided by an initial $22 million commitment from the Toyota Research Institute.
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July 20, 2016
U-M Solar Car Team to defend title in race through national parks
On a route through some of the nation’s most wild and scenic places, the U-M Solar Car Team hopes to bring back its sixth consecutive victory in the American Solar Challenge.
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May 9, 2016
Top student ventures highlighted in new report
More than 80 ventures by U-M students are pushing forward with support from the institution’s top-ranked entrepreneurial programs. Details are in the new report Made at Michigan.
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April 21, 2016
New fund to accelerate engineering, medical research products
U-M has launched the Monroe-Brown Seed Fund to advance the process of transitioning commercially viable engineering and medical research projects to market.
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March 28, 2016
Digital information project to help students with course decisions
As U-M students begin developing a plan for courses in advance of registration, a new tool called Course Profile can give them reliable data about their courses.
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March 21, 2016
American Center for Mobility forms board of directors, names CEO
John M. Maddox, who has been serving as assistant director of the Mobility Transformation Center, has been named chief executive officer of the new American Center for Mobility.
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March 7, 2016
U-M students to pitch innovative health, education solutions
Student teams representing 15 of U-M’s 19 schools and colleges are tackling challenges related to public health and education through the Innovation in Action program.
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February 25, 2016
CFE, Mcity collaborate to spur transportation innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Mobility Transformation Center is launching TechLab at Mcity, a collaborative effort to promote connected- and driverless-vehicle innovation.
