WSU science prof captains Emmy-nominated sports show
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 3/27/2008
See, sometimes science is all fun and games... when it's
applied toward sports. HBO's Sport Science series explains why star athletes
are star athletes with the help of their lead scientist WSU professor Cynthia
Bir.
Connecting the dots... with transit
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 3/27/2008
Transit talk is gearing up and growing legs - or, more appropriately,
wheels. Planners in Washtenaw County held a town hall meeting on
transit outlining a vision of connected dots.
Keepin' tabs on the artists
Source: The Yspilanti Courier, 3/27/2008
Stand up and be counted if you're an artist in Washtenaw County. Well,
actually, it's more like sit down, fill out a survey, and be counted.
Between April 1 and May 17 the Washtenaw County Arts Alliance will
launch an Artists' Census.
New resources offered at Dearborn library
Source: The Arab American News, 3/27/2008
Once you think a library can't fill its walls with more
information, the Dearborn Public Library goes and does something like this. They now offer two
databases full of legal tools and business plans.
Ann Arbor's own March Madness
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 3/27/2008
March Madness is in full effect. Ford Field is getting ready for the
Sweet 16, college basketball fans are checking and double checking
their brackets, and televisions everywhere are saturated with college
basketball programming. So, the Ann Arbor News has chimed in with it's own little bracket of 64.
Late night Ypsi business
Source: The Ann Arbor News, 3/20/2008
Ypsi business owners are staying up a bit later on Fridays. Well, at least the second Friday of every month. With the spring on it's way, their hope is that they'll see more traffic, which means more money, with these extended hours.
40 million more reasons to visit Michigan
Source: Mlive.com, 3/20/2008
Michigan is on it's way to getting $40 million to shake its money maker - tourism. And, for the first time, to promote what some Michiganders are growing tired of - winter.
14 Michigan hospitals on top
Source: Mlive.com, 3/20/2008
Go to the head of the class, if you're a Michigan hospital. The last two years have been pretty good when it comes to healthcare on the peninsula.
More commuter train cha-cha-chat
Source: The Daily Press & Argus, 3/20/2008
WALLY, the name of the commuter train line between Washtenaw and Livingston counties, is nearly here. The line, along with an new interchange at I-96 and Latson Road, has been approved by two
SEMCOG committees and the third should be no different.
Downtown Detroit and its delights
Source: Detroit Free Press, 3/20/2008
Detroit was granted $750,000 by the corporate leadership group Detroit Renaissance to sell itself.
The future may start with a go-kart
Source: Great Lakes IT Report, 3/20/2008
Lawrence Tech is participating in something that takes Formula-1 racing to the next level - albeit a smaller, futuristic level. It's called Formula Zero, it's an international zero-emissions race using hydrogen fuel cells strapped to go-karts.
MORE bang for your talented buck
Source: Detroit Free Press, 3/13/2008
Michigan gets a bad rep for jobs and talent. But, truth be told, according to
MORE,
they are both still here.
Berkley jumps on board green boat
Source: Daily Tribune, 3/13/2008
Going green probably had a different meaning 20 years ago. But, these days it's an effort, and not an allusion to getting sick. Berkley has
joined 21 cities statewide, and an even larger number across the
nation, in making steps toward going green.
Lights, Camera... Michigan!
Source: MLive.com, 3/13/2008
Michigan's no Hollywood, but it might be. A push up in the capital for
tax breaks and incentives for filmmakers could bring the silver screen
to the Great Lake State.