November 24, 2014
Tauber Institute workshops for factory floor managers draw praise
It's not Hollywood. But the staged factory floor setting just 4 miles south of Central Campus and the workshops presented there are drawing great reviews.
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
November 19, 2014
Secure, free encryption of all websites is goal of new project
In an effort to reinvent and dramatically improve Internet security, U-M researchers have joined with Mozilla and other industry and nonprofit partners to soon offer free, automated and open website HTTPS encryption.
They're establishing a new certificate authority called Let's Encrypt, which will begin operating in summer 2015.
November 7, 2014
U-M agrees to sell portion of Gaucher disease drug royalties
The University of Michigan signed an agreement with PDL BioPharma Inc. to sell a portion of its royalty interest in Cerdelga (eliglustat) capsules, a first-line oral treatment for adults with Gaucher disease type 1.
November 4, 2014
Smartphone delivery
While organizers of the Positive Tech conference focus their work on mobile delivery of well-being services, smartphones are proving to be valuable delivery tools and sources of data for researchers across campus in a number of other fields.
Examples include:
November 4, 2014
Conference to focus on smartphones as aid to well-being
Here are two undisputed facts of American life today: Almost everybody has a smartphone, and smartphones can do almost anything you want them to do.
October 20, 2014
Passive greenhouse project brings hope to Detroit neighborhood
In a Detroit neighborhood shared by Bangladeshi, Polish immigrants, longtime African-American residents and young artists, something is happening.
Neighbors come out of their houses to watch, and even to help.
October 9, 2014
MCubed research-funding experiment renewed for two years
MCubed, the university's one-of-a-kind funding program designed to spark innovative research without traditional peer review, will be renewed for another two-year cycle.
October 6, 2014
2014 a record-breaking year for U-M Tech Transfer
The University of Michigan announced Monday that fiscal year 2014 was a record-breaking year of tech transfer performance as reflected in the number of new inventions, agreements and startups launched — all derived from U-M research discoveries.
September 23, 2014
Campuswide call issued to develop massive open online courses
Leaders from the new Office of Digital Education and Innovation are calling on faculty to submit proposals to develop massive open online courses, known as MOOCs.
September 17, 2014
Popular Science puts U-M engineer on its Brilliant Ten list
A U-M engineering professor whose work on energy-scavenging sensors that could help herald the Internet of Things has been honored by a national magazine.
September 5, 2014
Connected and automated vehicle project names founding partners
A diverse group of companies will be the founding partners in U-M's Mobility Transformation Center, a major public-private initiative that aims to revolutionize the movement of people and goods in society.
September 4, 2014
MHacks sparks national college hackathon movement
An expected 1,000 student hackers from across the country will be on North Campus on Friday for MHacks IV, a leading student-run hackathon that has helped to spawn what might be considered a new sport for tech-minded college students nationwide.
August 28, 2014
New program, office to advance digital education and innovation
As the digital age has changed the way students learn and interact with the world, U-M has encouraged faculty to explore creative ways to enhance the student experience through personalized, engaged and lifelong learning.
July 17, 2014
U-M initiative transforming what it means to 'go to court'
The University of Michigan is spearheading development of what is believed to be first-of-its-kind technology to help people who have been charged with minor offenses interact with courts online, without needing to hire an attorney.
July 1, 2014
U-M licenses transformative sensor technology
What started as a way for a frustrated fisherman to improve fly casting could soon be used by everyone from weekend athletes to professional tennis players under a deal between the University of Michigan and the Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
June 26, 2014
Coffee-with-strangers program aims to boost innovation
Once a month for about a year, business professor Bill Lovejoy emailed strangers and invited them out for coffee. His overtures all went to fellow U-M faculty members. The agenda was straightforward: Let's talk about our research for half an hour with no other expectations and see what ideas come of it.
May 6, 2014
Industry leaders join U-M mobility transformation initiative
The University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center on Tuesday announced key industry leaders from a variety of sectors — including Bosch, Econolite, Ford, General Motors, Toyota and Xerox — have joined the center as its initial industry partners.
May 1, 2014
Master of Entrepreneurship helps students avoid startup blunders
Zach Hwang knows first-hand how hot it can get riding motorcycles under a summer sun — try it wearing a helmet and a leather jacket.
April 24, 2014
U-M startup signs license agreement with drug company
A U-M startup developing drugs to target gene fusions that drive many common cancers such as breast, colon, prostate and lung has signed a research and license agreement with a California biopharmaceutical company.
April 23, 2014
Innovative algae research keeps students in state
A growing partnership between U-M and a company in Dexter is a model for how university-to-business ties can produce significant mutual benefits.
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