University of Michigan
Survey: 19 percent of graduates of Michigan’s research universities become entrepreneurs
Share That nearly one out of every five graduates from Michigan’s top three research universities has started at least one business proves the need for continued support for entrepreneurism by higher education. So says a survey from the University Research ... Read More »
Carnegie Mellon joins popular trend of US, China universities partnering
Share By Debra Erdley It’s been three decades since Jimmy Zhu came to the United States as a student from China. Back then, Zhu was one of the few. Today, China leads the world in sending students to U.S. universities. ... Read More »
Universities in Michigan and Qatar collaborate
Share U.S. media shape many Americans’ perceptions of the Middle East. The general lack of knowledge about the culture, society and economy of a part of the world that is so closely connected to the United States was the impetus ... Read More »
Ben-Gurion, Michigan universities to run joint projects
Share Impressed with what he’s seen in Israel, a top official at the University of Michigan spearheads a renewable technology development project with BGU After five years of visits to Israel, Professor Stephen Forrest, vice president for research at the ... Read More »
University of Michigan opens first 24-hour cafe
Share University of Michigan students looking to fuel their late-night studying now can walk to the Diag for a coffee, sandwich or pizza at the school’s first-ever 24-hour dining option. U-M has extended Bert’s Cafe’s operating schedule to all hours ... Read More »
Michigan’s research universities generate $15.5B economic impact, 74K jobs and $375M in tax revenue
Share Michigan’s three largest public universities spent more than $2 billion on research in 2011 and generated an estimated $15.5 billion economic impact to the state, according to a 2012 economic report released. University of Michigan, Michigan State University and ... Read More »
Partnership between 3 Michigan universities promotes research as automotive industry boost
Share Researchers from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Wayne State University have been showing how their combined efforts have contributed to some of the technological advances on display at this week’s Detroit auto show. The schools and ... Read More »
University of Michigan’s Coleman to visit India
Share Strengthening ties with alumni in India and pursuing collaboration with schools and researchers in that country will be the focus of a visit later this year by University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman. Coleman will spend about a ... Read More »
Consortium of universities, institutions to meet at U-M to discuss future of Great Lakes
Share The University of Michigan hosts dozens of Great Lakes researchers, advocates and policymakers at its Ann Arbor campus for a meeting of the Great Lakes Futures Project. The consortium of universities and institutions in the U.S. and Canada is ... Read More »
UM researchers part of $120 million effort to develop better solar and wind-powered batteries
Share University of Michigan is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy in a multi-million dollar project to develop batteries that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. The batteries could be used to power electric vehicles with ... Read More »
