News Archives
2008
Researchers improving food safety with the help of irradiation technology
12/29/2008
Biomedical researchers create artificial human bone marrow in a test tube
12/23/2008
U-M to buy Pfizer’s former Ann Arbor property
12/18/2008
Detroit Renaissance/Detroit News honor URC with award for economic leadership&
12/2/2008
Dingell, research group to win Renaissance honor
12/2/2008
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman throws support behind auto industry
12/12/2008
MSU to become home to $550 million nuclear physics facility
12/11/2008
1,000 Pitches contest shows U innovation
12/11/2008
New way of viewing cells could lead to easier routes for drug manufacture
12/10/2008
U-M crash avoidance system wins award for innovation
12/9/2008
U-M Museum of Art expansion opening set for March ’09
12/3/2008
MSU Window-washing robot eases cleaning woes
12/1/2008
U-M 6th in international, MSU 2nd in study abroad
11/26/2008
MSU professor comes up with “cool” idea
11/25/2008
MSU institute to help bring medical advancements to fruition, serve community
11/21/2008
WSU researchers use grant to study how we learn; findings may benefit brain disease research
11/20/2008
MichBio names MSU professor innovator of the year
11/19/2008
U-M celebrates the impact of historic Michigan Difference campaign
11/14/2008
WSU’s TechTown selected to join Microsoft BizSpark Program
11/13/2008
‘Fish technology’ draws renewable energy from slow water currents
11/20/2008
MSU scholars help lead national effort for education reform
11/18/2008
MSU among leading academic workplaces
11/10/2008
U-M/WSU collaborate for Semester in Detroit program
11/6/2008
MSU scholar to lead national research center for science, technology, engineering and math
11/6/2008
New WSU drug research findings may redefine MS treatment, professor says
10/29/2008
Innovative surgery by MSU veterinarian provides new lease on life to dogs
10/29/2008
MSU among partners to celebrate opening of East Lansing Technology Innovation Center
10/27/2008
Major universities see promise in Google Book Search settlement
10/28/2008
U-M startup HealthMedia purchased by Johnson & Johnson
10/27/2008
U-M top U.S. public university in World University Rankings
10/9/2008
U-M research hits record $876 million
10/7/2008
2007
URC partners expand role in National Children’s Study with $57 million NIH contract
10/5/2007
WSU researcher developing new method to reduce complications of severe hemophilia in children
10/6/2008
Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street
10/2/2008
U-M Tech Transfer helps launch 13 new businesses in FY 2008
9/29/2008
U-M to offer higher ed philanthropy specialization degree
9/29/2008
U-M ISR partners with Qatar University on research institute
9/26/2008
Michigan’s URC fuels new industries, creates 69,285 jobs
9/17/2008
U-M launches new Information Age major: Informatics
9/3/2008
URC/industry/partners join in robotics conference heralding expansion of industry in Michigan
8/7/2008
WSU secures grants to improve lives of brain injury patients
8/6/2008
WSU begins new Child Advocacy clinic
8/6/2008
Researchers develop next-generation antivirus system
8/5/2008
Wayne State President Jay Noren begins presidency
8/4/2008
‘Small’ research at MSU leads to advances in energy, electronics
7/31/2008
Automation Alley collaborates with TechTown to serve Motor City entrepreneurs
7/29/2008
MSU research could help boost Michigan’s economic spirits
7/28/2008
WSU Nursing program to support distance and on-demand learning initiatives
7/28/2008
MSU earns two grants to aid Michigan economy
7/25/2008
Energy fellowships foster innovation, collaboration
7/25/2008
Could Life Sciences Become Michigan’s Core Industry?
