News Archives
2009
URC names Vince Nystrom program director
12/01/2009
URC Event: The Grant Game at the National Institutes of Health, Rosemarie Hunziker
11/11/2009, (4.57 MB, 70 pages, PDF)
NIH comes to Michigan Nov. 11 to brief life sciences community
10/29/2009
U-M/WSU center announces 2009 pilot scholars
10/22/2009
Detroit will host 2010 World Stem Cell Summit, co-hosted by URC
10/15/2009
Scientists developing more efficient solar energy solutions
10/14/2009
MSU becoming center of excellence for Parkinson’s research
10/14/2009
Michigan Venture Center will build on U-M's success at launching startup businesses
10/13/2009
URC garners $12.5 million in NIH research consortiums
10/9/2009
MSU program aims to boost interest in technical careers
10/6/2009
WSU researcher receives grant to bring images of distant universe to the Internet in real time
10/5/2009
Record number of U-M inventions reported last year
10/5/2009
WSU, Karmanos Cancer Institute sign affiliation agreement to accelerate breakthroughs
10/2/2009
MSU announces program for premed students at U.P. universities
10/2/2009
MSU Detroit Center officially opens
10/1/2009
U-M hosts IT security experts at SUMIT_09
9/30/2009
MSU plays role in electronically linking medical records
9/30/2009
Michigan's URC rises in rankings: R&D, high tech climbs
9/28/2009
Michigan's URC rises in rankings: R&D, high tech climbs
9/24/2009
U-M research team begins first mapping project to determine health, future of the Great Lakes
9/24/2009
Stimulus grant funds hearing research
9/21/2009
Federal stimulus awards to U-M researchers top $100 million
9/17/2009
MSU researchers lead the way in alternative energy research
9/17/2009
October workshops will give metro Detroiters a fresh outlook on “landing a job in a crummy economy”
Researchers to probe whether Lyme disease will follow spread of ticks across U.S.
9/16/2009
U-M exceeds $1 billion in annual research spending for the first time
9/15/2009
WSU researchers receive $1.32 million to develop technology for clean, renewable fuel alternative
9/15/2009
Sleep helps reduce errors in memory, MSU research suggests
9/10/2009
Tauber Institute students show how companies can save millions
9/8/2009
WSU faculty receives stimulus funds to continue congenital abnormality in children study
9/8/2009
New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer
9/7/2009
Former Pittsburgh Mayor Thomas Murphy to keynote E2 Detroit Conference
9/4/2009
Molecular 'GPS' helps researchers probe processes important in aging and disease
9/3/2009
MSU researchers use newborn blood data to study cerebral palsy
9/1/2009
MSU researchers improve cloning method for zebra fish
8/31/2009
WSU researcher aids stress prevention with Detroit Police Dept.
8/28/2009
Chemistry Building addition is first LEED-certified project on campus
8/21/2009
WSU partners with state to train first wave of Michigan's electric and hybrid vehicle workforce
8/17/2009
New dairy facility adds to MSU’s KBS research portfolio
8/14/2009
WSU researchers awarded $18 million in federal stimulus grants
8/14/2009
Researchers identify potential new avenue to attack cancer
8/11/2009
U-M researchers awarded $61.1 million in federal stimulus funds
8/10/2009
Former MSU professor, developer of anti-cancer drug dies at age 82
8/10/2009
Engineering projects, partnerships promise to boost economy
8/5/2009
U-M to receive funds to prepare workforce for green technology
8/5/2009
GM CEO: U-M battery expertise generating real innovation
8/5/2009
MSU lands $1 million grant to tackle childhood obesity in west Michigan
8/5/2009
MSU prof's technology among Popular Science innovations to feed world, cut emissions
7/31/2009
Great Lakes monitoring network grows; partnership with Michigan company
7/28/2009
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin funds WSU research on traumatic brain injury
7/27/2009
Music is the engine of new U-M lab-on-a-chip device
7/22/2009
Reprint agreement will make U-M books widely available
7/21/2009
Entrepreneurship possible in tough economic times
7/20/2009
WSU developing way to outsource large-scale data
7/17/2009
Researchers study 'fundamental, amazing change' in Great Lakes
