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The University of Michigan's 2013 Sustainability Progress Reprot shows the university's continuing successes in green education, research and operations.
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The University of Michigan's 2013 Sustainability Progress Reprot shows the university's continuing successes in green education, research and operations.
Residents are expected to vote on a proposed public transit tax to raise nearly $4.4 million in annual funding to implement a five-year transit improvement plan.
From the world-changing to the humble to the just plain cool, dozens of business ideas were named winners of startup funding and grants totaling $113,000 Monday by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
The business intelligence and analytics provider Qstride said it would open new offices in Ann Arbor and Vienna, Va.
Analysis released Wednesday by the Ann Arbor-based American Customer Satisfaction Index showed growing demand cut customer service levels and satisfaction with online retail in the 2013 holiday shopping season -- even as satisfaction rose for traditional brick-and-mortar retail.
Three University of Michigan pathologists who developed software that could improve cancer diagnosis and treatment won a statewide entrepreneurship competition organized last week by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the UM College of Engineering.
The Zell Lurie Institute at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business Friday announced that its student managed Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund has made two investments.
The wonder and the risk of autonomous and connected vehicles was on display Wednesday at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at "Focus on the Future," a conference on automotive research sponsored by UM's Transportation Research Institute.
The health care industry across the United States lost 400 jobs in January, and revised data for December showed a scant gain of 2,400 jobs, according to data gathered by the Ann Arbor-bsaed Altarum Institute's Cetner for Sustainable Health Spending. Health spending and price increases continued at a low level as well.
Leslie Murphy is president and CEO of Murphy Consulting Inc., in Ann Arbor. Murphy Consulting provides services to businesses and professional firms in the areas of corporate governance, enterprise risk management, and programs dedicated to the advancement of women in leadership roles. Murphy also serves as a director of Kelly Services Inc., VSP Global, and the Detroit Legal News Corp., as well as such charitable organizations as St. John Providence Health System, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Early Childhood Investment Corp., Children's Leadership Council, and Covenant House of Michigan. Previously, she was chair of the board at St. John's, where she oversaw several initiatives, including a system overhaul providing several million dollars in savings, hiring a new CEO, and the opening of a new hospital. Murphy is a retired partner and former member of the senior leadership team of Plante & Moran, the nation's 12th largest public accounting and management consulting firm. Her positions included group managing partner in charge of all client services. She co-founded the firm's Personal Tightrope Action Committee, whose groundbreaking policy recommendations helped Plante & Moran win recognition as one of Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For. In 2005, Murphy became only the third woman to chair the 350,000-member American Institute of Certified Public Accounting. She continues her service as a member of the AICPA Governing Council, the subcommittee on enterprise risk management of the assurance services executive committee, and the subcommittee on relations with the judiciary. In 2012, she received AICPA's gold medal for distinguished service, the highest individual award within the profession. Murphy's other recognitions include the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Fusion Group's Horizon Award for Professional Services; the American Society of CPAs' Woman CPA of the Year; an inclusion in Crain's Detroit Business Most Influential Women in Southeastern Michigan and Health Care Heroes; CPA magazine's Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners; and Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People. She received her bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Michigan and has honorary doctorates from Walsh College and Cleary University. Read the full profile at www.ltu.edu/leaders.
Advanced Photonix Inc. (NYSE: API) reported revenue of $7.5 million in the third fiscal quarter ended Dec. 27, up 28 percent from $5.8 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The company said revenue was flat from the prior quarter.
ArborMetrix Inc., a provider of healthcare analytics, said Monday it had boosted its Series B financing round by $1.3 million to allow the Ann Arbor-based Renaissance Venture Capital Fund and the Detroit Innovate Fund to participate.
'Tis the season for film! With all those fancy Hollywood film celebrations happening, we thought we could shine a light on what's going on in our community… so film fans, rejoice! CBS 62 is here for you, once again.
Authorities say a landlord trying to thaw frozen pipes with a welder started a fire at the home of two elderly Ann Arbor residents.
NovoDynamics Inc., a company that has attracted an investment from the CIA, introduced version 1.1 of its NovoImage+ automated image enhancement software.
A popular Ann Arbor eatery was the site of a "working lunch" Thursday to talk about how to help the "working poor."
The Ann Arbor online information and database publisher ProQuest has introduced a new release of Literature Online, the world's largest literary research resource.
Software expert Bill Wagner, who sold his SRT Solutions software development business to Grand Rapids-based Atomic Object last year, has launched his next venture -- software training.
Portal Architects Inc. announced the general market availability of version 2.7 of its SkySync cloud file storage software.
National health care price increases and spending increases remain near historic lows, according to the Ann Arbor-based Altarum Institute.
It'll be a culture clash as the worlds of hockey and Star Wars come together Saturday in Ann Arbor.
NovoDynamics Inc., a developer of pattern recognition and analytics softwaer and services, announced the availability of version 4.1 of its NovoVerus optical character recognition software.
The farm management software developer FarmLogs said Wednesday it had closed a $4 million Series A financing round led by Drive Capital, a Columbus, Ohio venture capital fund launched in 2012 by two veterans of Silicon Valley's Sequoia Capital.
University of Michigan researchers have developed new ways to analyze Internet security risks by creating a mathematical model that can predict when a cyber attack may be launched.
An Ann Arbor company is giving the aviation industry its long-sought, elusive goal of practical seamless control surface technologies.
Abby, a chimpanzee who has spent the last 38 years at the Detroit Zoo, has died, zoo officials announced on Thursday.
A significant weather shift is heading to Southeast Michigan over the next few days.
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.
Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
The department confirmed to CBS News Detroit that the woman, 28-year-old Khaira Howard, died on May 13.
After a man was caught on camera during an attempted break-in at a Livonia home, police say they are now investigating a second incident they believe may be connected.
A Davison Township police chief released body camera video showing how a senior "water wars" prank brought an officer within milliseconds of opening fire on a student.
Abby, a chimpanzee who has spent the last 38 years at the Detroit Zoo, has died, zoo officials announced on Thursday.
A suspect is dead after a shooting involving Michigan State Police and Waterford Township police Thursday night in Waterford, the agencies said.
A significant weather shift is heading to Southeast Michigan over the next few days.
Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A vote by UAW Local 2093 members will be on May 11. The UAW says that if approved, workers could walk out of the Three Rivers facility starting on May 31.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.
Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
In a move aimed at curbing the growing problem of "teen takeovers," D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is threatening to bring charges against parents if their teens violate the local curfew.
Sens. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin say their concern is there may be more emergency exit doors than flight attendants in the event of an evacuation.
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Teen tobacco use in Michigan is rising again, prompting calls for increased prevention spending.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Spencer Torkelson drove in the winning run with an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a three-game losing streak by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.
Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
Women's hockey pioneer Manon Rhéaume has been named the GM of the PWHL's Detroit expansion team.
The Detroit Lions released their official 2026 season schedule, with the first matchup set at home against the New Orleans Saints.
The Detroit Lions will host the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears in Detroit's annual Thanksgiving Day game.
This week on Michigan Matters, the roundtable talks about the governor's race and the impact of former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
The Michigan Department of Corrections says a female inmate's death at the Huron Valley Correctional Facility is under investigation.
Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series.
The heat is on, and so are the latest storm chances.
A suspect is dead after a shooting involving Michigan State Police and Waterford Township police Thursday night in Waterford, the agency said.
A Davison Township police body camera video shows how close a high school senior's "water wars" prank came to a deadly outcome — and the chief of police is now using the footage as a warning.