7/24/2008
U-M wins North American Solar Challenge for the fifth time
7/22/2008
State’s public universities announce Michigan Initiative for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
7/16/2008
Freeing light shines promise on energy-efficient lighting
7/15/2008
U-M chosen as one of best places to work
7/14/2008
City awards TechTown $625,882 grant for business growth program
7/2/2008
MSU unveils leadership committee for half-billion-dollar nuclear research project
7/1/2008
Gift positions U-M as national leader in studying risks to public health
7/1/2008
WSU biomedical engineers embark on new traumatic brain injury study
6/24/2008
Microchip sets low-power record with extreme sleep mode
6/13/2008
U-M’s Frankel Fund announces new investment
6/11/2008
U-M Life Sciences Institute bridges “Valley of Death” with new fund
6/10/2008
URC Analysis: State Can Become a Leader in Alternative Energy
5/29/2008
URC and Chinese leaders complete high-level exchanges
5/25/2008
MSU to pursue half-billion dollar federal nuclear science project
5/21/2008
MSU’s graduate program in nuclear physics ranks second in the nation
WSU’s next president outlines vision
for WSU and URC alliance
5/14/2008
Wayne State University appoints Dr. Jay Noren as the university’s 10th President
5/14/2008
More about Jay Noren
5/14/2008
Increased access, retention top agenda for Wayne State’s President designee
5/13/2008
State energy adviser backs URC efforts to create green energy jobs
4/24/2008
New era of medical education begins with groundbreaking for Secchia Center
4/21/2008
Oakland County economy: A little more pain, then some gain
4/17/2008
New lab will ‘change the way people live’ in Michigan and beyond
4/11/2008
Safer, easier system for remote explosive detection
4/9/2008
Secrets of cellular signaling shed light on new cancer stem cell therapies
4/9/2008
Wayne State University and Oakwood partner in new device to combat congestive heart failure
8/7/2008
U-M President Mary Sue Coleman’s statement on Toyota
4/1/2008
U-M ‘ballast-free ship’ could cut costs while blocking aquatic invaders
3/25/2008
Tough economic sledding will get smoother by year’s end
3/18/2008
Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development
3/13/2008
Baker named 2008 Distinguished University Innovator
3/11/2008
Researchers control growth rate of replacement blood vessels, tissues
3/6/2008
Michigan plans for boom from energy/green breakthroughs
4/11/2008
URC universities hold summit to define Michigan’s economic strategies
3/12/2008
U-M startup firm hiring displaced Pfizer workers
2/28/2008
U-M identifies new computer network security threat
2/21/2008
Wayne med students mentor Detroit school children
2/20/2008
MSU and WJR partner in web resource for Great Lakes environmental issues
2/20/2008
URC investing in ‘revolutionary but feasible’ energy ideas
2/19/2008
U-M Gives $85,000 For business student startups
2/19/2008
Michigan laser beam believed to set record for intensity
2/15/2008
U-M digitized books: One in eight-million that is
2/15/2008
The new bioeconomy not without ethical quandaries
2/15/2008
Former U.S. Army TARDEC chief scientist to chair Wayne mechanical engineering
2/14/2008
U-M knee brace generates electricity from walking
2/7/2008
U-M researchers identify cells that cause nervous system disease
2/4/2008
24 Michigan colleges launch jobs portal: 1,200 openings online
2/1/2008
Collaboration sparks creation of new Grand Rapids laboratory focused on women’s health
1/31/2008
U-M space instrument findings to be revealed at NASA news conference
01/29/2008
U-M begins landmark study of toddlers with autism
01/29/2008
Pfizer donation aimed at Michigan life sciences, biotech
01/24/2008
New MSU program trains next generation of railroad executives
01/23/2008
U-M startup Arbor Networks to create 139 jobs
01/21/2008
Common computers gain superpowers through student network
01/21/2008
Work force and economic development agencies team up in tough times
01/18/2008
U-M research spending tops $800 million for first time
01/17/2008
U' to add open course website: Site would enable anyone to access course resources
01/17/2008
MSU and U-M tie for fifth in nation for most Peace Corps alumni volunteers
01/17/2008
World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid’s design selected for MSU’s Broad Art Museum
01/15/2008
Sleep apnea nets $1.5 million grant
01/14/2008
WSU Institute established to empower African-American Children
01/03/2008
U-M School of Social Work, Skillman to host economic forum to improve Detroit neighborhoods
01/03/2008
WSU researchers discover prime indicator of aneurysms
01/01/2008
