Randal Charlton, founder of Asterand, a tissue bank that was Techtown's first tenant, has been recruited by WSU to serve as Entrepreneur in Residence and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development.
This week's guest blog is supplied by Lou Glazer, the president of Ann Arbor-based Michigan Future Inc., a think-tank that is a resource of ideas for how Michigan can and should reshape its economy. Here's his first post, and check back throughout the week for more of Glazer's thoughts.
United Way for Southeastern Michigan CEO Michael Brennan discusses the agency's survey process that has led them to begin working on solving the region's major problems in three key areas: educational preparedness, economic stability and basic needs. He urges the region to work together in a collaborative manner to acieve success.
Moodle, OU's new online learning system, brings new enthusiasm for distance learning as more and more students attend virtual classrooms and seek web-based degrees.
Crain's annual list of the area's 24 largest construction projects includes, in Detroit, all three permanent casinos, the @water Lofts and Book Cadillac and expansions at Henry Ford and St. John Hospitals. Ann Arbor makes the list with the replacement of Mott Children's and Women's hospitals and U-M's Cardiovascular Center and North Quad project.
EMU announced plans to build a $100 million 161,600 square-foot science center on campus; U-M also announced several projects including an office space and parking addition to the Thompson Street parking structure, infrastructure improvements to the Matthei Botanical Gardens Exhibition Greenhouse and improvements at Ann Arbor's Burlington Office Building, Mott Children's Hospital and University Hospital.
Detroit Renaissance CEO Doug Rothwell talks with the Ann Arbor News about the importance of research universities to the state and Ann Arbor's interconnectedness to other communities, particularly Detroit, in Southeast Michigan.
U-M's Office of Technology Transfer has changed its policy regarding patent compensation for school employees and students. Previously, there was less incentive for inventors to pursue patents, as any compensation from an outside company meant forfeiting payment from the university.
WWJ has launched Michigan Future, a blog that reports on the culture of innovation in Michigan.
What drives the economy? The real Big Three — the big universities in Detroit, Ann Arbor and E. Lansing, bringing in hundreds of millions of research dollars, and fostering jobs and start-up companies.
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