I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Here’s this week’s dose of science and technology, including an excuse to get out that Pink Floyd album on Wednesday. How to see a total eclipse of the moon on February 20Mark your calendar; this Wednesday evening will be the last total lunar eclipse we’ll see for two years. If sky conditions are good, you [...]
Here’s your dose of science and technology to wind down or start up your week, depending on your point of view. The Power Plant in Your PantsInformation Week’s Cora Nucci is right: That’s a great tag line for the energy capture device that the University of Michigan co-developed with Simon Fraser University in Canada and [...]
Here’s a roundup of science and technology news from this past week. Venture Firms Peek Out Of Silicon Valley (Forbes.com)“We’ve got an enormous amount of world-class science coming out of these universities, and very few people paying attention to them,” says venture capital firm Venture Investors co-founder John Neis, in regards to University of Wisconsin-Madison [...]
Here’s a Tech Tuesday offering for our technology savvy Michigan Messenger readers: Happy Patch Day to you, Happy Patch Day to you… Today is Patch Tuesday, when Microsoft conducts a monthly push of its accumulated patches to Microsoft users. This month’s push tentatively includes 6 “bulletins” or patches for Windows, and another “bulletin” for Internet [...]
Here’s your weekly roundup of science and technology news: Good News, Bad News: 300 MPH, 33+ MPG — but NOT made in MichiganAptera announced this past week that they are taking orders for their new Typ-1 personal vehicle, in buyer’s choice of All Electric or Hybrid models. The hybrid is expected to yield better than [...]
Here’s your weekly roundup of science and technology news for Michigan Messenger readers: MTU shorted on state funding yet againAlready ignored by state initiatives like that geared toward funding a life sciences “research triangle” in Lower Michigan, Michigan Tech must now find a way to fund a $1.4 million shortfall arising from the recent budget [...]
Here’s your weekly roundup of science and technology news for Michigan Messenger readers: U of M Solar Car Team competing in AustraliaU of M’s Solar Car Team hopes that the ninth edition of their solar-powered vehicle out-competes the field in the Panasonic World Solar Challenge race. The team’s best has resulted in third place three [...]
Here’s a list of this week’s science and technology stories that may be of interest to Michigan Messenger readers: Enjoy! Michigan State University adjunct physics professor wins Nobel Prize MSU’s ability to make high-quality magnetic multi-layers encouraged Nobel winner Albert Fert to collaborate with the school way back in 1988 — eons ago in internet [...]
Here’s a drive-by list of this week’s science and technology stories that may be of interest to Michigan Messenger readers: • Michigan State University with Henry Ford Health System, University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan Department of Community Health for Wayne County, Michigan named a National Children’s Study Center U.S. Department of Health and [...]
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