7/16/2009
MSU/U-M collaborate on Great Lakes research
7/13/2009
WSU testing eye drops that may protect against chemical attack
7/10/2009
MSU researcher adds to knowledge of how early stars, galaxies formed
7/9/2009
Wayne State student teams pursuing entrepreneurial dreams through E2Challenge
7/8/2009
MSU’s Weekend MBA program expands to Troy
7/7/2009
Stimulus funding drives MSU research; Web site outlines efforts
7/2/2009
Wayne State business & technology camp prepares high school students for success
6/24/2009
WSU student group helping homeless shelters
6/26/2009
Smartphone app by U-M students promotes good deeds
6/25/2009
MSU, Motorola Foundation partner to inspire tomorrow’s innovators
6/24/2009
Not their parents’ basement: Students open business incubator on ground floor of Ann Arbor building
6/22/2009
U-M Tech Transfer encouraging student entrepreneurs
6/18/2009
MSU study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use
6/18/2009
U-M receives Kellogg grant to analyze priorities, goals among state government officials
6/18/2009
U-M researchers use math to reduce jet lag
6/18/2009
U-M's Frankel Commercial Fund announces new venture capital investments
6/17/2009
U-M: First direct evidence of lightning on Mars detected
6/17/2009
MSU trains scholars to tackle educational issues – with economics
6/16/2009
MSU president: Work force faces challenges in knowledge economy
6/12/2009
WSU and Technology & Research Institute partner on new depression treatment
6/12/2009
URC presidents will join CEOs, U.S. officials at National Summit
6/9/2009
Entrepreneurship initiative launched at WSU’s TechTown
6/9/2009
WSU defines new treatment intervention recommendations for mini-strokes
6/8/2009
MSU dedicates new NSCL expansion, celebrates FRIB
6/9/2009
U-M names new director of energy institute
6/9/2009
Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron
6/8/2009
Green chemistry firm is first Bioeconomy Institute tenant in Holland
6/5/2009
Michigan residents to graduate from film training program
6/5/2009
WSU opens state-of-the-science training center facility for physicians and researchers
6/4/2009
MSU researchers receive $400,000 in first wave of stimulus funding
6/4/2009
Michigan national leader in life sciences despite recession
5/28/2009
Mason hired as first executive director of Michigan’s URC
5/27/2009
Brain Gain: Women leading U-M, MSU take bold risks, create jobs for state
5/14/2009
MSU to offer education, music classes in Detroit
5/13/2009
U-M/MSU research shows some mammals moving northward
5/12/2009
U-M spinoff/battery firm Sakti3 seeking $15 million DOE grant, strikes GM partnership
5/12/2009
Innovating out of an Economic Hole:
UM’s research VP: “We live in times of scary opportunities”
5/11/2009
Forum promotes economic innovation, partnerships
5/11/2009
Millions of research records now available through online search
5/11/2009
New GM and U-M institute focused on fuel efficiency, reinvention of the automobile
5/7/2009
URC partners to reap benefit from new R&D investments
5/7/2009
Students design low-cost surgical lamp for developing nations
4/30/2009
MSU to host federal Energy Frontier Research Center focused on electric/heat physics
4/30/2009
DOE to establish Energy Frontier Research Center in solar energy at U-M
4/27/2009
Design Day showcases innovations of ‘Spartan engineers’
4/27/2009
WSU’s Danto Engineering Development Center jump-starts Michigan’s “new economy”
4/27/2009
WSU team ranks high at 2009 hydrogen design competition
4/27/2009
WSU/U-M researchers discover chemical playing major role in obsessive compulsive disorder
4/29/2009
Solar may become Michigan’s most vibrant renewable energy sector
4/29/2009
Sectors of Promise for Michigan’s economy
4/22/2009
Sectors Of Promise For The Michigan Economy, WWJ
4/22/2009
Experts to review sectors of promise for state’s economy
4/22/2009
New age of innovation: U-M’s Prahalad and Krishnan share ideas
4/6/2009
U-M advances state’s economic development
4/6/2009
Bridging the gap between wireless sensor networks and the scientists who use them
4/6/2009
LSI’s Innovation Partnership targets deadly diseases through novel initiative
3/31/2009
