Student startups are sizzling at the University of Michigan. That’s why various university officials have collaborated to create a permanent business incubator designed specifically for student-led companies and some other startups affiliated with the university. The incubator, officially called TechArb, follows a four-month experiment this summer in which student-led tech ...
September is national preparedness month. The American Red Cross of Washtenaw County is recommending to every one that they take time out of there busy schedule to become prepared. This week’s focus is on information. We recommend that everyone act now so that they can be informed when an emergency ...
For Lauren Leland, president of the University of Michigan’s MPowered Entrepreneurship club, entrepreneurialism needs to be more than just a core focus for the university. It needs to be a cultural value. That’s why the group is sponsoring the second annual 1,000 Pitches competition - a campus-wide solicitation for entrepreneurial ...
The University of Michigan’s embrace of entrepreneurialism as its academic centerpiece and business connection driver is leading to a leadership transition. Thomas Zurbuchen, founding director of U-M’s two-year-old Center for Entrepreneurship, is being promoted to associate dean for entrepreneurial programs at the College of Engineering. It’s a new position for ...