Electrify goes to Detroit
Every year, high school students come from near and far to attend the ECE Electrify Tech Camps held on the Ann Arbor campus that give them hands-on experience in electrical and computer … Keep Reading…
Science & Medicine
Detroit Audubon turns east side park into native grassland
Only a year ago, Callahan Park on Detroit’s east side was just another empty space, abandoned and used as a dumping ground. Today, it’s turning into a haven for bird … Keep Reading…
Detroit Zoo to be completely powered by renewable energy by 2021
In recent years, the Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) has been establishing increasingly ambitious goals to make the Detroit Zoo more sustainable. This week, it set its highest benchmark yet. DZS … Keep Reading…
Henry Ford unveils mobile mammography vehicle making stops around metro Detroit
The Henry Ford Health System has unveiled a new Mobile Mammography vehicle, which is pushing the drive for breast cancer screening and education across southeast Michigan.The vehicle is fully-equipped with … Keep Reading…
Detroit Zoo Sheds Light On Snake Conservation
ROYAL OAK, MI — The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is celebrating World Snake Day on Tuesday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Detroit Zoo’s Holden Reptile … Keep Reading…
DEPTH: presented by Detroit Science Gallery
Date: Friday, July 12, 2019 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm Location: Michigan Science Center, Toyota Engineering Theatre [5020 John R St, Detroit, MI 48202] Price: Free FACILITATOR: Kyle Marian Viterbro Code Switch is … Keep Reading…
Detroit Medical Informatics makes business out of being ‘physician whisperer’ on electronic records
Sometimes it takes a doctor to teach a doctor. As a medical student and cardiovascular fellow in Michigan, Hass Saad, M.D., saw an obvious flaw in hospitals and health systems … Keep Reading…
Meet Your Michigan Medicine MVPs
A few weeks ago, Headlines asked faculty and staff to recognize the superstars and MVPs in their unit or department. Ever since, nominations have poured in, celebrating dedicated employees who … Keep Reading…
OU, Detroit Mercy work to get doctors, dentists on same page
Doctors and dentists don’t have a grand tradition of working closely together. But soon, medical and dental students in metro Detroit will be studying together — learning how to coordinate … Keep Reading…
Metro Detroit woman counts breast cancer diagnosis as a blessing
Joyce McCain, 65, said having breast cancer and getting a special treatment for it ended up being a blessing in disguise. In March, McCain was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. … Keep Reading…
Michigan Man’s 1930s Doorstop Turns Out to Be 22-Pound Meteorite Worth $100,000 | The Weather Channel
At a Glance: A Michigan man, near Grand Rapids, recently discovered that the rock he had been using as a doorstop for years was actually a meteorite valued at at … Keep Reading…
8-year-old cancer patient from Hawaii gets proton therapy at Michigan hospital | MLive.com
An 8-year-old girl from Honokaa, Hawaii who traveled to a Michigan hospital for cancer treatment over the summer completed her last session earlier this month. Beaumont Hospital in July 2017 opened a proton … Keep Reading…
ECHO Distance Learning Program Brings STEM Lessons From Detroit To The World
A small, rural elementary school in northern Michigan. An urban charter school in California. Separated by thousands of miles, on any given day such schools may come together to learn about astronomy, … Keep Reading…
September Filled With Advanced Battery Technology Events In Metro Detroit – MITechNews
I hope you are all enjoying this last bit of summer before we head into the busy fall season! NextEnergy has been preparing to participate in some exciting events next … Keep Reading…
Louisiana crawfish multiply rapidly in Metro Detroit retention…
Louisiana red swamp crawfish have been multiplying rapidly in a Metro Detroit retention pond as scientists race against the clock to contain them before the weather shifts sending the crawfish deeper underground. Louisiana … Keep Reading…
WSU, DMC agree to 6-month extension
Just days after announcing their partnership would be dissolved, the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University agreed to a six-month extension, the university announced Monday. “Today, I am pleased to inform you … Keep Reading…
Medical Device Innovation Flourishing Throughout Michigan
High-tech innovation continues to be an emerging contributor to Michigan’s economy, with significant success coming out of the medical device sector of the biotech and healthcare industries. With investment from … Keep Reading…
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Multiple locations across Michigan, including 26 locations in Detroit, will be collecting unused medications Saturday during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Local agencies are partnering with the Drug Enforcement Administration to … Keep Reading…
Family Grateful 5-Year-Old Son’s Brain Tumor Treated with Proton Therapy
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak is the one hospital in Michigan offering Proton Therapy for cancer treatments. Hudson Brown, 5 years old from Grosse Pointe Farms, was the first child … Keep Reading…
Michigan farms use ‘Fitbits’ for cows
They track moo-vement and a bunch of udder data. The dairy industry is turning to fitness trackers to monitor cows’ health and wellness as part of a growing craze to … Keep Reading…