MSU technology transfer office relocates to East Lansing SmartZone
3/27/2009
MSU researcher links cholesterol crystals to cardiovascular attacks
3/25/2009
U-M researcher’s idea jells into potential new disease-detection method
3/23/2009
Michigan tourism industry expected to decline in 2009, MSU experts say
3/23/2009
U-M redefining scholarly publications in the digital age
3/23/2009
MSU study finds film industry big hit in Michigan
3/19/2009
Student business ideas compete for top Clean Energy Prize
3/18/2009
URC research officials outline Michigan’s transformation
3/18/2009
TechTown announces new biotech treatment that tackles root cause of graying hair
3/16/2009
WSU cultivates student entrepreneur with Community Foundation grant
3/16/2009
URC research officials to testify on Michigan’s transformation
3/16/2009
U-M Wolverine Venture Fund invests in Arbor Photonics
3/12/2009
Nanotech coating could lead to better brain implants to treat diseases
3/10/2009
U-M launches new embryonic stem cell research consortium
3/9/2009
MSU receives $1.1 million to address critical nursing shortage
3/9/2009
PowerNap plan could save 75 percent of data center energy
3/5/2009
Wayne State "financial aid stimulus" gives needed boost to up to 8,000 undergrads
3/5/2009
URC presidents testify on job creation
3/3/2009
Michigan State a partner in new film-training program
3/2/2009
New building design withstands earthquake simulation
2/26/2009
Wayne State to host ‘Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp’
2/26/2009
New grants to state universities aimed at entrepreneurs, commercializing research
2/26/2009
University of Michigan chemist and local life sciences company patent new biological assay
2/25/2009
WSU, TechTown launch global stem cell “innovation and commercialization lab”
2/24/2009
E2 Challenge: Design and work on your own startup company
2/24/2009
U-M fisheries biologist named new Michigan Sea Grant director
2/24/2009
MSU, Sparrow sign agreement to improve health care
2/23/2009
Agriculture research, extension vital to state economy
2/23/2009
Lecture and workshop: Urban-Rural Connections, Sustainability in a Volatile World
2/20/2009
MSU becomes hub for international education network
2/18/2009
MSU college names director of Film and Media Arts Initiative
2/17/2009
U.S. Rep. Dingell to discuss, celebrate new battery lab at U-M
2/17/2009
MSU report shows 12 percent growth in agri-food industry
2/16/2009
College science requirements keep U.S. ahead of world, MSU prof says
2/16/2009
U-M Musical Theatre building legacy, reputation as top program
2/16/2009
Michigan State prof calls for more metro, regional science councils
2/14/2009
Michigan State University tech-transfer office puts intellectual property online
2/11/2009
New UMMA symbolizes promise in tough economic times
2/9/2009
University reaches out to small businesses with new program
2/9/2009
U-M faculty members lead bold effort to launch national network of energy-innovation institutes
2/6/2009
Engineering students’ medical data logger enables national clinical drug trial
2/4/2009
MSU president gives State of the University address Feb. 3
2/3/2009
Background information for MSU State of the University address
2/3/2009
Wayne State University earns national recognition for commitment to community engagement
1/27/2009
Google co-founder, U-M alum Larry Page to present commencement address
1/23/2009
MSU wins $400,000 from Coca-Cola Company to create packaging innovation, sustainability center
1/23/2009
MSU-patented process can reduce the cost of making cellulosic biofuels
1/21/2009
MSU researcher receives $1.5 million grant for childhood obesity intervention study
1/20/2009
MSU trains firefighters to rescue workers caught in machinery
1/15/2009
Smart bridges under development with new federal grant
1/14/2009
IBM to locate global computer programming center at MSU
1/13/2009
MSU 3rd in nation, U-M 5th for most Peace Corps volunteers
1/13/2009
Grant funds WSU study of metabolic syndrome relationship to prostate cancer disparities
1/12/2009
WSU Pharmacy’s Student Chapter Receives Innovation Award
1/10/2009
MSU selected to support school improvement efforts in Detroit
1/8/2009
